Access To Artistic Excellence, Panel A (Festivals) June 18, 2008 Joseph A. Benedict Production Staff Blue Man Group Chicago Chicago, IL Sherwood Chen Dancer and Choreographer Associate Director Alliance for California Traditional Arts (ACTA) San Francisco, CA Eduardo Diaz Executive Director National Hispanic Cultural Center Albuquerque, NM Larry Gustke (Layperson) Professor of Tourism Management North Carolina State University Apex, NC J. Chris Moore Executive Director Springfield Arts Council, Inc. Springfield, OH Karen Spellman Arts and Cultural Events Consultant Washington, DC Access To Artistic Excellence, Panel B1 June 19, 2008 Michelle Boone Cultural Program Officer Joyce Foundation Chicago, IL Sherwood Chen Dancer and Choreographer Associate Director Alliance for California Traditional Arts (ACTA) San Francisco, CA Eduardo Diaz Executive Director National Hispanic Cultural Center Albuquerque, NM Larry Gustke (Layperson) Professor of Tourism Management North Carolina State University Apex, NC Galen Joseph-Hunter Executive Director Free103point9 Acra, NY Christopher Morgan Dancer and Choreographer Artistic Director, Muse Director, Dance Omi International Dance Collective Washington, DC Heather Spicuzza Theater Director and Educator Vice President, Education and Community Engagement Ordway Center for the Performing Arts St. Paul, MN Access To Artistic Excellence Panel B2 June 19, 2008 Michelle Boone Cultural Program Officer Joyce Foundation Chicago, IL Sherwood Chen Dancer and Choreographer Associate Director Alliance for California Traditional Arts (ACTA) San Francisco, CA Larry Gustke (Layperson) Professor of Tourism Management North Carolina State University Apex, NC Galen Joseph-Hunter Executive Director Free103point9 Acra, NY Christopher Morgan Dancer and Choreographer Artistic Director, Muse Director, Dance Omi International Dance Collective Washington, DC Heather Spicuzza Theater Director and Educator Vice President, Education and Community Engagement Ordway Center for the Performing Arts St. Paul, MN Access To Artistic Excellence, Panel C1 July 23-25, 2008 Jean Cook Violinist Deputy Director Future of Music Coalition Washington, DC Jacqueline Z. Davis Executive Director New York Library for the Performing Arts Lincoln Center New York, NY María de la Rosa Dancer Independent Arts Consultant Santa Clara, CA Paul Hogan (Layperson) Retired Banker, Arts Patron Milton, MA Sandra D. Jackson-Dumont Deputy Director, Education & Public Programs/Adjunct Curator Seattle Art Museum Seattle, WA William Kubeczko Independent Consultant Minneapolis, MN Mitch Menchaca Director, State and Local Partnerships Arizona Commission on the Arts Phoenix, AZ Access to Artistic Excellence, Panel C2 July 25, 2008 Jean Cook Violinist Deputy Director Future of Music Coalition Washington, DC Jacqueline Z. Davis Executive Director New York Library for the Performing Arts Lincoln Center New York, NY María de la Rosa Dancer Independent Arts Consultant Santa Clara, CA Paul Hogan (Layperson) Retired Banker, Arts Patron Milton, MA Mitch Menchaca Director, State and Local Partnerships Arizona Commission on the Arts Phoenix, AZ Access to Artistic Excellence, Panel C3 July 25, 2008 Alison Carey Director, American Revolutions: The United States History Cycle Oregon Shakespeare Festival Ashland, OR Dawn J. Helsing Executive Director Court Theatre Chicago, IL Paul Hogan (Layperson) Retired Banker, Arts Patron Milton, MA Mitch Menchaca Director, State and Local Partnerships Arizona Commission on the Arts Phoenix, AZ

Access to Artistic Excellence, Panel A November 5-6, 2008

Noël Bonam Visual and Performing Artist Director, Office of Multicultural Affairs State of Maine Augusta, ME

Suzanne Callahan Founder Callahan Consulting for the Arts Washington, DC

Edgar East Musician and music educator Waterloo, IA Janet H. Moore (Layperson) President Moore International, Inc. Houston, TX

Tanya Mote Development Director El Centro Su Teatro Parker, CO

Renny Pritikin Poet, Curator Director, Nelson Gallery University of California, Davis Oakland, CA

