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Mona Abadir
Past Chair
Hawai'i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts
Honolulu, HI
mabadir@honugroup.com

Alexander L. Aldrich
Executive Director
Vermont Council on the Arts
Montpelier, VT
aaldrich@vermontartscouncil.org

Michael Alexander
Council Member
California Arts Council
Sacramento, CA
malexander@grandperformances.org

Jeanne Anderson
Commissioner
Idaho Commission on the Arts
Driggs, ID
dhbooks@tetonvalley.net

Michelle Anderson
Deputy Director
Indiana Arts Commission
Indianapolis, IN
mianderson@iac.in.gov

Peggy Baggett
Executive Director
Virginia Commission for the Arts
Richmond, VA
peggy.baggett@arts.va.gov

Kim Baker
Assistant Director
Oklahoma Arts Council
Oklahoma City, OK
Kim@arts.ok.gov

Kelly Barsdate
Director of Policy, Research and Evaluation
National Assembly of State Arts Agencies
Washington, DC
kelly@nasaa-arts.org

Rita Basom
Executive Director
Wyoming Arts Council
Cheyenne, WY
rbasom@state.wy.us

Adelheld Becker
Council Member
Alaska State Council on the Arts
Anchorage, AK
becker@gci.net

Al Berr
Deputy Director
New York State Council on the Arts
New York, NY
aberr@nysca.org

Foster Billingsley
Deputy Director
Virginia Commission for the Arts
Richmond, VA
foster.billingsley@arts.virginia.gov

Thomas L. Birch
Legislative Counsel
National Assembly of State Arts Agencies
Washington, DC
bircht@earthlink.net

Dania Blair
Chair
Maryland State Arts Council
Lexington Park, MD
radar@tqci.net

Sharon Blake
Grants Director
Georgia Council for the Arts
Atlanta, GA
sblake@gaarts.org

Robert Bolinske
Guest
North Dakota Council on the Arts
Bismarck, ND

Robert Booker
Executive Director
Arizona Commission on the Arts
Phoenix, AZ
rbooker@azarts.gov

Carmen Boston
Program Manager
National Assembly of State Arts Agencies
Washington, DC
carmen.boston@nasaa-arts.org

Rich Boyd
Executive Director
Tennessee Arts Commission
Nashville, TN
rich.boyd@state.tn.us

Dr. Pamela Breaux
Assistant Secretary
Office of Cultural Development
Baton Rouge, LA
pbreaux@crt.state.la.us

Benjamin Brown
Vice-Chairman
Alaska State Council on the Arts
Douglas, AK
benjamino1789@hotmail.com

Coralie Bryant
Vice Chair
Manitoba Arts Council
Winnipeg,
cbryant11@shaw.ca

Darrell Bulmer
Community Relations / Public Information Associate
Maine Arts Commission
Augusta, ME
darrell.bulmer@maine.gov

John Campanello
Grants Officer
New Hampshire State Council on the Arts
Concord, NH
jcampanello@nharts.state.nh.us

Norm Campbell
Council Member
Alaska State Council on the Arts
Sitka, AK

Mary Campbell-Zopf
Arts Learning Program Director
Ohio Arts Council
Columbus, OH
mary.campbell-zopf@oac.state.oh.us

Virginia Cárdenas
Chair
Arizona Commission on the Arts
Chandler, AZ
jacvev@cox.net

Elizabeth Carven
Deputy Assistant Secretary
Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development
Baltimore, MD
ecarven@choosemaryland.com

Cecilia T. Celes
Executive Director
Commonwealth Council for Arts and Culture
Saipan, MP
galaidi@gtepacifica.net

Susan Chandler
Assistant Director
Arts Midwest
Minneapolis, MN
susan@artsmidwest.org

Shana Chase
Deputy Congressional Liaison
National Endowment for the Arts
Washington, DC
chases@arts.endow.gov

Keith Colbo
Chair
Western States Arts Federation
Denver, CO

Gerri Combs
Executive Director
Southern Arts Federation
Atlanta, GA
gcombs@southarts.org

Stephanie Conner
Chair
Tennessee Arts Commission
Nashville, TN
sbconner@bellsouth.net

Sarah Cook
Executive Assistant
National Endowment for the Arts
Washington, DC
cooks@arts.endow.gov

Llewellen Crain
Executive Director
Kansas Arts Commission
Topeka, KS
lcrain@arts.state.ks.us

Vera Crews
Council Member
Alaska State Council on the Arts
Anchorage, AK

Victoria Cummiskey
Vice Chair
Arizona Commission on the Arts
Phoenix, AZ

Christine D'Arcy
Executive Director
Oregon Arts Commission
Salem, OR
christine.t.darcy@state.or.us

