1. The urban planner working on Boston’s 10-year cultural plan
With the job title Chief of Arts and Culture, City of Boston, Kara Elliott-Ortega is playing a key part in shaping what the Hub will look like for the rest of this decade. Elliott-Ortega’s role involves cultural organizing and community development; her team is creating new resources for local artists, most notably the city’s Percent for Art program, in which one percent of the city's annual capital borrowing budget is set aside for the commissioning of public art.