Access to Artistic Excellence, Panel A June 3-5, 2009

Makalé Faber Cullen  Cultural Anthropologist, Kingsborough Community College City University of New York Brooklyn, NY Timothy Lloyd Executive Director American Folklore Society Columbus, OH Richard March  Retired Folk Arts Specialist Wisconsin Arts Board Madison, WI Adrienn Mendonca  (Layperson) Communications & Operations Director Savannah Tree Foundation Savannah, GA Kim Nguyen Program Associate – Folk Arts New Jersey State Council on the Arts Highland Park, NJ Patricia Wells Folklife Program Coordinator Nevada Arts Council Carson City, NV

Access To Artistic Excellence, Panel B June 5, 2009

Makalé Faber Cullen  Cultural Anthropologist, Kingsborough Community College City University of New York Brooklyn, NY Timothy Lloyd Executive Director American Folklore Society Columbus, OH Adrienn Mendonca  (Layperson) Communications & Operations Director Savannah Tree Foundation Savannah, GA Kim Nguyen Program Associate – Folk Arts New Jersey State Council on the Arts Highland Park, NJ Patricia Wells Folklife Program Coordinator Nevada Arts Council Carson City, NV

Access to Artistic Excellence, Panel #2A December 2-4, 2009

Carlos A. Fernandez, Ph. D. Director, Center for Latino Arts and Culture Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Hightstown, NJ Steve Grauberger Folklife Specialist, Alabama Center for Traditional Culture Alabama State Council on the Arts Lowndesboro, AL Laura Marcus Green, Ph.D. Folklorist, Author, Consultant Santa Fe, NM  Tina Kuckkahn Director, The Longhouse Education and Cultural Center The Evergreen State College Skokomish, WA Phyllis May-Machunda, Ph. D. Chair & Associate Professor, American Multicultural Studies Department Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead, MN Lisa Rathje, Ph. D. Arts and Heritage Specialist Institute for Cultural Partnerships Harrisburg, PA Molly Singer (Layperson) Deputy Director Metro TeenAIDS Washington, DC 

Access to Artistic Excellence, Panel #2B December 4, 2009

Carlos A. Fernandez, Ph. D. Director, Center for Latino Arts and Culture Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Hightstown, NJ Steve Grauberger Folklife Specialist, Alabama Center for Traditional Culture Alabama State Council on the Arts Lowndesboro, AL Phyllis May-Machunda, Ph. D. Chair & Associate Professor, American Multicultural Studies Department Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead, MN Lisa Rathje, Ph. D. Arts and Heritage Specialist Institute for Cultural Partnerships Harrisburg, PA Molly Singer (Layperson) Deputy Director Metro TeenAIDS Washington, DC