La Jefa (aka The Boss).
Ty-Juana's career has taken her across the full ecosystem of the creative economy — from city government to higher education to the nonprofit sector. As the former Director of Grants and Programs in the City of Boston's Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture, she managed and co-distributed a $3 million federal American Rescue Plan grant to arts organizations across the city, developed citywide programming strategy, and cultivated interdepartmental and community partnerships that expanded access to the arts. She currently serves as Director of Identity-Based Programs at Berklee, where she oversees a portfolio of student success and engagement initiatives, manages a $1.5 million grant, and leads human centered design programs that have supported more than 700 students since 2018.
A published scholar and sought-after speaker, her work has appeared in the Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice and on stages including the WBUR Festival and the National Symposium on Student Retention. She served as Chair of the Boston Cultural Council and sat on the Board of Directors of The Record Co.
Her expertise is a rare combination of institutional fluency, community trust, and programmatic rigor shaped by a career spent asking the questions the room forgot to ask. Beyond her professional practice, she is the publisher and editor of TFLUXÈ Magazine — an independent publication centering underrepresented voices in food, beverage, and culture. She also holds a WSET Level 1 Wine certification, bringing a cultural and diasporic lens to her exploration of the culinary arts.