State and Regional: FY 2009 Grant Panelists

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Panel A March 25, 2009 Edward Dickey (Layperson) Arts Patron Community Volunteer Bethesda, MD Sandra Gibson Executive Director Association of Performing Arts Presenters Washington, DC Dennis Holub Former Executive Director South Dakota Arts Council Pierre, SD Jim Bob McMillan Deputy Director Texas Arts Commission Austin, TX Suzanne Wise Executive Director Nebraska Arts Council Omaha, NE American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Panel B March 25, 2009 Edward Dickey (Layperson) Arts Patron Community Volunteer Bethesda, MD Dennis Holub Former Executive Director South Dakota Arts Council Pierre, SD Jim Bob McMillan Deputy Director Texas Arts Commission Austin, TX American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Panel C March 25, 2009 Pamela Breaux Secretary Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism Baton Rouge, LA Mary Regan Executive Director North Carolina Arts Council Raleigh, NC Mona Abadir (Layperson) Principal, Honu Group, Inc. Former Chair, Hawaii State Foundation on the Arts Honolulu, HI Robert Booker Executive Director Arizona Commission on the Arts Phoenix, AZ Randall Rosenbaum Executive Director Rhode Island State Council on the Arts Providence, RI American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Panel D March 25, 2009 Pamela Breaux Secretary Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism Baton Rouge, LA Mary Regan Executive Director North Carolina Arts Council Raleigh, NC Mona Abadir (Layperson) Principal, Honu Group, Inc. Former Chair, Hawaii State Foundation on the Arts Honolulu, HI Randall Rosenbaum Executive Director Rhode Island State Council on the Arts Providence, RI American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Panel E March 25, 2009 Edward Dickey (Layperson) Arts Patron Community Volunteer Bethesda, MD Jim Bob McMillan Deputy Director Texas Arts Commission Austin, TX Mary Regan Executive Director North Carolina Arts Council Raleigh, NC State Partnership Agreements January 28-29, 2009 Sandra Gibson President & CEO Association of Performing Arts Presenters Bethesda, MD W. Jack Hicks Literature Professor University of California, Davis Sacramento, CA Chris Howell Chief Operating Officer Kansas Arts Commission Topeka, KS David Miller Arts Consultant Hightstown, NJ Randall Reid-Smith Commissioner West Virginia Division of Culture and History Charleston, WV Bruce Richardson University Professor Chair Wyoming Arts Council Casper, WY Sandy Shaughnessy Director Florida Division of Cultural Affairs Tallahassee, FL Kris Tucker Executive Director Washington State Arts Commission Olympia, WA George Tzougros Executive Director Wisconsin Arts Board Madison, WI Nancy Weiss (Layperson) Development Consultant Pomfret, CT State Arts Agency Partnership Agreements Arts Education Review Group January 6-7, 2009 Elmer J. Crumbley (Layperson) * Retired Elementary Principal Omaha Public Schools Omaha, NE Jean Tokuda Irwin Visual Artist Director of Arts Education Utah Arts Council Salt Lake City, UT Kim Leavitt Director of Arts Education Tennessee Arts Commission Nashville, TN David Marshall Education Programs Manager Massachusetts Cultural Council Boston, MA George Tzougros Executive Director, Wisconsin Arts Board Fitchburg, WI *Could not serve due to a family emergency State Arts Agency Partnership Agreements/Folk Infrastructure, Panel A January 30, 2009 W. Jack Hicks Literature Professor University of California, Davis Sacramento, CA Wayne Martin Senior Program Director for Community Arts Development North Carolina Arts Council Raleigh, NC Randall Reid-Smith Commissioner West Virginia Division of Culture and History Charleston, WV Sandy Shaughnessy Director Florida Division of Cultural Affairs Tallahassee, FL Nick C.P. Vrooman (Layperson) Director Helena Indian Alliance Helena, MT Lynn Williamson Director, Cultural Heritage Arts Program Institute for Community Research Torrington, CT State Arts Agency Partnership Agreements/Folk Infrastructure, Panel B January 30, 2009 W. Jack Hicks Literature Professor University of California, Davis Sacramento, CA Wayne Martin Senior Program Director for Community Arts Development North Carolina Arts Council Raleigh, NC Randall Reid-Smith Commissioner West Virginia Division of Culture and History Charleston, WV Sandy Shaughnessy Director Florida Division of Cultural Affairs Tallahassee, FL Nick C.P. Vrooman (Layperson) Director Helena Indian Alliance Helena, MT Regional Partnership Agreements, Panel A January 14, 2009 Pamela Breaux Secretary Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism Lake Charles, LA Ed Dickey (Layperson) Arts Patron, Community Volunteer Bethesda, MD Loie Fecteau Executive Director New Mexico Arts Santa Fe, NM Karen Hanan Executive Director Arts Northwest Port Angeles, WA Regional Partnership Agreements, Panel B January 22, 2009 Arlynn Fishbaugh Executive Director Montana Arts Council Helena, MT Rudy Guglielmo, Jr. (Layperson) Program Officer Archibald Bush Foundation Saint Paul, MN Rebecca Lawrence Curator, Writer Director New Hampshire State Council on the Arts Concord, NH Elaine Mariner Executive Director Colorado Council on the Arts Denver, CO Steve Sigel Composer, Director, Performer Executive Director Garde Arts Center New London, CT