Mina Kim (she/her) is a community-based strategist, facilitator, and network weaver. She majored in History at Smith College and earned a Master’s in Urban Planning from the Harvard Graduate School of Design, driven by her passion for understanding how communities relate to one another and to a place. With over 15 years of experience in creative community development, she brings together diverse perspectives to foster meaningful dialogue among artists, nonprofits, CDFIs, government entities, and other community stakeholders. Her work centers on building and nurturing community capital through storytelling and content development, capacity-building, and evaluation, helping to navigate complex power dynamics and amplify collective impact. Her past project partners include Filmbuilding Malden, the New England Foundation for the Arts, Local Initiatives Support Corporation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and Destination Design School of Agricultural Estates.

Previously, Mina oversaw arts and culture grantmaking across three regions of Massachusetts as Program Officer of the Community Initiative at the Mass Cultural Council. There, she introduced a framework to support responsiveness to local contexts and needs, and developed resources on multisectoral arts and culture investments, asset-mapping and community engagement. Mina also spearheaded neighborhood and small business partnerships as Assistant Director at The Fenway Alliance, while managing various cultural programming, such as TEDxFenway, Opening Our Doors, and other public events.