Access to Artistic Excellence, Panel B December 9-10, 2008

Deborah Bunting Artist, Heritage Arts Manager Nebraska Arts Council Omaha, NE

Susan Scott Lindberg (Layperson) Counsel Eni Petroleum Houston, TX

Beverly Lingle Retired University Administrator Coeur d’Alene, ID

Joe B. Rodriguez Arts Program Manager Office of Cultural Affairs City of San José Milpitas, CA

Carlton Turner Performer, Regional Development Director Alternate ROOTS Utica, MS

Ruth Waalkes Director of Artistic Initiatives Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at Maryland University of Maryland, College Park College Park, MD

Access to Artistic Excellence, Panel C-1 December 11-12, 2008

Bradley Erickson Playwright; Executive Director Theatre Bay Area San Francisco, CA

Amy Lam Principal/Independent Consultant Lamling Group LLC Dover, MA

Dipankar Mukherjee Artistic Director Pangea World Theater Minneapolis, MN

Elizabeth B. Murfee (Layperson) President EMC Company Washington, DC 

Linda Walton Vice President, Programming Jazzmobile New York, NY

Claire West Development Manager The Children’s Museum of Phoenix Phoenix, AZ

Access to Artistic Excellence, Panel C-2 December 12, 2008

Dipankar Mukherjee Artistic Director Pangea World Theater Minneapolis, MN

Elizabeth B. Murfee (Layperson) President EMC Company Washington, DC 

Linda Walton Vice President, Programming Jazzmobile New York, NY

Claire West Development Manager The Children’s Museum of Phoenix Phoenix, AZ

American Masterpieces: Presenting, Panel A February 10-11, 2009 Patricia Cruz Executive Director Aaron Davis Hall New York, NY Herman Milligan (Layperson) Vice President/Customer Insights Analysis Manager Enterprise Marketing Customer Insights Wells Fargo and Company Minneapolis, MN Julia Olin Executive Director National Council for Traditional Arts Berwyn Heights, MD Michael Ross Director Krannert Center for the Performing Arts Champaign, IL Lawrence Simpson Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Berklee College of Music Brookline, MA MK Wegmann President and Chief Executive Officer National Performance Network New Orleans, LA Eleanor San San Wong Program Director Cultural Equity Grants Program San Francisco Arts Commission San Francisco, CA American Masterpieces: Presenting, Panel B February 11, 2009 Herman Milligan (Layperson) Vice President/Customer Insights Analysis Manager Enterprise Marketing Customer Insights Wells Fargo and Company Minneapolis, MN Julia Olin Executive Director National Council for Traditional Arts Berwyn Heights, MD Lawrence Simpson Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Berklee College of Music Brookline, MA MK Wegmann President and Chief Executive Officer National Performance Network New Orleans, LA American Masterpieces: Presenting ‘09, Panel C February 11, 2009 Herman Milligan (Layperson) Vice President/Customer Insights Analysis Manager Enterprise Marketing Customer Insights Wells Fargo and Company Minneapolis, MN Julia Olin Executive Director National Council for Traditional Arts Berwyn Heights, MD Lawrence Simpson Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Berklee College of Music Brookline, MA American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Panel A May 21, 2009 Karen Hanan Executive Director Arts Northwest Port Angeles, WA Mark Masuoka Executive Director/Chief Curator Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts Omaha, NE Mitch Menchaca Senior Director of Programs Arizona Commission on the Arts Phoenix, AZ Herman Milligan, Jr. (Layperson) Vice President, Enterprise Marketing Wells Fargo and Company Minneapolis, MN Cecilia (Ce) Scott Visual Artist Director of Residencies and Exhibitions McColl Center for Visual Art Charlotte, NC American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Panel B May 27, 2009 Noel Bonam Director, Office of Multicultural Affairs State of Maine Augusta, ME Michelle Boone Program Officer, Culture The Joyce Foundation Chicago, IL Herman Milligan, Jr. (Layperson) Vice President, Enterprise Marketing Wells Fargo and Company Minneapolis, MN Claire West Independent Consultant Development Manager Children’s Museum of Phoenix Phoenix, AZ Eleanor San San Wong Program Director, Cultural Equity Grants Program San Francisco Arts Commission San Francisco, CA American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Application Readers (Readers who did not also serve as panelists) Anna Glass Managing Director 651 Arts New York, NY Jewelle L. Gomez Director, Grants & Community Initiatives Horizons Foundation San Francisco, CA Julia A. Olin Executive Director National Council for Traditional Arts Berwyn Heights, MD