"Meri Jenkins is Program Director of the Adams Arts Program for the Creative Economy at the Massachusetts Cultural Council. The program promotes the use of cultural assets in economic development efforts to revitalize communities, increase revenue, create jobs and increase cultural participation. She was formerly the Principal Manager of Business in the Arts South UK; an organization focused on boosting commercial and cultural sector relations. Jenkins has over twenty-five years of experience and a thorough knowledge of the cultural sector's challenges in the US and the UK. "
