Opera: FY 2010 Grants Panelists

Access to Artistic Excellence, Panel A1 June 29-30, 2009

Janice Del Sesto Consultant Boston, MA David Devan Executive Director Opera Company of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA Rodney Hood (Layperson) Vice Chairman National Credit Union Administration Board Washington, DC Anita Johnson Soprano New York, NY Plato Karayanis General Director (Retired) Santa Fe, NM Nicholas Martin Author Director of Operations Lyric Opera of Chicago Chicago, IL Paul Moravec Composer, University Professor Adelphi University New York, NY Marilyn Shapiro Executive Vice President Los Angeles Opera Los Angeles, CA

Access to Artistic Excellence, Panel A2 June 30, 2009

Janice Del Sesto Consultant Boston, MA Rodney Hood (Layperson) Vice Chairman National Credit Union Administration Board Washington, DC Anita Johnson Soprano New York, NY Plato Karayanis General Director (Retired) Santa Fe, NM Nicholas Martin Author Director of Operations Lyric Opera of Chicago Chicago, IL Paul Moravec Composer, University Professor Adelphi University New York, NY Marilyn Shapiro Executive Vice President Los Angeles Opera Los Angeles, CA

Access to Artistic Excellence, Panel B July 1-2, 2009

Ian Campbell General and Artistic Director San Diego Opera San Diego, CA Dennis Carlyle (Layperson) Retired Physician Houston, TX Michael Ching Composer Artistic and General Director Opera Memphis Memphis, TN Christopher Hahn General Director Pittsburgh Opera Pittsburgh, PA Daniel Kleinknecht Executive Director and Conductor Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre Associate Professor of Music Mount Mercy College Coralville, IA Patricia Miller Mezzo-soprano, Artist-in-Residence Distinguished University Professor of Music and Director of Vocal Studies George Mason University Falls Church, VA Deborah Sandler Arts Consultant Louisville, KY