Prior to commencing his consulting work at Trudel|MacPherson in 2010, Rory MacPherson was a member of the Arts Program staff at The Wallace Foundation for almost 20 years and was senior program officer for nine years. His contributions there included designing, implementing, and monitoring the Foundation’s grant programs for arts organizations and state arts agencies and guiding research and communications strategies built around those sets of investments. He co-managed the Foundation’s two programs supporting efforts to build participation in the arts, the Wallace Excellence Awards and the Arts for Young People Initiative. Rory has also worked professionally as a musician and radio announcer and has a bachelor’s degree from Siena College in Loudonville, NY.