Access to Artistic Excellence December 9-10, 2010

Patricia Beggs General Director and CEO Cincinnati Opera Cincinnati, OH J. Michael Ching Composer and Conductor Ames, IA Brian Dickie General Director Chicago Opera Theater Chicago, IL Debra Evans (Layperson) Community Volunteer McLean, VA Gregory Marks Vocalist Major Gifts Development Associate California Pacific Medical Center Foundation San Francisco, CA Pelham G. Pearce, Jr. General/Artistic Director Central City Opera House Association Lakewood, CO

Access to Artistic Excellence, Panel A June 21-22, 2010

Harolyn Blackwell Soprano New York, NY Susan Carlyle (Layperson) Retired Anesthesiologist Arts Patron Houston, TX Susan Danis Executive Director Sarasota Opera Sarasota, FL Marta Istomin Cellist, Arts Administrator Washington, DC Deborah Sandler Arts Consultant Louisville, KY Bright Sheng Composer, Conductor, Pianist Leonard Bernstein Distinguished Professor University of Michigan Saline, MI Kevin Smith President & Chief Executive Officer The Minnesota Opera St. Paul, MN

Access to Artistic Excellence, Panel B1 June 23, 2010

Susan Carlyle (Layperson) Arts Patron Houston, TX Daron Hagen Composer New York, NY Marta Istomin Cellist, Arts Administrator Washington, DC Herman Lovato (Layperson) Bureau Chief Information Technology Division/Application Support New Mexico Department of Public Safety Santa Fe, NM Everett McCorvey Tenor Professor of Voice and Director of Opera Schmidt Vocal Arts Center University of Kentucky Lexington, KY Nicholas Muni Stage Director, Lexica Productions, Inc. Distinguished Artist-in-Residence, Associate Professor, College-Conservatory of Music University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH

Access to Artistic Excellence, Panel B2 June 23, 2010

Marta Istomin Cellist; Arts Administrator Washington, DC Herman Lovato (Layperson) Bureau Chief Information Technology Division/Application Support New Mexico Department of Public Safety Santa Fe, NM Everett McCorvey Tenor Professor of Voice and Director of Opera Schmidt Vocal Arts Center University of Kentucky Lexington, KY Nicholas Muni Stage Director, Lexica Productions, Inc. Distinguished Artist-in-Residence, Associate Professor, College-Conservatory of Music University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH