Leticia Rhi Buckley

Leticia Rhi Buckley is a mom, wife, the daughter of Mexican immigrants, born and raised in East Los Angeles. She has built a career developing programs and guiding public policy that connects the dots between historically under-resourced communities and the arts. Leticia is Chief Executive Officer of LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes, a museum and cultural center dedicated to uplifting the history of Mexicans and Mexican Americans in Los Angeles, and collecting, preserving, and sharing the stories, accomplishments, and experiences of Latinx people and Latino culture.

She is the president of the LA County Arts Commission, representing the First District, board chair of the Arts for Healing and Justice Network, and immediate past board president for Californians for the Arts. Leticia also serves as a board member for California Arts Advocates, Downtown Works Los Angeles, The Music Man Foundation, and the Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board.

A former adjunct professor at Claremont Graduate University’s Center for Business and Management of the Arts, Leticia holds a degree in political science from Loyola Marymount University and recently received the Alumni Role Model Award from the LMU Latino Alumni Association. She is an urban dweller raising two children in downtown Los Angeles with her composer husband.