Richard Bidmead joined the foundation’s InCommon’s Initiative in October 2011 as part of the Twin Cities Public Allies Program. Prior to joining the team, he received his bachelor’s degree in Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management at Columbia College of Chicago. During his academic career, his studies not only merged business and the arts, but also the sociological perspective that greatly informs his overall life-ambitions and approach to getting there. He is an active agent of change who believes creativity is the best vehicle for it all to happen through – And his dream is to use film, television, music, and writing to impact the world in positive ways, all the while, making people laugh.