Resolution 2020-31502 RESOLUTION NO. 2020-31502
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, CONSENTING TO THE
APPOINTMENT OF LISSETTE GARCIA ARROGANTE AS THE
TOURISM AND CULTURE DIRECTOR FOR THE TOURISM
AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF MIAMI
BEACH.
WHEREAS, on January 16, 2019, the Mayor and City Commission adopted Ordinance
No. 2019-4292, amending Chapter 2 of the City Code, entitled "Administration," by amending
Article IV, entitled "Officers and Employees," by amending Division I, entitled "Generally," by
amending Section 2-191, entitled "Enumeration of Organizational Units," to divide the Tourism,
Culture and Economic Development Department into two separate departments, to be known as
the Tourism and Culture Department, and the Economic Development Department; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager has appointed Lissette Garcia Arrogante as Tourism and
Culture Director for the City of Miami Beach's (the "City") Tourism and Culture Department; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Garcia Arrogante has over 15 years of professional and management
experience in various positions with an extensive arts and cultural background; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Garcia Arrogante's prior work experience includes but not limited to
being an independent art consultant, Cultural Resources Director for the City of Savannah,
National Urban fellow for the Cleveland Foundation, Director of Special Projects for The Harpo
Foundation, Reginal Director for the Artist Pension Trust, and Director for Ingalls & Associates
Gallery; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 4.02(b) of the City Charter, the City Manager has the
power to appoint the directors of City departments, except for the Legal Department and the
City Clerk's Office, with the consent of the City Commission; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and the City Commission consent to the appointment of Lissette
Garcia Arrogante as the Tourism and Culture Director for the Tourism and Culture Department.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, hereby consent to the
appointment of Lissette Garcia Arrogante as the Tourism and Culture Director for the Tourism
and Culture Department of the City of Miami Beach.
PASSED and ADOPTED this day of ' 2020.
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TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
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FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
DATE: November 18, 2020 .
SUBJECT:A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, CONSENTING TO THE APPOINTMENT OF
LISSETTE GARCIA ARROGANTE AS THE TOURISM AND CULTURE
DIRECTOR FOR THE TOURISM AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH.
RECOMMENDATION _
Pursuant to the requirements of Article IV, Section 4.02 of the City Charter, it is recommended
that the Mayor and the City Commission adopt the attached resolution consenting and
confirming Lissette Garcia Arrogante as the Director of the Tourism and Culture Department for
the City of Miami Beach.
ANALYSIS
Ms. Garcia Arrogante has over twenty years of professional and management experience in
public, corporate, and nonprofit expertise in arts and culture. Along with serving as an •
independent art consultant since 2012, Lissette is skilled at building and managing diverse
groups, as well as leading efforts to achieve greater social impact.
During her two decades plus in the arts and cultural community, Ms. Garcia Arrogante has
gained an in depth understanding of their value and impact to the greater community. She has
the ability to leverage the economic impact by implementing arts-based strategies to deal with
economic and community development.
Most recently, Lissette was the Director of the City of Savannah Cultural Resources
Department and the Savannah Cultural Affairs Center, a new $27-million-dollar 39,000 square-
foot public facility that includes the Ben Tucker Theater, performing arts studio, five visual arts •
classrooms, and art gallery. As the Director, she managed the department and the facility's daily
operations, visual and performing arts programming, implementing a new on-line grant software
and the proposal for a new public art ordinance.
In 2016-2017, Lissette was the National Urban Fellow at The Cleveland Foundation where she
was the project lead for a $3.2-million dollar creative placemaking project, the PNC Glenville
Arts Campus, and international artist residency for FRONT International, Cleveland's first
triennial exhibition.
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As Director of Special Projects at The Harpo Foundation, Ms. Garcia Arrogante managed new
initiatives for the Native American Artist Residency Fellowship and Emerging Artist Residency
Fellowship programs. She oversaw Harpos' rebranding initiative, including the redesign of the
website and establishing the organization's presence on social media.
Ms. Garcia Arrogante's experience in the arts includes serving as the Regional Director of the
Artist Pension Trust, the first investment program tailored to the needs of emerging and mid-
careers artists. While at the APT, Lisette managed the acquisition of a mulit-million dollar art
collection and the annual investments of 250+ contemporary visual artists.
