Natalya Tausanovitch

Natalya joined the NEFA staff in 2021 as the Creative Economy Program Administrator. In her role, Natalya serves as the main site administrator for CreativeGround and stewards its ongoing technical development, supporting a more visible, connected, and self-sustaining creative sector in New England. Prior to NEFA, Natalya served as the programs and database manager at English at Large, a community-based nonprofit providing free ESL programs for adult English language learners across Middlesex County, MA. Before moving into the nonprofit sector, Natalya worked in a client-facing role in the retail tech startup world, managing national training, sales and consumer engagement programs for consumer brand clients.  

Natalya has a lifelong love for the arts and humanities, and is passionate about the central role of the arts in creating thriving communities. She earned her B.A. in English Literature from the University of Rochester in Rochester, NY, where she also completed a minor in music and performed as a flutist with the University of Rochester Symphony Orchestra for five years. Natalya grew up in New Hampshire, where she still loves to go hiking at any opportunity, and now lives in Melrose, MA.

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