Overseeing NAPA’s communications, fund development and evaluation, Helena brings more than twenty-five years of leadership experience at the intersection of culture, philanthropy, and public policy. She has dedicated her career to bridging the worlds of foundations and advocacy and supporting artists, organizers, and communities in working toward lasting policy and systems change.

Most recently, she served as Project Director for the Art for Justice Fund (A4J), a time-limited fund created in partnership with the late-art collector and philanthropist Agnes Gund, the Ford Foundation, and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors. Under her leadership, A4J distributed over $127 million in grants and fellowships to more than 450 artists and advocates. Huang has also co-founded state-level civic engagement organizations and led successful campaigns for voting rights, including helping pass automatic voter registration in Oregon in 2015.

Leading NAPA’s advocacy and policy work, Althea is a nationally recognized professional with more than twenty years of experience building and leading advocacy operations in both the corporate and nonprofit sectors. Her work is anchored in labor rights and social protections for the self-employed artists. Through her independent research and policy firm, Working Matters, she applies worker-centered design methodologies to co-create systems that serve those most often left out of traditional labor protections.

Erickson previously led advocacy and research initiatives at the Center for Cultural Innovation, served as Vice President of Global Advocacy & Impact at Etsy, as well as Advocacy & Policy Director at Freelancers Union. She has also conducted research focused on the economic security of U.S. workers at the Rockefeller Foundation, and served as a community and campaign organizer across multiple grassroots organizations.

Spearheading NAPA's organizing and leadership training efforts, Lolan brings expertise as a cultural worker and organizer whose practice is rooted in community, study, and sustained movement work. Lolan’s movement lineage includes Funders for Justice, the NYC Anti-Violence Project, CAAAV: Organizing Asian Communities, Kreatibo Artist Collective, GABRIELA NY, and the Audre Lorde Project - where they honed approaches to coalition building, narrative strategy, and embodied safety & security. 

Whether facilitating multiracial, cross-class solidarity or advising on program design and crisis infrastructure, Lolan brings rigor, warmth, and a deep commitment to liberation. A member of the National Writers Union, Lolan co-edited Walang Hiya: Literature Taking Risks Towards Liberatory Practice, and co-authored Speak Up About It: Community Actions to Reduce the Impact of TGNC Discrimination in the Workplace. Lolan also serves as a newly elected Trustee of Forbes Library.