Arts Disaster and Crisis Preparedness Conference 2026

Gene Meneray is Co-Founder of The Ella Project, a pro bono legal, business development, and cultural advocacy organization. A native New Orleanian and graduate of Tulane University, Gene worked for more than a decade as Director of Artist Services at the Arts Council of New Orleans. He has also worked for Thomas Mann Design and for Young Aspirations/Young Artists (YAYA) and served as the longtime Executive Director of the Louisiana Crafts Guild. From 2011-2017, he taught Arts Business in the Graduate School at the University of New Orleans Arts Administration program. Gene serves as Chair of the Louisiana State Arts Council and from 2020-2026, served on the Executive Committee of the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies