Caroline Taiwo 于 2022 年 8 月加入 McKnight，担任艺术与文化项目官员。在这个职位上，她维护和发展与受资助者合作伙伴和中介资助者的关系，管理重要的资助组合，并积极与 McKnight 项目、投资和运营团队合作，以推进和加强明尼苏达州工作艺术家和文化承载者的创造力、权力和领导力.
Caroline came to McKnight from Springboard for the Arts, where she was the director of economic opportunity. There she led a team of staff and consultants and key community partners in strategic vision and equity-based programming to provide artists, cultural practitioners, and creative entrepreneurs with broader access to career development resources, business technical assistance, and capital. She led the pilot and roll-out of several efforts, including a guaranteed basic income program in tandem with the City of Saint Paul to boost economic recovery for artists; ReadyMade, a virtual makers gallery and pop-up market to platform diverse local makers and craft artists; and Creative Economy Fellowship to recognize artist changemakers creating economic resources and opportunities in their communities.
除了担任领导职务外，卡罗琳还是一位活跃的演讲者、作家和志愿者。她在美国艺术大会、艺术资助者大会和中西部资产建设大会上发表了关于建设当地创意经济的演讲。她为明尼苏达公共广播电台、MinnPost 和 Pollen Midwest 撰写了艺术和文化专题文章。卡罗琳还为多个工作组和委员会提供咨询，例如联盟的商业资源集体、圣保罗市金融赋权社区委员会和非营利研究团体 Creative Minnesota，她目前是该团体的董事会成员。