Lissette brings extensive experience in producing cultural and community events and concerts,
including the Bang! Music Festival, WordSpeak and JAM at the MAM.
Lissette Garcia Arrogante received Bachelor's Degree in Art History from Florida International
University. She went on to Graduate School at Baruch College, where she earned a Master's of
Public Administration with an emphasis in Non-Profit.
CONCLUSION
Ms. Garcia Arrogante's prior work experience in the Arts & Cultural field will be invaluable in her
role as the incoming Tourism and Culture Director for the City of Miami Beach.
Pursuant to the requirements of Article IV, Section 4.02, of the City Charter, it is recommended
that the Mayor and City Commission adopt the resolution consenting and confirming Lissette
Arrogante as Director of the Tourism and Cultural Department.
Applicable Area
Citywide
Is this a "Residents Right Does this item utilize O.O.
to Know" item, pursuant to Bond Funds?
City Code Section 2-14?
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LISSETTE SUMMARY
G A R C I A I am a connector. convener, and catalyst for the arts and
community development. I have twenty years of public.
AR R 0 G A N T E corporate. and nonprofit expertise in the arts. Bilingual, fluent in
Spanish with conversational knowledge of French and Italian.
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and online grantmaking
software.. Capacity to master new concepts with the ability to
keep a highly motivated energetic attitude.
EXPERIENCE
INDEPENDENT ART PROFESSIONAL
CONTACT CONSULTANT I AUG 2012 - PRESENT
305.205.8079
• Provide 20 years of museum. gallery and art
LISSETTEARROGANTEaGMAIL.COM advisory experience to public and private visual
WWW.LISSETTEGARCIA.COM arts organizations.
• Services include creative placemaking
management. art consultation, art acquisition,
SKILLS grant administration, program management, and
social media marketing.
• Artist Management
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• Program Management Managed Staff: 0
• Cross-Collaboration CULTURAL RESOURCES DIRECTOR
• Community Engagement
• Creative Placemaking CITY OF SAVANNAH. GA I FEB 2019 - DEC 201g
• Fundraising
• Diversity & Inclusion • Director of the Department of Cultural Resources
• Adaptability (Affairs) and the Savannah Cultural Arts Center. a
• Self-motivation new $27-million-dollar visual and performing arts
• Flexibility facility.
• Relationship Building
• Implemented diverse and inclusive visual and
• Public Interest Technology
performance arts programming.
• Initiated inter-departmental cross-collaboration
EDUCATION projects which included, Arts on Waters, a creative
placemaking project using curated storefronts to
BACHELOR OF ART, ART HISTORY activated a vacant shopping center.
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERISTY • Worked with the 18-member Cultural Arts
MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Commission on implementing the first Public Art
EMPHASIS IN NON-PROFIT Ordinance for Savannah slated for 2020.
BARUCH COLLEGE / CUNY • Managed the annual administrative, capital
improvement, and contributions budgets totaling
$1.4 million: established revenues projections,
service changes, and efficiency measures for a new
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• Reviewed and approved department expenditures, requests for payments,
contracts for services, payment schedules. and financial compliance
• Introduced online grant management application software, Neighborly, for
efficient and streamlined grant management.
• Coordinated and facilitated the efforts of the Cultural Arts Commission in
funding decisions and policy review. Provided non-profit financial training and
review of city policies and ordinances to assist with funding
recommendations.
• Managed Staff: 12
NATIONAL URBAN FELLOW
THE CLEVELAND FOUNDATION I SEPT 2016 - MAY 2017
• Selected as the 2016-2017 National Urban Fellow at the Cleveland Foundation.
The g-month placement focuses on training specializing in community
responsive grants management and proactive grant making.
• Project-Lead for the PNC Glenville Arts Campus, an international artist
residency project for FRONT International Triennial.
• Secured funding for the $3.2 million dollar creative placemaking project.
• Managed three teams of partnering organizations The Cleveland Foundation.
The Famicos Foundation. and FRONT International.
DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL PROJECTS
THE HARPO FOUNDATION I MAY 2015 - MAY 2016
• Lead Harpo's Native American Residency Fellowship program marketing and
outreach, while working closely with partner organizations the Vermont Studio
Center and the Santa Fe Art Institute.
