Two Arts Supporters Join the Board!

Young Audiences has named Sanjeev Dugar and James Mendez to its Board of Trustees. The two arts advocates were welcomed to the board at a recent board meeting.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Date: September 29th, 2023

Young Audiences has named Sanjeev Dugar and James Mendez to its Board of Trustees. The two arts advocates were welcomed to the board at a recent board meeting.

Sanjeev Dugar recently joined the Mayo Clinic as Strategy Director. He has a deep and diverse life science commercial background with three major biopharma companies and a consulting firm.

At BMS, Sanjeev played a critical role in creating industry-leading insights and analytics function where he served as Executive Director of Enterprise Strategy. Sanjeev is a Princeton-area resident. He graduated from Dartmouth.

James Mendez has worked at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for the past fifteen years, currently in Operations. He graduated from Rutgers University with degrees in philosophy and a master’s in business administration: strategic management.

James is a dedicated leader with executive career experience in operations, finance, and human resources in both for-profit and non-profit organizations in private and social sectors. He is the treasurer for the local PTO and mentor for young adults. James lives in North Brunswick and has six children and enjoys biking, reading, and scuba-diving internationally.

“We are thrilled to welcome Sanjeev and James to our board during an important time in our organization. Celebrating our 50th anniversary, while recovering from the pandemic, the talent and creative thinking they bring is extremely valuable,” says Board Chair Stacy Mattia.

Sanjeev and James both completed the Board Connect program of Non Profit Connect, a regional partner that supports non-profit leaders.