A.J. Pietrantone, Deputy Director
(he/him/his)
A.J. Pietrantone has worked at the Pillow since October 2018, after serving four years as Vice President of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation. He partners with Executive & Artistic Director Pamela Tatge and the Board of Trustees on developing overall organizational strategy and policies, as well as supervising senior staff in finance, facilities, human resources, technology, marketing, retail, and patron services. A.J.’s other past experience includes 30-plus years as an executive at a broad range of nonprofits in New York City and Washington, D.C., including national advocacy leaders Environmental Defense Fund and the Human Rights Campaign. He has held senior finance and administrative positions with organizations focused on the arts, social services, civil rights, and the environment, and has also served on a number of nonprofit boards in leadership roles, including an eight-year tenure as the Chair of the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange. Lerman received the Pillow’s National Dance Award in 2017. He currently serves on the Board of MASSCreative, the statewide advocacy leader for the cultural sector, and the Finance Committee of Multicultural Bridge, a grassroots organization advancing equity and social justice in the Berkshires. A former arts consultant and adjunct professor for nonprofit finance at The New School University, he is a graduate of the Catholic University of America and received his MBA in finance and investments from the George Washington University.
You can contact A.J. by calling 413.243.9919 x110 or emailing apietrantone@jacobspillow.org.