Arts Education: FY 2014 Grants Panelists

Art Works I, Panel A June 25, 2013

Aisha Bowden Acting Executive Director Atlanta Music Project Stockbridge, GA David Dik National Executive Director Young Audiences Inc. Glen Ridge, NJ Angela Han (Layperson) Curriculum Writer and Editor Pearson Education/Learning in Motion Washington, DC Mark Laycock Associate Professor of Music/Director of Orchestras Wichita State University Wichita, KS Susan Watts Independent Consultant, Arts Education Research and Evaluation Tumwater, WA

Art Works I, Panel B July 11, 2013

Mark DeGarmo Dancer, Choreographer, Educator Executive Director Mark DeGarmo & Dancers / Dynamic Forms Inc. New York, NY Matt T. Mason Executive Director Nebraska Writers Collective Omaha, NE Kristina Sutherland Director, Playwright, Actor, Teaching Artist Artistic Director and Director of Education Macha Monkey Productions Seattle, WA Banu Valladares Arts in Education Director North Carolina Arts Council Chapel Hill, NC Carmaletta M. Williams (Layperson) Professor of English and African American Studies Johnson County Community College Grandview, MO 

Art Works I, Panel C1 July 17-18, 2013

Leonardo Bravo Director of School Programs The Music Center Los Angeles, CA Tae Earl-Jackson Program Director Fulton County Department of Arts and Culture Atlanta, GA Lori Landay Professor of Cultural Studies Berklee College of Music Brookline, MA Joe Polman (Layperson) Professor and Associate Dean for Research, School of Education University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO Devon Steven Project Manager, Ready To Learn Corporation for Public Broadcasting Washington, DC

Art Works I, Panel C2 July 18, 2013

Leonardo Bravo Director of School Programs The Music Center Los Angeles, CA Tae Earl-Jackson Program Director Fulton County Department of Arts and Culture Atlanta, GA Joe Polman (Layperson) Professor and Associate Dean for Research, School of Education University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO Devon Steven Project Manager, Ready To Learn Corporation for Public Broadcasting Washington, DC

Art Works I, Panel D July 25, 2013

Bruce Bradley      Executive Director Tapology Tap Festival for Youth Flint, MI Chaya Gordon-Bland   Artistic Director South Dakota Shakespeare Festival Assistant Professor of Theater University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD Anne Henderson   Director of Education and Outreach Frist Center for the Visual Arts Nashville, TN Beth Rudolph (Layperson)   Arts Patron, Community Volunteer Albuquerque, NM Joshua Swodeck Consultant-Personal Branding, Marketing Strategy, Creative Design JoshuaSwodeck.com Pomona, CA Ricardo D. Trimillos Lecturer; Professor Emeritus, Ethnomusicology & Asian Studies University of Hawai’i at Manoa Honolulu, HI

Art Works II, Panel A (Remote) December 17, 2013

Richard Baker Interim Director of Student Teaching and Field Experiences College of Education, Arts and Humanities
Southern University and A & M College Baton Rouge, LA Ann Talbott Brown Director of Arts Education Tennessee Arts Commission Old Hickory, TN Andres (Andy) Moran Music Director and General Manager El Paso Symphony Youth Orchestras El Paso, TX Doug Poage (Layperson) Educational Consultant Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction Mountlake Terrace, WA Suzanne Teng Musician, Educator Santa Fe, NM

Art Works II, Panel B November 14, 2013

Odelle Bowman Theater Artist, Teaching Artist, Arts Consultant Lewiston, ME Rebecca Cruse Assistant Director South Dakota Arts Council Pierre, SD Anthony Garcia Executive Artistic Director Su Teatro at the Denver Civic Theater Denver, CO Michael Merrin (Layperson) Principal Elk Plain School of Choice Puyallup, WA Chiquita Mullins Lee Arts Learning Program Coordinator Ohio Arts Council Columbus, OH

Art Works II, Panel C (Remote) December 4, 2013

Kevin Clark (Layperson) Professor, Learning Technologies and Director,   Center for Digital Media Innovation and Diversity College of Education and Human Development George Mason University Arlington, VA Michele Forman Director of Media Studies University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL Stephen Gong Executive Director, Center for Asian American Studies Oakland, CA Erica Halverson Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction School of Education University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI Tracy Rector Executive Director Longhouse Media Seattle, WA

Art Works II, Panel D1 (Remote) December 5, 2013

Bradley Fesmire Artist, Program Director RiverzEdge Arts Providence, RI Joseph Gonzales     Professor and Director of Museum Studies University of the Arts Media, PA Manny Juarez Manager of Teen Initiatives Chicago Architecture Foundation Chicago, IL Kristie Maher (Layperson)     Executive Director South Dakota Discovery Center Fort Pierre, SD Jena Sibille Museum Curator Fulton County Schools Teaching Museum Decatur, GA

Art Works II, Panel D2 (Remote) December 5, 2013

Bradley Fesmire Artist, Program Director RiverzEdge Arts Providence, RI Manny Juarez Manager of Teen Initiatives Chicago Architecture Foundation Chicago, IL Kristie Maher (Layperson) Executive Director South Dakota Discovery Center Fort Pierre, SD Jena Sibille Museum Curator Fulton County Schools Teaching Museum Decatur, GA Art Works II, Panel E1 (Remote) December 11, 2013 Carmen Boston (Layperson) Children's Programs and Partnerships Coordinator, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library DC Public Library Washington, DC Valrica M. Bryson Music Teacher St. Croix Educational Complex High School St. Croix, VI Denise Miyahana Folk Arts Program Specialist State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Honolulu, HI Rik Panganiban (Layperson) Digital Learning Programs Manager California Academy of Sciences San Francisco, CA Laura Rawlings (Layperson) Development Director Goodwill Industries of the Valleys Elliston, VA James Rees Art Instructor/District Arts Coordinator Provo School District Provo, UT

Art Works II, Panel E2 (Remote) December 11, 2013

Valrica M. Bryson Music Teacher St. Croix Educational Complex High School St. Croix, VI Denise Miyahana Folk Arts Program Specialist State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Honolulu, HI Rik Panganiban (Layperson) Digital Learning Programs Manager California Academy of Sciences San Francisco, CA Laura Rawlings (Layperson) Development Director Goodwill Industries of the Valleys Roanoke, VA James Rees Art Instructor/District Arts Coordinator Provo School District Provo, UT Art Works II, Panel F (Remote) December 12, 2013 Soledad Alfaro Vice President of Educational Innovations The Philadelphia Education Fund Philadelphia, PA Cedric Jennings  (Layperson)    Director of Youth Programs The District of Columbia Youth Advisory Council Washington, DC Kim Leavitt Deputy Director Louisiana A+ Schools Baton Rouge, LA John Schaefer Director Children's Media Workshop Salt Lake City, UT Kim Whitt Fiber Artist Arts in Education Director Mississippi Arts Commission Moselle, MS