EngAGE is pleased to welcome to the team
our new EngAGE Heartland Interim Executive Director
Chris Widdess
Tim Carpenter, CEO/Founder of EngAGE, comments, “We are excited to have Chris join the EngAGE Heartland team, bringing with her an amazing set of skills, passion for our work, and deep local connection to the Twin Cities community. We couldn’t be more pleased and look forward to learning from her.”
Chris Widdess, EngAGE Heartland Interim Executive Director – Chris is a proven change agent with 45 years of experience in strategic realignments, new market development, special projects and campaigns for nonprofit companies in all phases of their evolution. She has strong relationships in the Twin Cities arts and funding communities, having served as the Managing Director of Penumbra Theatre (2004-2015), and currently serving as the Vice Chair of the Minnesota State Arts Board and Chair of the City of Saint Paul Cultural STAR board. At 69 years of age, Widdess sees EngAGE Heartland as an opportunity to create her future community.
