Arts Education: FY 2023 Grants Panelists

Grants for Arts Projects II - Panel A
November 10, 2022

Lucy Chen
VP of Advocacy & Community Engagement
Cathedral Arts Project, Inc.
Jacksonville, FL

Lisa Donovan
Professor
Fine and Performing Arts
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
Lee, MA

Amy Duma
Retired
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Annandale, VA

Paul Gambill
Executive Director
Community Engagement Lab, Inc.
Montpelier, VT

Bonnie Koba (Layperson)
Retired
Connecticut Office of the Arts
Durham, CT

Dontae Muse
Art Director
Art Above Studios
Elizabeth, NJ

Grants for Arts Projects II - Panel B
November 17, 2022

Hermes Casillan Camacho
Development and Operations Director and Acting Executive Director
Hispanic Alliance for the Performing Arts
Cedar Park, TX

Marlia Nash
Student
School of Music
University of Maryland at College Park
Hubert, NC

Denese Odegaard
Executive Director
Learning Bank
Fargo, ND

Michael C Yaffe (Layperson)
Retired
West Hartford, CT

Maureen Yuen
Assistant Professor of Violin and Viola
Music
Drake University
West Des Moines, IA

Grants for Arts Projects II - Panel C
December 8, 2022

Keesha Dixon
Executive Director
Asante Art Institute of Indianapolis, IN
Indianapolis, IN

Kim Graham (Layperson)
Executive Director
Arizona Educational Foundation
Phoenix, AZ

Matrex Kilgore
Program Administrator
Texas Commission on the Arts
Austin, TX

Mike Lawler
Director of Development and External Relations
ARTS for ALL Wisconsin
Madison, WI

Jason Nious
Arts Integration Consultant
Focus 5, Inc.
Las Vegas, NV

Moira Pirsch
Education Director
Maui Arts & Cultural Center
Makawao, HI

Grants for Arts Projects II - Panel D
December 1, 2022

Abigail Handy
Community Development Coordinator
Northeast Louisiana Arts Council
West Monroe, LA

Daniel Hidalgo
Director of Education
Idaho Art Lab
Teton, ID

Dan Li
Art Education Academic Specialist
Department of Art, Art History, and Design
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

Joe Mocnik (Layperson)
Dean of Libraries
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS

Irene Su
Education Media Producer, Online Special Programs
Boston University
Providence, RI

Christian Wurst
Assistant Curator of Exhibitions
Sheldon Museum of Art
University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Lincoln, NE

Grants for Arts Projects II - Panel E
December 1, 2022

Pamela Louise Gee
Opera by Children Director
Utah Festival Opera Company
Logan, UT

Jostin Grimes
Education Specialist
Soundtrap for Education by Spotify
Los Angeles, CA

Erica Pitre (Layperson)
Research Development Officer / Senior Project Support Specialist
Emory University
Tucker, GA

Michael Vitaly Sazonov
Teaching Artist
Dance for PD Program Instructor
Mark Morris Dance Group
Phillipsburg, NJ

Grants for Arts Projects II - Panel F
December 6, 2022

Brooks Bowman
Assistant Executive Director for Fine Arts
South Dakota High School Activities Association
Pierre, SD

Alex Chadwell
Learning and Partnership Programs Manager
Lexington Philharmonic Society, Inc.
Lexington, KY

Alorie Clark
Arts Learning Coordinator
District of Columbia Commission on the Arts and Humanities
Washington, DC

Hannah Lastra
Grants Professional
M. Palmer Consulting
Teaching Artist
Lowell, AR

Stanislas Renard
Associate Dean & Associate Professor
Arts Management & Entrepreneurship
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
Edmond, OK

Amia Warren (Layperson)
Grants Manager
Boys & Girls Club of Joplin
Joplin, MO

Grants for Arts Projects I - Panel A
6/14/2022

Elisa Garcia-Radcliffe
Arts Learning Manager
Arizona Commission on the Arts
Tucson, AZ

Lana Hallmark
Arts/Nonprofit Consultant
Little Rock, AR

Scott Jones (Layperson)
Chief Strategic Recovery Officer
Colorado Department of Education
Wheat Ridge, CO

Dana Legawiec
Executive Director
Arts & Cultural Alliance of Freeport
Bowdoinham, ME

Terry Liu
Community Arts Consultant
Kapaa, HI

Grants for Arts Projects I - Panel B
6/16/2022

Jack Arend (Layperson)
Associate Director, Professional Learning
Association of Washington School Principals
Olympia, WA

Terrence Brown
Director of Arts Education
Jefferson County Schools
Birmingham, AL

Elizabeth Fogel
Orchestra Director
Kilmer Middle School
Alexandria, VA

Melanie Jupp Soehnlen
Director, Education and Outreach
The Smith Center for the Performing Arts
Henderson, NV

Gary Padmore
Director of Education & Community Engagement
Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York, Inc.
Forest Hills, NY

Sheila Ross
Program Officer
Arts in Education and Accessibility
Delaware Division of the Arts
Newark, DE

Grants for Arts Projects 1 - Panel C
6/28/2022

Gretchen Caserotti (Layperson)
Director
Meridian Library District
Boise, ID

Lawrence Diggs
South Dakota Humanities Council
Roslyn, SD

Monica Grable
Arts Education Director
Montana Arts Council
Helena, MT

Jairo Ontiveros
Vice President
Education & Community Engagement
Adrienne Arsht Center Trust Inc.
Hollywood, FL

Carmaletta Williams
Chief Executive Officer
Black Archives of Mid-America, Inc.
Grandview, MO

Grants for Arts Projects I - Panel D
7/22/2022

Rebecca Amato (Layperson)
Director of Teaching & Learning
Illinois Humanities Council
Chicago, IL

Niko Centeno-Monroy
Senior Program Facilitator
One Common Unity, Inc.
Alexandria, VA

Willa Johnson
Program Director
Appalshop, Inc.
McRoberts, KY

Sodam Lee
Assistant Professor of Graphic Design
Cornerstone University
Grand Rapids, MI

Eddy López
Assistant Professor of Studio Art
Department of Art and Art History
Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA

Grants for Arts Projects I - Panel E
7/22/2022

Juan Carlos Gudiño Cabrera
Senior Director
Flamboyan Foundation (Flamboyan Arts Fund)
San Juan, PR

Andy Harrison (Layperson)
Marketing & Communications Manager
Lovers Lane United Methodist Church
Euless, TX

Matthew Koperniak
Coordinator of Performing Arts
Fulton County Schools
Roswell, GA

Michelle Muro
Fine Arts Education Consultant
Tri-County Educational Service Center
Wooster, OH

Randall Rosenbaum
Executive Director (Retired)
Rhode Island State Council on the Arts
Pawtucket, RI

J Williams
Education and Family Program Manager
Utah Film Center
Salt Lake City, UT