Nicolle Ratliff

Nicolle Ratliff joined the Kansas City Art Institute in 2012 and serves as Vice President for Advancement, bringing 14 years experience in public relations, marketing and fundraising. Most recently, she served as Development Director for the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art where she secured a transformational gift dedicated to youth and arts education. Before that, she worked as the Manager, Individual Giving at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, responsible for the Society of Fellows and Friends of Art membership programs, and the Annual Fund.

Before moving to Kansas City, Ratliff served as the Manager, Public Relations for the American Red Cross Southeast Louisiana Chapter. There, she was appointed by National Red Cross to serve as Louisiana state lead for disaster public affairs, and served on three national disasters.

A member of the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce's 2010 Centurions class, Ratliff was an ambassador for the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, serving on the executive committee from 2006-2010 and on the "1Yr2Go" planning committee. She holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Kansas, from which she graduated cum laude, and she studied art history in Florence, Italy, and Paris, France. When not working, she and her husband can be found chasing their three-year old twin daughters, or doing laundry.