Alex Davis is a forward-looking leader who has invested in our region's arts and culture for twenty years. She brings inspiration and deep belief, working for a world where artists are embraced as leaders and must never apologize for their creativity.  

 

A published author, Davis served as Board President of The Cabin literary center, ensuring generational diversification of audiences and a sustained legacy of exceptional board leadership. Originally from the south, Davis started her career with PBS and NPR stations in Atlanta, Georgia. With a commitment to the arts, stewardship of culturally significant sites—modern and historic—as well as joie de vivre in education, Davis helped build the foundation and clear the way for an historic Hyde Park cathedral's restoration and completion, now home to a youth arts institute with imaginative programming that breaks all the rules.

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Davis has led significant public initiatives including the Livable City campaign in the office of the Boise Mayor, and Go On, Idaho, a broad coalition and impactful multi-year statewide campaign for higher education. 

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Inspired by the creative genius and collaboration on display in our region every day, Davis is a strategic thinking partner and steadfast champion for artists, arts leaders and people who envision stronger, more vibrant communities everywhere.

Rachel Reichert is a program consultant and artist working at the intersection of artist-centered spaces, residency development, and cultural programming. Her work focuses on building and supporting initiatives that expand access, foster mentorship, and sustain creative communities.

 

Reichert brings nearly two decades of experience developing programs rooted in place, history, and artist-led inquiry. From 2015–2022, she led the multi-phase restoration and public programming of the James Castle House, stewarding the historic home and studio as a dynamic site for artists and public engagement. In 2014, she co-founded The Atlanta School, an experimental art school and residency in Atlanta, Idaho, where she helped cultivate a long-running platform for collective learning and exchange. She has also overseen the preservation and activation of the Erma Hayman House in Boise, and from 2022–2025 supported the Ruth Foundation for the Arts in launching national programs and developing an artist-centered project space in Milwaukee.

 

Across these roles, Reichert has developed a practice grounded in thoughtful program design, organizational development, and long-term cultural stewardship. She works closely with artists, foundations, and historic sites to shape initiatives that are responsive to both community and context.

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Working with installation, audio, video, drawing and performance, Maxwell earned the International Sculpture Center's Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award 2023, and was recognized as Emerging Artist of 2025 by the Mayor's Award for Excellence.

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