Jamie Schumacher is LISC Twin Cities’ program officer for Creative Placemaking and Communications and the former executive director of the West Bank Business Association (WBBA). Her role at LISC is to work with the Twin Cities’ creative and cultural districts.
Originally from Los Angeles, Jamie is committed to work and passion at the intersection of art, culture, and economic development. A long history of working with the students on hands-on community based projects, she now teaches graduate students via the CIVE Program.
Jamie is also a visual artist and an accomplished writer, the recipient of multiple awards. In addition to her three books—Half a World Away (2024), Butterflies and Tall Bikes (2021), and It's Never Going to Work (2018)—her written work has been featured in Pollen and Minnesota Women’s Press, and she contributes regularly to the Star Tribune.