Jennifer Dalby
Council Member
Alaska State Council on the Arts
Anchorage, AK

Shannon Daut
Director of Programs
Western States Arts Federation
Denver, CO
shannon@westaf.org

Barbee Davis
Guest
Nebraska Arts Council
Omaha, NE

Jaime Dempsey
Assistant Director
Arizona Commission on the Arts
Phoenix, AZ
jdempsey@azarts.gov

Dennis Dewey
Managing Director
National Assembly of State Arts Agencies
Washington, DC
dennis@nasaa-arts.org

Burke O. Doherty
Research Associate
National Assembly of State Arts Agencies
Washington, DC
burke.doherty@nasaa-arts.org

Barbara Edwards
Deputy Director
Alabama State Council on the Arts
Montgomery, AL
barbara.edwards@arts.alabama.gov

Camellia El-Antably
Arts Education Specialist
Wyoming Arts Council
Cheyenne, WY
celant@state.wy.us

Lucius F. Ellsworth
Chair
Virginia Commission for the Arts
Wise, VA
lellsworth@asl.edu

Maria Estrada
Office Manager
Idaho Commission on the Arts
Boise, ID
mestrada@arts.idaho.gov

Loie Fecteau
Executive Director
New Mexico Arts
Santa Fe, NM
loie.fecteau@state.nm.us

Peggy Macdonald Ferguson
Council Member
Alaska State Council on the Arts
Fairbanks, AK

Delores C. Fery
Council Member
Idaho Commission on the Arts
Boise, ID
deefery@aol.com

Arlynn Fishbaugh
Executive Director
Montana Arts Council
Helena, MT
Afishbaugh@state.mt.us

Judith Flynn
Chair
Manitoba Arts Council
Winnipeg,
jpflynn@shaw.ca

Charlotte Fox
Executive Director
Alaska State Council on the Arts
Anchorage, AK
Charlotte_Fox@eed.state.ak.us

David Fraher
Executive Director
Arts Midwest
Minneapolis, MN
david@artsmidwest.org

Marcy Friedman
Chair
California Arts Council
Carmichael, CA
mortmarcy@sbcglobal.net

Sharon Gee
Meetings / Events Manager
National Assembly of State Arts Agencies
Washington, DC
sharon@nasaa-arts.org

Dana Gioia
Chairman
National Endowment for the Arts
Washington, DC

Ellen Grantham
NEA Fellow
National Endowment for the Arts
Washington, DC
granthame@arts.endow.gov

Sven Haakanson, Jr.
Chair
Alaska State Council on the Arts
Kodiak, AK
sven@alutiiqmuseum.com

Rosalyn Hamlett
Councilor
Maryland State Arts Council
Baltimore, MD

Nancy Harbour
Council Member
Alaska State Council on the Arts
Anchorage, AK

Patricia Harder
Commissioner
Idaho Commission on the Arts
Twin Falls, ID
fpharder@magiclink.com

Dan Harpole
Executive Director
Idaho Commission on the Arts
Boise, ID
dharpole@arts.idaho.gov

Phyllis Hatcher
Guest
Virginia Commission for the Arts
Richmond, VA

Julie Henahan
Executive Director
Ohio Arts Council
Columbus, OH
julie.henahan@oac.state.oh.us

Lynnette Hiskey
Assistant Director
Utah Arts Council
Salt Lake City, UT
lhiskey@utah.gov

Mark Hofflund
Chair
Idaho Commission on the Arts
Boise, ID
mark@idahoshakespeare.org

Cinda Holt
Business Development Specialist
Montana Arts Council
Helena, MT
cholt@montana.com

Dennis Holub
Executive Director
South Dakota Arts Council
Pierre, SD
dennis.holub@state.sd.us

Theresa John
Council Member
Alaska State Council on the Arts
Bethel, AK

Muriel Johnson
Director
California Arts Council
Sacramento, CA
mjohnson@caartscouncil.com

Mary Sundet Jones
Division Administrator
Iowa Arts Council
Des Moines, IA
mary.sundetjones@iowa.gov

Robert S. Kadis
Chair
North Carolina Arts Council
Raleigh, NC
clayman2001@aol.com

David Kathka
Vice Chairman
Wyoming Arts Council
Cheyenne, WY
drboces@aol.com

Jonathan Katz
CEO
National Assembly of State Arts Agencies
Washington, DC
jonathan@nasaa-arts.org

Dennis Kavanaugh
Past Chair
Arizona Commission on the Arts
Mesa, AZ
dennis@daykavanaugh.com

Lynn Kessler
Council Member
Washington State Arts Commission
Olympia, WA
kessler24@direcway.com

