State and Regional: FY 2018 Grants Panelists

Partnership Agreements - Folk Panel A Jan 23, 2018

Jason E. Allen (Layperson) Director of Community Engagement @ NJ Council for the Humanities Langhorne, PA Elena Calderon Patino Director, Community Arts Program Rhode Island State Council on the Arts Providence, RI Rina Rossi Program Officer Minnesota State Arts Board Minneapolis, MN Dylan A Wall (Layperson) Program Coordinator Nebraska Folklife Network, Inc. Lincoln, NE

Partnership Agreements - Folk Panel B Jan 25, 2018

Jason E. Allen (Layperson) Director of Community Engagement @ NJ Council for the Humanities Langhorne, PA Laura Marcus Green Program Director Folklife & Traditional Arts South Carolina Arts Commission Cayce, SC Lisa L Higgins Missouri Folk Arts Program, Director Curators of the University of Missouri at Columbia Columbia, MO Andy Kolovos Director of Archives and Research Vermont Folklife Center Essex Junction, VT

Partnership Agreements - National Services Panel Jan 29, 2018

Dale Erquiaga (Layperson) President & CEO Communities In Schools Alexandria, VA Fran Holden Independent Consultant Santa FE, NM Mary  Kennedy President, Mary Kennedy Associates, Inc. Kansas City, MO Michael L Vinson (Layperson) National Account Manager/Arts Patron Green Bay, WI

Partnership Agreements - Regional Panel A Jan 30, 2018

Andre C. Bouchard Founder Walrus Arts Management Vancouver, WA Susan T. Chandler Executive Director Madeline Island Music Camp Edina, MN Henry Schwaller (Layperson) President Henry Schwaller Associates Inc. Hays, KS

Partnership Agreements - Regional Panel B Feb 01, 2018

Barbara Bershon (Layperson) Arts Patron Leonardtown, MD Joe Clifford Executive Director Lebanon Opera House Improvement Corporation Plainfield, NH Tey M Nunn Director & Chief Curator, Visual Arts Program National Hispanic Cultural Center Foundation Albuquerque, NM

Partnership Agreements - States Panel Jan 09, 2018

Charon V. Battles (Layperson) Arts Patron Harrisburg, PA Llewellyn M Crain Director of Development Old Globe Theatre San Diego, CA Michael Donovan Executive Director Missouri State Council on the Arts University City, MO Carla Du Pree Board Member Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance Columbia, MD Benjamin E. Fyffe Deputy Director Museums & Cultural Affairs Department City of El Paso, Texas El Paso, TX Karen J. Hanan Executive Director Arts Northwest Port Angeles, WA Anthony Pietricola Board Member Vermont Council on the Arts, Inc. Grand Isle , VT Sheila Sears Deputy Director Creative Industries Division (Colorado) Denver, CO Claude Bennett Tarleton Retired Nashville, TN Christina M. Widdess Consultant Minneapolis, MN