Michael Donovan

Michael Donovan leads the Missouri Arts Council, the state agency supporting the arts that creates a stronger State of Missouri. He is responsible for developing a strategic and effective organization, supporting a professional staff, and creating training and professional development for nonprofit arts organizations. His focus includes expanded presence statewide, proportional and equitable grant funding, […]

Karen Ewald

Karen Ewald serves as the executive director of the Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SFCA) in Honolulu. Her work centers on developing and administering the agency’s budget, planning, and staff and board relations. She also serves as the liaison to the Hawaiʻi State Legislature. Prior to her current role, Ewald served as […]

Marcela “Xela” Garcia

Marcela “Xela” Garcia is a Xicana artist, innovator and cultural warrior who currently serves as the executive director at Walker’s Point Center for the Arts in Milwaukee, and was elected to the Milwaukee Public Schools board of directors representing District 6. As a council member for the Wisconsin Arts Board, she brings broad experience in […]

David Lewis

David Lewis is the executive director of the Mississippi Arts Commission (MAC), the state’s arts agency that provides grants and programs to the arts community in Mississippi. A Mississippi native, Lewis is passionate about the state and all it offers. In his role, Lewis travels throughout the state to local communities to meet with artists, […]

Adele Sicilia

With more than 10 years leadership experience focusing on program development and creating positive organizational cultures while procuring funding and managing budgets exceeding $50 million, Adele Sicilia brings both management experience and an appreciation of the arts in all of its forms to the position of director of the New Hampshire State Council on the […]