Joan Kibbey
Guest
Colorado Council on the Arts
Denver, CO

Bryan W. Knicely
Assistant Director/ Accessibility Coordinator
Maine Arts Commission
Augusta, ME
bryan.knicely@maine.gov

John Kohler, Jr.
Council Member
Alaska State Council on the Arts
Anchorage, AK
kohlerjj@ruralalaska.com

Kathy Kuszak
Director of Administration
Nebraska Arts Council
Omaha, NE
kkuszak@nebraskaartscouncil.org

Kirk Kuszak
Guest
Nebraska Arts Council
Omaha, NE

Mollie Lakin-Hayes
Deputy Director
Southern Arts Federation
Atlanta, GA
mlakinhayes@southarts.org

Rebecca Lawrence
Executive Director
New Hampshire State Council on the Arts
Concord, NH
rlawrence@nharts.state.nh.us

Carleen Layne
Deputy Director
Montana Arts Council
Helena, MT
clayne@mt.us

Lou MacMillan
Deputy Director
Washington State Arts Commission
Olympia, WA
loum@arts.wa.gov

Julie Madden
Director of Arts and Community Outreach
Maryland State Arts Council
Baltimore, MD

Elaine Mariner
Executive Director
Colorado Council on the Arts
Denver, CO
elaine.mariner@state.co.us

Andi Mathis
State and Regional Specialist
National Endowment for the Arts
Washington, DC
mathisa@arts.endow.gov

Chris Mauldin
Guest
Oklahoma Arts Council
Oklahoma City, OK

Ken May
Deputy Director
South Carolina Arts Commission
Columbia, SC
mayken@arts.state.sc.us

Julia McCabe
Chair
Delaware Division of the Arts
Wilmington, DE
Julmcabe806@aol.com

William McCabe
Guest
Delaware Division of the Arts
Wilmington, DE

Everett McCorvey
Vice-Chair
Kentucky Arts Council
Frankfort, KY
mccorvey@uky.edu

L. Saunders McNeill
Native Arts Program Director
Alaska State Council on the Arts
Anchorage, AK
saunders_mcneill@eed.state.ak.us

Dorothy McSweeny
Chair
DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities
Washington, DC
dpmcsween@aol.com

William McSweeny
Guest
DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities
Washington, DC

Lori Meadows
Executive Director
Kentucky Arts Council
Frankfort, KY
lori.meadows@ky.gov

David A. Miller
Executive Director
New Jersey State Council on the Arts
Trenton, NJ
david@arts.sos.state.nj.us

Margaret S. Newman
Chair
Southern Arts Federation
Winston-Salem, NC
TogNewman@aol.com

Marilyn Nielsen
Deputy Director
California Arts Council
Sacramento, CA
mnielsen@caartscouncil.com

Andrea Noble
Visual & Literary Arts Director
Alaska State Council on the Arts
Anchorage, AK
andrea_noble@eed.state.ak.us

Susan Olson
Artists in Schools Program Director
Alaska State Council on the Arts
Anchorage, AK
ais_aksca@eed.state.ak.us

John Ostrout
Director, State and Regional
National Endowment for the Arts
Washington, DC
ostroutj@arts.endow.gov

Gaudalupe T. Pangelinan
Commonwealth Council for Arts and Culture
Saipan, MP

Jackie Parsons
Chair
Montana Arts Council
Browning, MT

Karen Paty
Community Arts Manager
Georgia Council for the Arts
Atlanta, GA
kpaty@gaarts.org

Lisa Peinado
Operations Director
New Mexico Arts
Santa Fe, NM
lisa.peinado@state.nm.us

Samuel Peinado
Guest
New Mexico Arts
Santa Fe, NM

Le'ala E. Pili
Executive Director
American Samoa Council on Culture, Arts and Humanities
Pago Pago, AS
ascach@samoatelco.com

Shannon Planchon
Assistant Director
Oregon Arts Commission
Salem, OR
shannon.planchon@state.or.us

Jane Preston
Director of Programs
New England Foundation for the Arts
Boston, MA
jpreston@nefa.org

Betty Price
Executive Director
Oklahoma Arts Council
Oklahoma City, OK
betty@arts.state.ok.us

Sibille Hart Pritchard
Chair
Florida Division of Cultural Affairs
Oviedo, FL
hartcom1@brooksville.biz

Anthony Radich
Executive Director
Western States Arts Federation
Denver, CO
anthony.radich@westaf.org

Amanda Rafool
Program Principal
National Conference of State Legislatures
Denver, CO
mandy.rafool@ncsl.org

Mary Regan
Executive Director
North Carolina Arts Council
Raleigh, NC
mary.regan@ncmail.net

