The Story Collider is delighted to welcome Leslie Griesbach Schultz as our new Interim Executive Director!

Louie Rivers III, Story Collider’s Board Chair, said, “Leslie Griesbach Schultz brings deep experience in nonprofit leadership to her role at Story Collider, and we’re thrilled to be working with her during this pivotal time for our organization as we navigate both this transition and the impacts of COVID-19.”

Leslie has been working with non-profit organizations and their senior management teams for more than 30 years, including 13 of those years as the president of BRIC, a leading New York City cultural organization. While at BRIC, Leslie led a successful effort to develop and fund BRIC Arts | Media House, a major new arts and media venue in the Brooklyn Cultural District; to raise the profile and heighten the impact of BRIC’s work; and to meaningfully support and amplify the voices of Brooklyn artists and media-makers.  Under Leslie’s leadership, BRIC’s media programs in particular grew exponentially. 

Since her departure from BRIC, Leslie has served as interim CEO of Inspirica: From Homeless to Home, a Stamford, CT, organization dedicated to ending the cycle of homelessness; and interim executive director of the Design Trust for Public Space, an incubator of projects designed to unlock the potential of NYC’s shared spaces.  

Leslie will work closely with Erin Barker, Story Collider's Artistic Director, to lead Story Collider during this transition period, which is expected to last 6-8 months.  The Board of Directors will launch a search for the new Executive Director in the new year.