David T. Slatery Bio
David T. Slatery, Acting Executive Director, Mass Cultural Council
David T. Slatery, the Acting Executive Director of Mass Cultural Council, has served as Deputy Executive Director since 2012. This is the second time he has been called by the governing Council to lead the Agency and provide stability during a period of transition. He also serves as Chief Legal Officer for the Agency.
A graduate of Allegheny College and University of Chicago Law School who spent his early career working in business law, Dave developed an appreciation for arts and culture administration while working on affordable housing projects for artists in 1994-2005 while he was General Counsel and Senior Executive Vice President of MassDevelopment, the state’s economic development authority.
Throughout his career, Dave has served in leadership roles in state agencies and on the boards of community arts organizations. He has also privately practiced finance and real estate law. Through those experiences he acquired a strong interest in supporting the creative economy and arts-based redevelopment. He has also worked at the law firms of Bingham, Dana & Gould and Brann & Isaacson, the Massachusetts Port Authority, and YouthBuild USA and has been associated with Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, the Lewiston-Auburn (Maine) Arts Council, the Fort Point Cultural Coalition, and several other public service and trade organizations.
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