Presenting: FY 2008 Grants Panelists

Access To Artistic Excellence, Panel A June 19, 2007 Jo Ann Andera Director of Special Events and Texas Folklife Festival Institute of Texan Culture University of Texas San Antonio, TX James Bradley Choreographer and dancer Fiscal and Training Officer Tribal Education, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Cherokee, NC Karen Hanan Presenter Executive Director Arts Northwest Port Angeles, WA Paul Hogan (Layperson) Retired banker, Fleet Boston Financial Board of Trustees and Treasurer Alliance of Artists Communities Milton, MA Carla Eliana Godoy Laguna Founder Art for Change, Inc. New York, NY Michael Orlove Senior Program Director City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs Chicago, IL Access To Artistic Excellence, Panel B1 July 25-27, 2006 June 20, 2007 Access To Artistic Excellence Panel B2 June 20, 2007 Jo Ann Andera Director of Special Events and Texas Folklife Festival Institute of Texan Culture University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX Karen Hanan Presenter; Executive Director Arts Northwest Port Angeles, WA Paul Hogan (Layperson) Retired banker, Fleet Boston Financial Board of Trustees and Treasurer Alliance of Artists Communities Milton, MA Mark Masuoka Executive Director and Chief Curator Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts Omaha, NE Access To Artistic Excellence, Panel C1 July 25-27, 2007 Nathaniel May Executive Director SPACE Gallery Portland, ME Lucas Rivera Multidisciplinary Artist, Director of the Arts Nueva Esperanza Academy Philadelphia, PA Helen Sause (Layperson) Retired Administrator Arts Patron and Community Volunteer Alameda, CA Lawrence Simpson Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Berklee College of Music Boston, MA Karin Stein Musician and educator Artes Latinas Kellogg, IA Sixto Wagan Co-Executive Director Director and Curator of Performing Arts DiverseWorks Houston, TX Diana “Dyno” Wahl Executive Director Festival at Sandpoint Summer Concert Series Sandpoint, ID Linda Walton Executive Director Harlem Arts Alliance New York, NY Robb Woulfe Executive Director Ann Arbor Summer Festival Ann Arbor, MI Access to Artistic Excellence, Panel C2 July 27, 2007 Nathaniel May Executive Director SPACE Gallery Portland, ME Lucas Rivera Multidisciplinary Artist, Director of the Arts Nueva Esperanza Academy Philadelphia, PA Helen Sause (Layperson) Retired Administrator Arts Patron and Community Volunteer Alameda, CA Lawrence Simpson Vice President for Academic Affairs Berklee College of Music Boston, MA Karin Stein Musician and educator Artes Latinas Kellogg, IA Diana "Dyno" Wahl Executive Director Festival at Sandpoint Summer Concert Series Sandpoint, ID Access To Artistic Excellence, A-1 October 29-30, 2007 Noël Bonam Performing and visual artist Director, Office of Multicultural Affairs State of Maine Portland, ME Suzanne Callahan Founder and Chief Officer Callahan Consulting for the Arts Washington, DC Mary Lynne Donohue (Layperson) Municipal and Litigation Attorney O’Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong, S.C. Sheboygan, WI Leatrice Ellzy Film Producer Manager, Artistic Programming and Festival Management National Black Arts Festival Atlanta, GA Gregg Miller Musician and educator Associate Director Centrum Bainbridge Island, WA Armando Rascón Photographer, Conceptual & Installation Artist Co-Director Terrain Gallery Calexico, CA Claire West Business Manager The School of Ballet Arizona Ballet Arizona Phoenix, AZ Connie Hart Yellowman Native artisan Executive Director Red Earth, Inc. El Reno, OK Access To Artistic Excellence, A-2 October 30, 2007 Noël Bonam Performing and visual artist Director, Office of Multicultural Affairs State of Maine Portland, ME Mary Lynne Donohue (Layperson) Municipal and Litigation Attorney O’Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong, S.C. Sheboygan, WI Leatrice Ellzy Film Producer Manager, Artistic Programming and Festival Management National Black Arts Festival Atlanta, GA Armando Rascón Photographer, Conceptual and Installation Artist Co-Director Terrain Gallery Calexico, CA Claire West Business Manager The School of Ballet Arizona Ballet Arizona Phoenix, AZ Connie Hart Yellowman Native artisan Executive Director Red Earth, Inc. El Reno, OK Access To Artistic Excellence, Panel B1 December 10-13, 2007 Steve Bailey Education Director and Founder Jump-Start Performance Co. San Antonio, TX Kim Chan Director of Development Paul Taylor Dance Foundation Maplewood, NJ Edgar East Musician, Music Teacher Waterloo, IA Jewelle Gomez Director of Grants & Community Initiatives Horizons Foundation San Francisco, CA Jeffrey Johnson Senior Director of Development Wolf Trap Center for the Performing Arts Vienna, VA Aimée Petrin Executive Director PCA Great Performances Freeport, ME Clarence Reynolds (Layperson) Journalist, News Anchor WXIA-TV (Gannett Broadcasting) Atlanta, GA Access To Artistic Excellence, Panel B2 December 13, 2007 Steve Bailey Education Director and Founder Jump-Start Performance Co. San Antonio, TX Edgar East Musician; Music Teacher Waterloo, IA Jewelle Gomez Director of Grants & Community Initiatives Horizons Foundation San Francisco, CA Jeffrey Johnson Senior Director of Development Wolf Trap Center for the Performing Arts Vienna, VA Aimée Petrin Executive Director PCA Great Performances Freeport, ME Clarence Reynolds (Layperson) Journalist, News Anchor WXIA-TV (Gannett Broadcasting) Atlanta, GA Access To Artistic Excellence, Panel B3 December 13, 2007 Jewelle Gomez Director of Grants & Community Initiatives Horizons Foundation San Francisco, CA Jeffrey Johnson Senior Director of Development Wolf Trap Center for the Performing Arts Vienna, VA Clarence Reynolds (Layperson) Journalist, News Anchor WXIA-TV (Gannett Broadcasting) Atlanta, GA American Masterpieces: Presenting, Panel A January 29-31, 2008 José Antonio Cruz Associate Producer Spanish Repertory Theater, Co., Ltd. (Repertorio Español) New York, NY Ellis Finger Director, Williams Center for the Arts Lafayette College Easton, PA Margaret Lawrence Director of Programming Hopkins Center Dartmouth College Lyme, NH 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 Cleveland, OH MK Wegmann President and CEO National Performance Network New Orleans, LA Geol Weirs Executive Director Young Audiences of Northern California San Francisco, CA American Masterpieces: Presenting, Panel B January 31, 2008 José Antonio Cruz Associate Producer Spanish Repertory Theater, Co., Ltd. (Repertorio Español) New York, NY Ellis Finger Director, Williams Center for the Arts Lafayette College Easton, PA Margaret Lawrence Director of Programming Hopkins Center Dartmouth College Lyme, NH 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 Cleveland, OH Geol Weirs Executive Director Young Audiences of Northern California San Francisco, CA American Masterpieces: Presenting, Panel C January 31, 2008 José Antonio Cruz Associate Producer Spanish Repertory Theater, Co., Ltd. (Repertorio Español) New York, NY Ellis Finger Director, Williams Center for the Arts Lafayette College Easton, PA 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 Cleveland, OH Geol Weirs Executive Director Young Audiences of Northern California San Francisco, CA