Emily Mathis Corona is an arts fundraiser and communications strategist in New York City. Emily serves New York University’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development as Director of Development. Previously she served the Staten Island Museum as Director of Advancement, and Ballet Hispánico as Assistant Director of Institutional Relations. She holds a master’s degree in Performing Arts Administration from New York University, and undergraduate degrees in honors English and music (musicology/voice) from the University of Texas at Austin. Emily was the Head of Communications for NYU’s Center for Data Science (CDS), and Manager of a $13 million project to establish CDS as an pioneer in the burgeoning interdisciplinary and creative field of data science.
Emily has extensive experience in institutional giving and development, strategic communications, arts education, cultural policy, and social advocacy. She was a Writing Fellow with the Dallas Observer, focusing her coverage on culture, education, and immigration, and served in the editorial division of Oxford University Press (higher education economics, business, and finance list). Her writing centers on the intersection of cultural and artistic expression, social justice, and policy ramification, and has appeared in the Village Voice, the Texas Observer, and KUT News (an NPR affiliate), among others.
Emily maintains a vibrant artistic life, performing in theaters around the New York City region. She is a working board member and grant writer for Born Dancing, an organization that provides dance access, education, and resources to New Yorkers with disabilities. Since 2021 she has been the instructor/course creator for “Worker Artists: A quick-guide crash course, practical know-how to working in the arts” at Mayday Space, a community center and organizing space for NYC grassroots groups, artists, and activists.
E-mail: emilymathiscorona [at] gmail [dot] com
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