Executive Director
Cultural Innovation District (CID)
New Orleans, Louisiana
New York native Nyree A. Ramsey is the Executive Director of Ujamaa Economic Development Corporation. Ramsey holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Ramsey’s passion for servant leadership led her to Tremé in New Orleans, serving as the City of New Orleans as Deputy Director of Community Affairs & Special Events; then promoted to Director of Arts and Tourism in the Mayor’s Office of Economic Development. As the city’s first Black Director of Arts & Tourism, her work centers promoting, protecting, and perpetuating the unique aesthetic of an American treasure, New Orleans’ art & culture.
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Sunday, October 12, 2025
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT