Arlington Museum of Art welcomes Amber Zuckerman as Vice President for Development and Community Investment

With more than twenty years of experience in non-profit leadership, public relations and fundraising, Amber Zuckerman has joined the team at the Arlington Museum of Art as Vice President of Development and Community Investment.

“We’re so excited to welcome Amber to our team, particularly at this time in our organization’s history,” said Chris Hightower, President and CEO of the Arlington Museum of Art. “Through our commitment to bringing diverse and compelling art exhibitions to North Texas, as well as educational programming that serves the entire community, the Arlington Museum of Art is growing in prominence and positive impact. We’re thrilled to have Amber help us envision our next big steps.”

A self-proclaimed “professional dot connector,” Amber brings a wealth of knowledge to the Arlington Museum of Art’s leadership team, as well as a personal passion for building community in support of both the organizational mission and doing good in the world.

Before joining the AMA team, Amber served as the Director of Strategic Initiatives and Community Relations for the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation. There, she was a part of the organization’s successful effort to raise more than $150 million towards to overall campaign goal of $195 million. The groundbreaking for the National Medal of Honor Museum, which will be located in Arlington’s Entertainment District, was held earlier this year.

Prior to her work with the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation, Amber served as Vice President for Development and Community Relations with the North Texas Commission and Director of Development for the Friends of the Levitt Pavilion in Arlington. Earlier in her career, she held several different roles at the University of Texas at Arlington, including Assistant Director for Community Relations.

Throughout her career, Amber has served in several volunteer leadership roles for service and cause-based organizations, including President of Leadership Arlington and Board of Directors member and Garden of Hope Project Manager for M.E.N.D. (Mommies Enduring Neonatal Death). Currently she serves as Board President for the Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy Visual Arts Guild; Board member for the Greater Arlington Chamber of Commerce; and is a member of the advisory board for North Central Texas InterLink.

In her free time, Amber enjoys gardening, crafting, cooking, traveling, and spending time with her family. While two of Amber’s favorite artists are Georgia O’Keeffe and Leonid Afremov, she is most inspired by the artistic talents of her sons, one who is a bass guitarist and the other who is an emerging sculptor and metal artist.