User:JKizzieHumanities/Kara Elliott-Ortega

Kara(Kah-rah) Elliott-Ortega is an artist and urban planner. Elliott-Ortega is the first Chief of Arts and Culture in the Office of Arts and Culture for the city of Boston.

Elliot-Ortega grew up in Providence, Rhode Island and attended Moses Brown School. She earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Chicago and her Master in City Planning from MIT.

Elliot-Ortega was named Chief of Arts and Culture by the city of Boston in 2018. During her tenure the Office of Arts and Culture has established the city's percent for arts program and the Upham's Corner Arts and Innovation District.

Notability (for talk page)
Per WP:POLITICIAN "City councillors and other major municipal officers are not automatically notable, although precedent has tended to favor keeping members of the main citywide government of internationally famous metropolitan areas such as Toronto, Chicago, Tokyo, or London." Elliott-Ortega is part of the main citywide government of internationally famous metropolitan area: Boston.

"Local politicians whose office would not ordinarily be considered notable may still clear the bar if they have received national or international press coverage, beyond the scope of what would ordinarily be expected for their role. For example, a small-town mayor or city councillor who was the first LGBT person ever elected to office in their country, or who emerged as a significant national spokesperson for a political issue, may be considered notable on that basis." "Note that this distinction may not simply be asserted or sourced to exclusively local media;"