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Emerging Leader Council: Member Bios

Jennifer Wijangco
Deputy Director
Texas Cultural Trust
823 Congress Avenue, Suite 650
Austin, Texas 78701
T 512.478.5289
E-mail: jennifer@txculturaltrust.org
Website: www.txculturaltrust.org

Jennifer Wijangco

Jennifer Wijangco is the deputy director of the Texas Cultural Trust, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to inspire, integrate, and illuminate the arts in Texas. At the Trust, Jennifer started strataTX, a young professionals group supporting creativity in the arts, culture, and economy. Jennifer graduated from The University of Texas at Austin in 1998 with a bachelor of business administration, major in finance, and a bachelor of arts in art, major in art history. In 2005 she completed a master of arts in arts management, with a certificate in nonprofit management from the University of Oregon. During graduate school, Jennifer interned at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, supporting the capital campaign for the museum’s expansion and renovation. Jennifer is a board member of Yellow Tape Construction Co. and advisory board member of American Repertory Ensemble, both nonprofit performing arts organizations in Austin. Jennifer serves on the Leadership Sub-Task Force on Philanthropy for CreateAustin, the city’s community cultural planning project. Previously, she served on the board of the Eugene Ballet Company. In a recent feature story by Austin Woman Magazine, Jennifer was included in their list of “Young Women to Watch.”