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FY 2024 Challenge America

Steven Abaroa
Retired Theatre Arts Teacher
San Tan Valley, AZ

Tony Adams
Proprietor
Deer Isle Music Hall
Deer Isle, ME

Leslie Barker
Arts-Based Community Development Director
Mississippi Arts Commission
Jackson, MS

Brandon Bell
General Manager
Da Camera Society of Texas
Houston, TX

Payal Bharat Ravani
Project Director
Capital City Film Festival
Lansing, MI

Pax Bobrow
Project Manager
Greater Augusta Arts Council
Augusta, GA

Ginger Brackett
Retired Educator
Kansas City, MO

Sapira Cheuk
Artist Services Specialist
Nevada Arts Council
Las Vegas, NV

Laura Chynoweth
Founder and CEO
Granted Fundraising Consultants
Vernal, UT

Luis Cotto
Placemaking and Creative Economy Consultant
Cambridge, MA

Keya Crenshaw
Freelance Consultant
Reynoldsburg, OH

Carmen Davis
Senior Director, Office of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy
City of Chattanooga, Tennessee
Chattanooga, TN

Nicole M. Derenne
Teaching Associate Professor, Art and Design
University of North Dakota Main Campus
Grand Forks, ND

Sonja Donawa
Rentals Manager
The Grand Opera House
Townsend, DE

Ren Dryzer
Membership Coordinator
American Alliance of Museums
Alexandria, VA

Rick Duplissie
Deputy Director
Missouri State Council on the Arts
Kirkwood, MO

Alison Espindola
Community Development Director, Community Development
Idaho Commission on the Arts
Boise, ID

Nathalie Nia Faulk
Cultural Organizing Programs Manager
Alternate ROOTS, Inc.
New Orleans, LA

Casey Fox
Director of Development, Big Ears Festival
Historic Zoning Commissioner, Knoxville-Knox County Metropolitan Planning Commission
Knoxville, TN

Bridget Goldhahn
CPRE Communications Director
University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education
Philadelphia, PA

Carl Gombert
Professor of Art
Maryville College
Maryville, TN

David Greenham
Executive Director / Board Member
Maine Arts Commission / New England Foundation for the Arts
Augusta, ME

Christopher Hamby
Executive Director
Theater Works
Phoenix, AZ

Tracy Hansford
Community Programs Coordinator
Utah Division of Arts and Museums
Millcreek, UT

Gao Hong
Chinese Music Ensemble Director
Carleton College
Northfield, MN

Laurel Humble
Head of Creative Aging and Lifelong Learning
High Museum of Art
Atlanta, GA

Kennon Jackson
Executive Vice President
Arts Council of Fayetteville
Fayetteville, NC

Sarita T. Keller
Artmobile Educator
University of Wyoming Art Museum
Laramie, WY

Aliess Kingsley
Chief Operating Officer
Granted Fundraising Consultants
Vancouver, WA

Michelle Malonzo
Chief Operating Officer
The Word, A Storytelling Sanctuary, Inc.
Phoenix, AZ

Davis S. Marshall
Photographer
Boston, MA

Matthew J. Martinez
Executive Director
Mesa Prieta Petroglyph Project
Santa Fe, NM

Mark McAlister
Freelance Consultant
McAlister Creative
Kensington, MD

Alissa McCain
Executive Director
Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts
Austin, TX

Caitlin McCarthy
Donor Relations Officer
National Wildlife Federation
Reston, VA

Stacie McDaniel
Executive Director, Performing Arts
Johnson County Community College
Kansas City, MO

Jennifer Mendez
Director of Cultural Arts
Mattie Rhodes Center
Kansas City, MO

Mark Mettes
President and CEO
Phoenix Performing Arts Center, Inc.
Phoenix, AZ

Airen Meyer
Administrative Assistant
SCRAP4ART
Maumee, OH

Jessica Morozowich
Grant Writer/Arts Business Consultant
Southeastern Connecticut Cultural Coalition, Inc.
New London, CT

Agnes Moss
Founder and President
National Black Movie Association
Washington, DC

Shruthi Mukund
Director of Community Engagement
Olney Theatre
Olney, MD

La Ruchala Amyrrh Murphy
Arts Industry Director
South Carolina Arts Commission
Columbia, SC

Alexandra Mushinski
Development Manager
Next Stage Arts Project, Inc.
Putney, VT

Allyson Nakamoto
Director of Foundation Relations
Japanese American Cultural and Community Center
Los Angeles, CA

Will Quinn
Assistant Manager, Programming
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Washington, DC

