Claudia Volpe
Secretary, Claudia Volpe joined the Petrucci Family Foundation in 2019 before assuming the role of director in 2021. Her main duty is to oversee the PFF Collection of African American Art, which comprises more than 500 works by Black artists in America. The Foundation aims to promote education and create opportunities for Americans from diverse backgrounds. To achieve this, PFF loans pieces from its collection to museums and campus galleries, focusing on forming partnerships that promote cultural literacy and storytelling among the younger generation. Under Volpe's guidance, the Collection has prioritized working with university faculty to offer students practical curatorial experience. This involves developing course curricula that integrate PFF's objects and culminate in a student-led exhibition. Before joining PFF, Volpe provided marketing, research, and writing support for Metris Arts Consulting, an arts and urban planning firm that examines how arts and culture can be vital tools for community development through evaluation, field building, program development, and planning. She has also served on the boards of the Easton Mural Project and the Karl Stirner Arts Trail, chairing the public programming and environmental action committees.