• Enhanced Harpo's presence by creating and implementing successful social
media programs. Established a successful one-week Instagram takeover by
visiting fellows to engage followers and give insight to prospective applicants.
• Oversaw the art direction, design development and launch of Harpo's website.
• Managed staff: 2
PARTNER / CURATOR
GENERAL AUDIENCE PRESENTS I MAR 2012 - AUG 2013
• Responsible for programming and curating the exhibition schedule for a
new independent art space during the 2012-2013 arts season. Curated
exhibitions that encouraged a discourse between the Miami Arts
community and emerging/mid-career contemporary artists. Artists
exhibited during season included Derrick Adams and William Cordova
• Managed staff: 2.
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REGIONAL DIRECTOR
ARTIST PENSION TRUST I FEB 2008 - MAR 2012
• Managed the art investments of the New York Trust with a pool of 250
contemporary visual artists and speculated on works of art that would
accrue in value over a 20-year investment period.
• Occasionally generated investments for APT Los Angeles (250 artists) and
APT Mexico City (200 artists) while remaining engaged with APT New York
(250 artists) on an as needed basis.
• Instrumental in recruitment and engagement of 5o0* international emerging
and mid-career visual artists.
• Managed staff: 1
DIRECTOR
INGALLS & ASSOCIATES GALLERY I JAN 2006 - FEB 2008
• Curated annual exhibition schedules. Responsible for artist and gallery
marketing and promotion. Work closely with Miami collectors and local
institutions. Developed strong relationships with gallery artists by
working closely on their progress and direction of their work.
• Managed staff: 4
PROGRAM MANAGER
TIGERTAIL PRODUCTIONS I FEB 2006 - MAY 2006
• Oversaw the WordSpeak program by working closely with 13-19-year-old
Dade County Public School students in a life-changing spoken word program.
• In WordSpeak they developed their writing, speaking. performance skills
while learning teamwork fundamentals.
• Responsible for traveling with the group of 10 students to compete at the
Youth Speaks Brave New Voices International Slam Poetry Festival in NY, NY.
April 25-30, 2006.
• Coordinated events with international performance artists at the Colony
Theater in Miami Beach.
• Managed staff: 3
COLLECTIONS MANAGER
MITCHELL WOLFSON JR. PRIVATE COLLECTION I JULY 2005 - JANUARY 2006
• Art Collection Management, and Project Management.
• Worked directly with collector Mr. Mitchell Wolfson Jr. and his collection of
Decorative and Propaganda Arts, 1885-1945.
• Managed all aspects of acquisitions including coordinating logistics with
vendors and cataloging collection materials.
• Managed staff: 1
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PRODUCER
BANG MUSIC FESTIVAL I NOV 2005 & NOV 2006
• Produced two Bang! Music Festivals (2005 & 2006) at Bayfront Park in Miami.
• The day event was held over 12 hours with over 75 acts and five stages with
100.000 attendees.
• Oversaw all the logistics, A&R and managed a hospitality staff of 12.
• Responsibilities included partially selecting the talent and booking bands like
Daft Punk, Modest Mouse, and Duran Duran.
• Managed staff: 12
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
AMBROSINO GALLERY I OCT 2002 - DEC 2003
• Assisted with the management of sales and the organization of gallery booth
during Art Basel Miami Beach December 2002 and 2003. Representing the
gallery within the local community especially. the arts and media outlets.
• Managed staff: 0
EDUCATION ASSOCIATE
MIAMI ART MUSEUM I JUN 2000 - AUG 2002
• Producer for all museum events. Responsible for disseminating and
publicizing event information and generating new event mailing lists.
• Coordinated adult and youth group tours. Artist liaison, museum and the MAM
Docent Corp. liaison, along with the management of a staff of 5 gallery
educators and museum volunteers.
• Coordinated catering for all education programs and events (museum
openings, lectures and special events)
• Responsible for researching and scheduling performers for adult programs.
such as JAM at MAM, a monthly multi-tiered evening event.
• Managed staff: 5 gallery educators, 20 museum docents, 4 volunteers, 10
hospitality staff
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
• Former Panelist Miami Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs Community
Grants
• Groundwater- Intro to Race Equity training by Racial Equity Institute 2016
• Member of ArtTable
• Member of National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures
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