Regina Fraser is a marketing, media and communications strategist. She held management positions in corporate communications, video, advertising and marketing for 31 years with a major airline.

Regina Fraser is a marketing, media and communications strategist. She held management positions in corporate communications, video, advertising and marketing for 31 years with a major airline.

Regina developed marketing strategies for Discovery Channel Inc., Art.com, The Polish American Contractors and Builders Association Exposition (in Warsaw, Wroclaw, and Chicago), The Greenwich Festival (England), and United Airlines/Academy of Motion Pictures promotions. Additionally, she was a loaned executive to the Americans for the Arts and the White House Millennium Council where she developed a cultural exchange program for the 50 largest cities in the United States.

An energetic world traveler, Regina's interest in the arts has taken her to more than 35 countries. Currently she is a member of the Chicago Sister Cities International Program with Durban, South Africa, and chair of its sub-committee on Arts & Culture. Regina serves on several boards, including the James Jordan foundation and Music Alive, an educational arts program for music in schools.

Pat Johnson is a career arts administrator. Prior to uniting with Regina to create the Grannies on Safari^®; she served as the founding director of the Museum of the African Diaspora in San Francisco.

Pat Johnson is a career arts administrator. Prior to uniting with Regina to create the Grannies on Safari^®; she served as the founding director of the Museum of the African Diaspora in San Francisco.

Prior to her directorship, she was an Assistant Commissioner and Director of the Chicago Artists International Program (CAIP), a division of the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, from 1983 to 1993. Pat organized CAIP to support bilateral international cultural exchange between artists and arts administrators in Chicago and throughout the world.

Pat's career includes tenure as Executive Director of the Jamaica Center for the Arts in New York City and Founding Director of the South Dallas Cultural Center in Texas. She has traveled to more than 75 countries.

As a nationally recognized leader in multi-disciplinary arts management, Pat has been a consultant for many arts and cultural organizations including UNESCO and the U.S. Department of State. Her work as a Cultural Specialist includes residency assignments in India, Ghana, Brazil, South Africa, China and Indonesia.