Susan Coliton
Vice President of the Foundation and the Collections Department
The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation

Prior to working at the Allen Foundation, Ms. Coliton was director of the Cultural Facilities Fund in San Francisco where she managed a loan and grant program for cultural organizations. Ms. Coliton also held a position as visual arts consultant for GAP, Inc,, where she designed and implemented a national funding program focusing on contemporary visual art; she also worked as a visual arts specialist at the National Endowment for the Arts from 1990 to 1995. She currently sits on the board of the Seattle Public Library Foundation, is on the executive committee of Grantmakers in the Arts, and is a former commissioner of the Seattle Arts Commission. She holds a B.A. in art from Saint Mary’s College and an M.A. in interdisciplinary studies from Johns Hopkins University. She currently resides in Seattle, WA.

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