Randall Reid-Smith
Commissioner
West Virginia Division of Culture and History
Commission on the Arts
Charleston, WV

Donna L. Rice
Councilor
Maryland State Arts Council
Columbia, MD
donnalrice@comcast.net

Douglas Riske
Executive Director
Manitoba Arts Council
Winnipeg,
driske@artscouncil.mb.ca

John Rohman
Chair
Maine Arts Commission
Bangor, ME
john.rohman@wbrcae.com

Lyndy Rohman
Guest
Maine Arts Commission
Bangor, ME

Peter Rosegg
Commissioner
Hawai'i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts
Honolulu, HI
peter.rosegg@heco.com

Randall Rosenbaum
Executive Director
Rhode Island State Council on the Arts
Providence, RI
randy@arts.ri.gov

Laura Scanlan
Director
Delaware Division of the Arts
Wilmington, DE
lscanlan@state.de.us

Nancy Schiffer
Board Chair
Wyoming Arts Council
Kaycee, WY
nancy.schiffer@gmail.com

Valerie Shantz
Director of Programming
Manitoba Arts Council
Winnipeg,
vshantz@artscouncil.mb.ca

Sandy Shaughnessy
Executive Director
Florida Division of Cultural Affairs
Tallahassee, FL
sshaughnessy@mail.dos.state.fl.us

Bill Sheppard
Commission Member
Arizona Commission on the Arts
Phoenix, AZ

Debby Silverfine
Deputy Director
New York State Council on the Arts
New York, NY
dsilverfine@nysca.org

Marty Skomal
Director of Programs
Nebraska Arts Council
Omaha, NE
mskomal@nebraskaartscouncil.org

Karen Burgess Smith
Councilor
New Hampshire State Council on the Arts
Exeter, NH
kbsmith@exeter.edu

Laura S. Smith
Director of Resource Development
National Assembly of State Arts Agencies
Washington, DC
laura@nasaa-arts.org

Ronald J. Stratten
Chair
Indiana Arts Commission
Indianapolis, IN
rstratten@ncaa.org

Daniel Strauss
Arts Program Branch Manager
Kentucky Arts Council
Frankfort, KY
dan.strauss@ky.gov

Beverly Strohmeyer
Executive Director
Missouri Arts Council
Saint Louis, MO
bev.strohmeyer@ded.mo.gov

Suzette Surkamer
Executive Director
South Carolina Arts Commission
Columbia, SC
surkamsu@arts.state.sc.us

Marva Swanson
Grants Administrator
Georgia Council for the Arts
Atlanta, GA
mswanson@gaarts.org

Suzanne Tate
Deputy Director
Oklahoma Arts Council
Oklahoma City, OK
suzanne@arts.ok.gov

Dr. Roderic A. Taylor
Council Member
Virginia Commission for the Arts
Richmond, VA
rataylor@nsu.edu

Lionell Thomas
Assistant Director
DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities
Washington, DC
Lionell.Thomas@dc.gov

Bradley Trabing
Guest
Arizona Commission on the Arts
Phoenix, AZ

William Trinkle
Council Member
Virginia Commission for the Arts
Richmond, VA
trinkle@cwfrancis.com

Nancy Trovillion
Deputy Director
North Carolina Arts Council
Raleigh, NC
nancy.trovillion@ncmail.net

An-Ming Truxes
Arts Division Director
Connecticut Commission Culture and Tourism
Hartford, CT
an-ming.truxes@ct.gov

Arthur Tsuchiya
Guest
New York State Council on the Arts
New York, NY

Kristin Tucker
Executive Director
Washington State Arts Commission
Olympia, WA
krist@arts.wa.gov

Daisy Villagomez-Bier
Secretary
Commonwealth Council for Arts and Culture
Saipan, MP

Anita Walker
Director
Iowa Arts Council
Des Moines, IA
anita.walker@iowa.gov

Janine Webb
Executive Director
North Dakota Council on the Arts
Bismarck, ND
jwebb@state.nd.us

Darrin White
Executive Director
Prince Edward Island Council of the Arts
Charlottetown, PE
dwhite@peiartscouncil.com

Malcolm White
Executive Director
Mississippi Arts Commission
Jackson, MS
mwhite@arts.state.ms.us

Audie Wise
Guest
Nebraska Arts Council
Omaha, NE

Suzanne Wise
Executive Director
Nebraska Arts Council
Omaha, NE
swise@nebraskaartscouncil.org

Ron Yamakawa
Executive Director
Hawai'i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts
Honolulu, HI
ronald.yamakawa@hawaii.gov

Carrie Zaslow
Vice Chair
Rhode Island State Council on the Arts
Providence, RI
czaslow@randolphsavings.com

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