Sarah Bellamy (President) is President of Penumbra. Her stewardship of the organization came on the heels of her father’s forty-year tenure and strikes a purposeful balance between a vitalized future and a reverent past. Under her leadership the company has produced critically acclaimed art and racial equity training programs that inspire the heart and guide responsible social action. She has served as Penumbra’s Artistic Director, Producer, and Education Director. She is a nationally renowned racial equity facilitator and practitioner of racial healing. A respected scholar, professor, and writer, Ms. Bellamy is a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and holds an M.A. in the Humanities from the University of Chicago. She has taught at Macalester College, the University of Minnesota, and served as Visiting Professor of Theatre and Culture at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities. As the founder of the Twin Cities Theatres of Color Coalition, she strives to address disparities in philanthropy for arts organizations of color, support community organizing for artists of color, and increase accountability for predominately white institutions attempting to create programming that engages diverse audiences. Sarah has been awarded the Hubert H. Humphrey Public Leadership Award, a Bush Foundation Fellowship, and served on the Board of Directors for Theatre Communications Group. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for The Jerome Foundation. She lives in St. Paul, Minnesota with her husband and two small children.