Testimonials

Mara Walker, Chief Operating Officer Americans for the Arts

"Strategic planning with Ramona Baker means working with someone who values learning, collaboration, and being open to new and fresh ideas. Her innovative style is inter-personal and she makes certain all voices are heard. She will take your board, staff and stakeholders on an exploration of strengths and community needs that will result in a forward thinking, inclusive plan that is action oriented. Best of all, it will be fun and informative."

Betsy Bradley, Director Mississippi Museum of Art

"Ramona Baker offers the winning combination of expertise, on-the-ground experience, penetrating perception, and an engaging wit. She brings to any community her years of real-world arts experience combined with the most recent academic research and analyses and a sensitivity to regional identities. Her ability to listen, to absorb multiple perspectives, and to form helpful strategies resolved very complex logistical and long-term issues for the arts community in Jackson and helped us imagine a future which benefits us all."

Janet Brown, Executive Director Grantmakers in the Arts

"Ramona Baker is one of the most skilled facilitators, teachers and planners working in the nonprofit arts world today. She is grounded in the real experiences of how the arts operate in our communities, connected nationally to a network of successful arts programs and most importantly, she gets the job done. Her style mixes no-nonsense advice with brilliant southern charm."