Theater: FY 2018 Grants Panelists

Art Works - Panel A June 15, 2017

Phil Esparza Executive Producer El Teatro Campesino San Juan Bautista, CA

David Lozano Executive Artistic Director Cara Mia Theatre Dallas, TX

James Palmarini Director of Educational Policy Educational Theatre Association Cincinnati, OH

Francine Reynolds Artistic Director New Stage Theatre Jackson, MS

Nikkole Salter Actress/Playwright Bloomfield, NJ

José Alberto Uclés (Layperson) Hispanic Public Affairs Specialist U.S. Department of Transportation Washington, D.C.

Art Works - Panel B June 15, 2017

Leslie Ishii Founder/Co-Director National Cultural Navigation Theatre Project Los Angeles, CA

Dayron Miles Director of Public Works Dallas Dallas Theater Center Dallas, TX

Art Works II - Panel A Nov 09, 2017

Jenny Ewing Allen (Layperson) Trustee/Arts Patron Shepherdstown, WV Dee Dee Adjunct Professor Ball State University Chicago, IL Meridith Burkus Managing Director Studio Theatre, Inc. Washington, DC Bari Newport Producing Artistic Director Penobscot Theatre Company Bangor, ME Michael Niegel Jason Smith Artistic Director Flea Theater, Inc. Brooklyn, NY Deborah Steinbuch Producer, Arts Consultant Alamo, CA

Art Works II - Panel B Nov 09, 2017

Johance Atu Darko (Layperson) Associate Director for Communications Cornell School of Agriculture Cornell University Silver Spring, MD Matt Gutschick Artistic Director Omaha Theater Company Omaha, NE T Loving Actor/Technical Support/Grants Writer/Donor Development Borderlands Theater Teatro Fronterizo, Inc. Tucson, AZ Lisa Mount Consultant Alternate ROOTS, Inc. Sautee Nacoochee, GA Tiffany Owens Professional Development Facilitator Inner-City Arts Pasadena, CA Jade Wu Executive Director Golden Phoenix Productions, Inc. Jackson Heights, NY

Art Works II - Panel C Nov 16, 2017

Victoria Murray Baatin Associate Artistic Director Mosaic Theater Company Washington, DC Paul Garrard (Layperson) Student Loan Consultant Founder and President PGPresents, LLC Shepherdstown, WV Nataki Garrett Associate Artistic Director DCPA Theatre Company Denver Center for the Performing Arts Lakewood, CO Sara Guerrero Artistic Director Breath of Fire Latina Theater Ensemble Santa Ana, CA Jen Rogers General Manager Management Playmakers Repertory Company Chapel Hill, NC Amy Wratchford Managing Director American Shakespeare Center Staunton, VA

Art Works II - Panel D Nov 16, 2017

Jose Antonio Cruz Rivera Independent Arts Administration Consultant Chicago, IL Louis Delair (Layperson) Federal Contractor Merrifield, VA Taneisha Duggan Producing Associate TheaterWorks, Inc. Middletown, CT Mitzi Maxwell Executive Director Mad Cow Theatre, Inc. Orlando, FL Jonathan McCrory Director Of Theatre Arts National Black Theatre Workshop, Inc. New York, NY Giovanni Ortega Assistant Professor Pomona College Department of Theatre Los Angeles, CA

Martin Miller Executive Director TheatreSquared Fayetteville, AR

Darleen Ortega (Layperson) Judge Oregon Court of Appeals Portland, OR

Art Works - Panel C July 6, 2017

Alana Arenas Actor Chicago, IL

Adam Immerwahr Artistic Director Theater J Washington, D.C.

Ann Muse Professor of Theatre Arts Hendrix College Conway, AR

Rosalba Rolon Artistic Director Pregones Theater Bronx, NY

Paula Wenzl (Layperson) Regional Business Specialist State of Oregon King City, OR

Art Works - Panel D July 6, 2017

Judith Batty (Layperson) Senior Attorney (Retired) Exxon Mobil Corporation Washington, D.C.

Henry Godinez Director/Professor Goodman Theatre/Northwestern University Evanston, IL

Sharon Graci Artistic Director PURE Theatre Charleston, SC

Jane Jones Education Director Actors Theatre of Louisville Louisville, KY

Catherine Rodriguez Dramaturg New Orleans, LA

Joe Wilson, Jr. Actor Trinity Repertory Company Providence, RI