Marina Balko

(they/she)
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Executive Director, Radiant Hall

Advocacy Leadership Institute | 2027 Cohort Member


Bio

Marina Balko has served as Executive Director of Radiant Hall since 2021. Previously, Marina served as Director of Economic Development at the Wilkinsburg CDC and Operations Director at AS220, an award-winning multidisciplinary arts organization in Providence, RI. Marina has also worked with Artists’ Cooperative Residency and Exhibitions (ACRE) in Chicago, the Providence Children’s Film Festival, Roger Williams University, and Pittsburgh Filmmakers. Marina holds a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and an MBA from the University of Rhode Island.