Grants for Arts Projects I - Panel A
June 24, 2024

Alex Ganes (Layperson)
Technical Engineer
Allvue Systems 
Peekskill, NY

Rafael Gonzalez
President & CEO
Grand Performances
El Monte, CA

Cierra Johnson
Studio Artist 
Teaching Artist 
Artmix, Inc.
Indianapolis, IN

Kathy Liu
Executive Director
Edmonds Center for the Arts
Edmonds, WA

Grants for Arts Projects I - Panel B
June 24, 2024

Christopher Audain
Managing Director, Arts Initiative
University of Michigan 
Ypsilanti, MI

Maya Celeste
Community Programs Coordinator, Lone Tree Arts Center 
City of Lone Tree, Colorado 
Lone Tree, CO

Mackenzie Weinger (Layperson)
Senior Policy Editor
Axios 
Washington, DC

Grants for Arts Projects I - Panel C
June 25, 2024

Alonzo Blalock
In-School Programs Manager
New Jersey Performing Arts Center
Newark, NJ

Lisa Bury
Principal
Lisa Bury Consulting
Chicago, IL

Jamil Jorge
ArtsCorps Manager & Adjunct Lecturer, Brown Arts Institute
Brown University
Warwick, RI

Azaria Pittman-Carter (Layperson)
Marketing and Communications Coordinator
Cincinnati Youth Collaborative
Cincinnati, OH

Sanjay Saverimuttu
Choreographer
Outreach Coordinator
School of Labor and Employment Relations
Pennsylvania State University
State College, PA

Grants for Arts Projects I - Panel D
June 25, 2024

Steven Parker
Artistic Director
Collide 
McKnight Visiting Composer 
American Composers Forum
Austin, TX

Rebekah Pleasant-Patterson
Executive Director
Griot Arts Inc.
Clarksdale, MS

Nickolas Sanches (Layperson)
Philanthropy Officer
Earthjustice 
Los Angeles, CA

Alexa Smith
Senior Director, Anti-Racism, Equity, and Belonging
The Public Theater 
New York, NY 

Grants for Arts Projects I - Panel E
June 27, 2024

Joseph Hall
Executive Director
Kelly Strayhorn Theater
Pittsburgh, PA

Johana Moscoso
Visual Artist
Residency Coordinator
Crosstown Arts
Memphis, TN

Yohann Ripert (Layperson)
Associate Professor & Director of the Honors Program
Stetson University
DeLand, FL

Laura Sweet
Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
Des Moines Performing Arts
Des Moines, IA

Jill Vyn
Co-Director
DisArt
Grand Rapids, MI

Grants for Arts Projects I - Panel F
June 27, 2024

Laura Allen
Executive Director
South Arkansas Arts Center
El Dorado, AR

Michael Iyanaga
Associate Professor of Music and Latin American Studies
College of William and Mary
Richmond, VA

Chevalier Lovett
Musician
Chief Operating Officer 
Florida Rising 
Winter Park, FL

Jess Parris Westbrook (Layperson)
Founder & Director 
Identity Research Lab & Queering Futures Research Studio
Associate Professor
DePaul University
Oak Park, IL