Our board of directors.
Nosreme Baltimore is led by a dedicated team of artists, entrepreneurs, and community builders who believe in the transformative power of art. We bring a unique combination of global experience and deep local knowledge to our work.
Ariana Parrish
Founder & Executive Director (she/her)
Inspired by a middle-school English assignment on Ralph Waldo Emerson ("Nosreme" is "Emerson" spelled backward), Ariana has built her career on the transcendentalist ideals of connection, creativity, and self-reliance. After traveling to over 40 countries and seeing firsthand the global gap in access to art, she founded Nosreme Baltimore to mirror and solve the disconnect many Baltimore neighborhoods face. She is an architect whose thesis was inspired by a community-based artists residence. Ariana's vision for a communal, international artist hub is the driving force behind the organization's strategic growth.
Our Board of Directors provides the essential governance, financial oversight, and strategic guidance that makes our work possible. They are champions for our mission and ambassadors for Baltimore's creative community.
Meet our Board
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Christopher "Kolpeace' Johnson
Member, Kolpeace (he/him)
Kolpeace has impacted numerous community-based projects and events with the intent to bring neighbors, who would’ve otherwise been strangers together through conversation during his riveting interactive live painting sessions and newly found passion for mural storytelling. His work has been exhibited at The Eubie Blake National Jazz Institute and Cultural Center in Baltimore, MD, with the HotSauce Artist Collective, Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture in Charleston, SC, Saul Alexander Gallery in SC, and The Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, MD.
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Yvette McEachern M.A.
Treasurer (she/her)
Retired, State of MD Public Health.
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Neiunna Reed-Jones
Secretary, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) | Black People Ride Bikes (BPRB) (she/her)
Dr. Reed-Jones is originally from Ypsilanti, MI and has resided in Maryland for over 16 years and Baltimore for 4 years. Dr. Reed-Jones is currently a Biologist at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM). In addition, to her work at the FDA she is also an avid cyclist and co-founder of Black People Ride Bikes, Inc, (BPRB) a Baltimore-Based non-profit advocacy organization established in 2019 in Baltimore whose mission is to bring cycling awareness to the black diaspora by building a community of black cyclists with a focus in exploration, health, and advocacy. Neiunna is also very active in her community as the Vice-President of Friends of Carroll Park and a level one Coach for the Patterson Park Girls Mountain biking team. When Dr. Reed-Jones is not on her bike or doing community work, she enjoys yoga as a member of the Be More Yoga Community, watching Netflix, cooking vegan food, playing games, hiking, traveling, and spending time with friends and family.
