Madeleine St. John made her home in Kolkata in early 2020 when she moved to the city to volunteer and study with a local nonprofit pioneering Dance Movement Therapy for survivors of gender-based violence. Since then, Madeleine has initiated and completed several nonprofit projects and programmes in Kolkata at the intersection of arts, human development, and community care. With an education and professional foundations spanning the behavioral sciences, interculturalism, development, the arts, and global health, Madeleine’s vocational expressions take an interest in conducting humanitarian work with cultural and interpersonal sensitivity — employing the senses and aesthetics themselves as vital tools for creatively developing lives, communities, and societies we are excited to inhabit. As the Director of TRI Art & Culture, Madeleine applies her professional acumen to develop and execute an institutional vision that draws on the unique cultural heritage of Kolkata alongside its contemporary possibilities to cultivate connection, community, and social sensitivity through creativity.