FOUNDER & CREATIVE DIRECTOR & ALMA’S GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER

Sarina Otaibi (she/her) is an Arab American rural cultural worker shaped by her 20 years of experience working in entrepreneurship, community development, building activation, and local government. As the Activate Rural Program Director at DoPT, she works with artists and community leaders to cultivate creative physical places of connection. Previous to joining DoPT, Sarina directed the statewide Minnesota Main Street program and worked with communities across the state to establish preservation and arts-based community development approaches. In her home community of Granite Falls, MN, she served as an elected City Council Member and as the founding Board Chair of a creative taproom and gathering place, Bluenose Gopher Public House Cooperative. She holds a master’s degree in historic preservation from the University of Maryland.

OPERATIONS DIRECTOR & ALMA’S GRANDDAUGHTER

Bio coming soon.