Dejha is a leader in the arts. She consults on strategic planning, programs, and storytelling for nonprofits and social impact initiatives, and is dedicated to exploring models rooted in community and collaboration to support artists. Dejha is also a recognized speaker, frequently presenting on topics around access, entrepreneurship, and belonging with groups such as the U.S. Presidential Scholars Foundation, Netflix, Americans For The Arts and University of Miami.
In 2017, Dejha co-founded Commissioner, an art membership program that helps people collect the work of contemporary artists in their cities. Inspired by African, Caribbean, and women-led savings strategies, Commissioner uses group economics to support visual artist commissions of new works. From 2015 to 2022, Dejha served as Vice President of Strategic Communications for YoungArts, the national foundation for the advancement of artists. Previously, she consulted on outreach and public relations for projects including Kimball Art Museum, the Medellin Biennial in Colombia, and National Film Board of Canada.
Dejha is a board trustee of MAP Fund (originally known as the Multi-Arts Production Fund), a professional advisory committee member of Miami-Dade Art In Public Places, and shares her time with The Black School and Detroit Institute of Art’s Friends of African and African American Art (FAAAA). A Montreal native and McGill University graduate, Dejha calls Miami her home base.
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