🏛️ LEADERSHIP & SERVICE 🏛️
Professor Hedges' Administrative & Community Impact
🎯 CURRENT LEADERSHIP ROLES
Associate Director
Washington State University • Current
Strategic leadership in cross-disciplinary programming, arts integration, and community engagement initiatives
Founder & Director
Pullman Arts Foundation
2019 - Present
Established and lead nonprofit organization focused on public art and community engagement. Built partnerships with WSU, City of Pullman, and local organizations.
Arts & Humanities Working Group Coordinator
WSU Office of Research
Washington State University • Current
Leading conversations around continued and future institutional support for creative activity and humanities scholarship
🏆 AWARDS & RECOGNITION
🏆 2023 WSU President's Award for Leadership (PAF)
🎖️ 2023 Downtown Pullman Association Community Partner of the Year (PAF)
🎨 MAJOR COMMUNITY PROJECTS
Riverside Mural (2023)
Secured $30,000+ funding • 100-foot riverfront installation • Partnership with Downtown Pullman Association
Palouse Discovery Science Center Mural (2022)
Multi-tribal artist collaboration • Community engagement • Educational outreach
End Racism Now Mural (2021)
$18,000+ crowdfunding campaign • Diversity advocacy • Media campaign coordination
Page last updated: September 19, 2025