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Meet Our Wide Rainbow Team!
Ashley Gail Harris, Founder & Executive Director, Wide Rainbow
Raised by a single mother, Ashley Gail was an afterschool kid. She created Wide Rainbow in 2015 to directly support low-income and at-risk youth enrolled in afterschool programs lacking access to the arts. As a respected art advisor, she draws on her 10+ years’ experience to make direct connections between artists, curators, leading institutions and the communities Wide Rainbow serves. She received her BA in Visual Arts from Eugene Lang College at New School University in 2013. She is a Sanctuary for Families’ Pillars of Change 2022 honoree in recognition of her support of survivors of gender violence.
Sonja Mauro, Director of Development, Wide Rainbow
Sonja began working with Wide Rainbow as a volunteer in 2020. Motivated by Wide Rainbow’s mission – her role naturally expanded to include fundraising, grant procurement & strategic partnership. She maintains a quiet art practice, collaborating on various multidisciplinary projects across theater, film, and music.
Lucia Dallett, Arts Coordinator, Wide Rainbow
Lucia Dallett is an artist and arts educator living in Brooklyn. She has a background in Early Childhood and Arts/Museum Education, and loves getting to work with kids of all ages to encourage art and making as a lifelong tool of wonder and strength.
Zara Duffy, Producer at These Pictures
Zara Duffy is a documentarian and TV producer. She has worked on many notable projects for film and TV, including Beware of Mr. Baker, Before The Flood and Light up The Sky. Zara lives and works in New York City.
Angela Pham, Photographer
Angela Pham is a commercial photographer who co-founded the content studio Deitch Pham. She has twelve years of experience working with consumer and designer brands in the fashion, hospitality and spirits space. Angela graduated from NYU in 2010 with a bachelor’s degree in photography and digital advertising.
Veer Nanavatty, Senior Associate at Leroy Street Studio Architecture
After receiving his B.Arch. from CEPT in Ahmedabad, Veer got his professional start as the assistant art director on the much-loved Bollywood movie Taare Zameen Par. Since then Veer has worked as an architectural designer for almost 20 years with projects in India, Tanzania, and the United States. He received his M.Arch. from Yale in 2012 and lives with his partner, their dog, and two cats in Brooklyn.
Holland Brown, Artist & Mother
After nearly two decades working in the arts as a designer, producer, art director, Holland traded the chaos of backstage at fashion week for the marginally more tranquil environment of raising her three energetic young cherubs. She is an avid enthusiast of folk costume and lore, flea markets finds, and obscure films. She lives and works between NYC and the nearby countryside.
Ann Marie Giunta, Vice President of Merchandising, Carbon38
Ann Marie loves to utilize her passion for math and numbers to support Wide Rainbow as the Board Treasurer. She is also a fashion executive who has worked in the retail space for more than 15 years across many roles in merchandising and product development. When she isn't working, she loves spending time with her two boys, her husband, and their dog Nico.
Maria Usbeck, Artist
Maria Usbeck is multifaceted artist, musician, and designer from the Andean mountains. Her work focuses on blending natural beauty with the everyday monotony of life, captivating audiences worldwide. She lives and works between New York City and the Connecticut countryside.
Love Uffot, Creative Producer
Love Uffot’s superpower is her eye for talent. Combined with her odd love for organization, attention to detail, curating and production, she found the career she was looking for. Love is the founder of Ugly Duckling Club, a sustainable activewear label promoting wellness and body positivity.