American Rescue Plan Grants Panelists
Grants to Local Arts Agencies for Subgranting
Panel A
October 4, 2021
Phillip Andrew Dunlap
Director
Broward County Board of County Commissioners
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Adriana Gallego
Executive Director
Arts Foundation for Tucson and Southern Arizona
Tucson, AZ
Prisma Garcia (Layperson)
Director of Capacity Building
SVP Dallas
Dallas, TX
James McKissic
President
ArtsBuild
Chattanooga, TN
Anita Streeter (Layperson)
Retired, Arts Patron
Louisville, KY
Grants to Local Arts Agencies for Subgranting
Panel B
October 4, 2021
Charon V. Battles (Layperson)
Arts Patron
Harrisburg, PA
Kenneth David Busby (Layperson)
Executive Director & CEO
Route 66 Alliance
Tulsa, OK
José Feliciano
High School Social Studies Teacher
Capital Region Education Council Impact Academy
Newington, CT
Michael R. Greer
President & CEO
ArtsFund
Bainbridge Island, WA
Ally Haynes-Hamblen
Director
Office of Cultural Affairs
City of Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, NV
Jasmine Regala
Arts Manager
Department of Cultural Affairs
City of Los Angeles, California
Pasadena, CA
Omari Rush
Executive Director
CultureSource
Ann Arbor, MI
Grants to Organizations Panel A
November 17, 2021
Paul Austin (Layperson)
Administrative Coordinator
Nursing
Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, LA
Gonzalo Farias
Associate Conductor
Jacksonville Symphony Association
Jacksonville, FL
Claire Liu (Layperson)
Retired - Finance Professional
Board Member Finance Committee Chair
Houston Grand Opera Association, Inc.
Houston, TX
Rhonda Greene
Executive Director
Heritage Works
Detroit, MI
Leslie Ishii
Artistic Director
Perseverance Theatre, Inc.
Juneau, AK
Nella Vera
Director of Marketing, BFV Management
New York, NY
Grants to Organizations Panel B
November 17, 2021
Akiba Abaka
Creative Producer
ArtsEmerson
Dorchester, MA
Christina Barr (Layperson)
Executive Director
Nevada Humanities Committee, Inc.
Reno, NV
Ashley Davis
Founder & Executive Director
Unlock Creative: Coaching & Management Solutions, LLC
Austell, GA
Tehvon Fowler-Chapman
Executive Director
Washington Concert Opera
Arlington, VA
Kauwila Hanchett
Executive Director
Holani Hana, Inc.
Hana, HI
Diana Luna Martinez
Director
McAninch Arts Center
Community College District 502 College of DuPage
Glen Ellyn, IL
Paul F. Wells (Layperson)
Independent Scholar/Researcher and Presenter
Founding Director and Director Emeritus
Center for Popular Music
Middle Tennessee State University
Kennebunk, ME
Grants to Organizations Panel C
November 17, 2021
Adrienne Chadwick
Arts Manager
Opa-locka Community Development Corporation, Inc.
Hollywood, FL
Ondine Chavoya
Professor of Art History
Art Department
Williams College
Williamstown, MA
David Dadone
Executive Director & Chief Curator
Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art
Lakewood, CO
Martina Dodd
Program Director, Curation
Robert W. Woodruff Library
Atlanta University Center
East Point, GA
Michael McLaughlin (Layperson)
Retired
Asheville, NC
Grants to Organizations Panel D
November 17, 2021
Aisha Ahmad-Post
Executive Director
Newman Center for the Performing Arts
University of Denver, Colorado Seminary
Englewood, CO
David J Henry (Layperson)
Arts Patron
Foster, RI
Miera Kim
Executive Director
Red Cedar Chamber Music
Iowa City, IA
Maureen Ryan (Layperson)
Arts Patron
Lecanto, FL
Roman Sanchez
Program Specialist & Analyst
Arts in Corrections / Programs
California Arts Council
Brawley, CA
Grants to Organizations Panel E
November 18, 2021
Llewellyn M Crain
Director of Philanthropy
Old Globe Theatre
San Diego, CA
Aiyana Marcus (Layperson)
Programs Manager
Charlottesville Area Community Foundation
Charlottesville, VA
Jairo Ontiveros
Vice President
Education & Community Engagement
Adrienne Arsht Center Trust, Inc.
Hollywood, FL
Bennett Tarleton
Retired
Nashville, TN
Esther Leah Tokihiro (Layperson)
Program Administrator
Hawaii State Department of Education
Honolulu, HI
Grants to Organizations Panel F
November 18, 2021
Ina Anderson (Layperson)
Community Planner
Saguache, CO
Jason Bregman
Partner
Michael Singer Studio
Delray Beach, FL
Kelsey Halliday Johnson
Executive Director
SPACE Gallery
Cape Elizabeth, ME
Matthew Mitch Hashiguchi
Filmmaker
Assistant Professor
Communication Arts
Georgia Southern University Research and Service Foundation
Savannah, GA
Mark Matel
Senior Program Director, Rose Fellowship
Enterprise Community Partners, Inc.
Norfolk, VA
Asad Muhammad
VP, Impact and Engagement Strategy
American Documentary, Inc.
Detroit, MI
Angel Truesdale (Layperson)
Social Sciences and Business Librarian
Assistant Professor
Library
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, NC
Grants to Organizations Panel G
November 18, 2021
Juan Díes
Executive Director
Sones de Mexico Ensemble
Chicago, IL
Anne Hatch
Consultant, Folklorist, Arts Administrator, Fundraiser
Rapid City, SD
Curran Nault
Artistic Director
OUTsider Film & Arts Festival
Assistant Professor
Radio-TV-Film
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
Arnecia Patterson (Layperson)
Managing Director
Senior Lecturer, Department of English
University of Dayton
Dayton, OH
Grants to Organizations Panel H
November 18, 2021
Wallace Chappell (Layperson)
Retired Arts Administrator
Iowa City, IA
Kareem George (Layperson)
Travel Designer and Principal
Culture Traveler, LLC.
Franklin, MI
Hillary Kempenich
Culture & Artist Consultant
Multidisciplinary Artist
Grand Forks, ND
Laurel Lawson
Founder and Director
Rose Tree Productions
Artist, Designer, Technology Lead
Kinetic Light
Tucker, GA
Aaron McKinney
Executive Director
Hip Hop Theater Festival
Brooklyn, NY
Grants to Organizations Panel I
November 18, 2021
Rishard Allen
Research Consultant
Arts Council of Indianapolis, Inc.
Indianapolis, IN
Nicole Carter (Layperson)
Carter Consulting Corp
Birmingham, AL
Brian J. Carter
Executive Director
Cultural Development Authority of King County
Bellevue, WA
Lesley A Ham (Layperson)
Doctoral Candidate, American Studies Heritage
Pennsylvania State University
Williamsburg, MA
Henry Schwaller (Layperson)
President
Henry Schwaller Associates, Inc.
Hays, KS