Mariah Neuroth

Deputy Director

Mariah brings to her work over a decade of experience as a non-profit executive, strategy consultant, professional development trainer, executive coach, program developer, project manager and event planner. Through Mariah’s work, organizations have delved deep into the questions of what allows their staff to succeed, and used that information to create systems, policies, and structures. She has led organization-wide initiatives to reduce silos among teams and departments, piloted multi-year citywide projects using the arts to bring people together, helped organizations identify and live out their core values, coached individuals into unforeseen levels of productivity and effectiveness in their work, and deepened understanding within and among teams to maximize their functioning.

She began her nonprofit career working with refugee youth through the organization now known as RefugeeOne. She helped to build from its inception the Interfaith Youth Core, where as Senior Program Director she created curricula, managed an exponentially growing staff, and traveled the world with young people establishing meaningful connections across lines of ethnicity, faith, and background. As Chief Program Officer at Umoja Student Development Corporation and Producing Director at Young Chicago Authors, she built powerful teams and the systems to support them while developing and implementing innovative platforms for young people to grow, express themselves, and exercise their power. As the Chicago Reader’s Director of Innovation, she guided the visioning, development, and implementation of new projects and systems to support the organization’s growth and thriving through its transition from a for-profit to a non-profit.

Her work sits at the intersection of culture and community, impacting staff, talent, spaces, programs, and events with those values.  She takes pride in the work she has done alongside cultural institutions, mission driven companies, artists and musicians, and event spaces to build authentic connections among clients, staff, participants, donors, communities, and the missions that unite them.

Mariah joined the team at RAW in 2023.