Carly Rapaport-Stein
Executive Director
Intercultural Journeys
Philadelphia, PA

Kristen Rencher
Assistant Executive Director, Marketing, Communications and Student Programs
National Association for Music Education
Fuquay Varina, NC

N'Jameh Russell-Camara
Education and Engagment Director of Programs
Milwaukee Repertory Theater
Menomonee Falls, WI

Lori Schmelz
General Manager
Pacific International Choral Festival
Eugene, OR

Adam Schumaker
Director of Education, Irving S. Gilmore International Keyboard Festival
and Visiting Professor of Music Theory & Entrepreneurship 
Kalamazoo College
Kalamazoo, MI

Scarlet A. Sims
Artist Services Manager
Arkansas Arts Council
Little Rock, AR

Betsy Sobo
Retired Arts Executive, Mentor, and Consultant
West Orange, NJ

Barbara St Clair
CEO
Creative Pinellas Incorporated
Largo, FL

Karen Tarkulich
Program Administor
North Carolina Arts Council
Raleigh, NC

Bob Untiedt
Executive Director
TRAIL of Johnson County
Cedar Rapids, IA

Jacqueline Viskup
Arts Program Manager
Alabama State Council on the Arts
Montgomery, AL

Tran Vu
Interdisciplinary Artist and Consultant
Boston, MA

Michele Walls
Nonprofit Consultant
MW Strategies LLC
Philadelphia, PA

FY 2023 Challenge America

Karla Redding Andrews
Vice President/Executive Director
Otis Redding Foundation
Round Oak, GA

Shawntay Scarlett Arroyo
Arts in Education Coordinator
Yuba County - Sutter County Regional Arts Council
Yuba City, CA

Soledad Bautista
Director of Professional Development & Outreach
Creative Waco
Austin, TX

Pax Bobrow
Project Manager
Greater Augusta Arts Council
Augusta, GA

Andre C. Bouchard
Executive Creative Producer
Indigenous Performance Productions
Olympia, WA

Chyna R. Brackeen
President
Attack Monkey Productions
Knoxville, TN

Laura Chynoweth (Layperson)
Founder & CEO
Granted Fundraising Consultants
Vernal, UT

Michelle Conceison
Assistant Professor
College of Media & Entertainment, Jones School of Business
Middle Tennessee State University
Nashville, TN

Sarah Corpron
Cultural Funding Specialist
Economic Development Department
City of Austin, Texas Cultural Arts Division
Austin, TX

Casey Corritore
Program Officer of Capacity Building
Arts Council of Erie
Erie, PA

Nicole Marie M. Derenne
Teaching Assistant Professor
Art and Design
University of North Dakota Main Campus
Grand Forks, ND

Jennifer Evins
President & CEO
United Arts of Central Florida, Inc.
Orlando, FL

Casey Fox
Director of Development
Big Ears Festival
Knoxville, TN

Kenneth Franco
Arts Administrator
Schertz, TX

Carl Gombert
Professor of Art
Maryville College
Maryville, TN

Wendi Hassan
Executive Director
Cache Valley Center for the Arts
Logan, UT

Michael Houck
Director of Grants and Allocations
Arts Council of Fayetteville
Fayetteville, NC

Raquel L. Iglesias
Program Analyst, Cultural Funding Program
Economic & Workforce Development
City of Oakland, California
Oakland, CA

Kennon Jackson
Executive Vice President
Arts Council of Fayetteville
Fayetteville, NC

Min Sun Kim (Layperson)
Executive Director
Edyth Bush Institute for Philanthropy & Nonprofit Leadership
Crummer Graduate School of Business
Rollins College
Orlando, FL

David S. Marshall
Photographer
Boston, MA

Stacie McDaniel
Director, Performing Arts Center
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, GA

Anne-Marie McKaskle-Davis
Cultural Arts Funding Specialist Senior
Economic Development Department
City of Austin, Texas Cultural Arts Division
Austin, TX

Mark Mettes
President & CEO
Phoenix Performing Arts Center, Inc.
Glendale, AZ

Airen Meyer
Creative Placemaking Coordinator
Arts Commission of Greater Toledo, Inc.
Toledo, OH

Rebecca Munoz
Cultural Program Manager
Museums and Cultural Affairs Department
City of El Paso, Texas
El Paso, TX

Laura Odegaard
Cultural Investment Program Manager
Economic Development Department
City of Austin, Texas Cultural Arts Division
Manchaca, TX

Michelle Patrick
Section Manager, Performing Arts
Office of Cultural Affairs
City of Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas, NV

Kelli Paul
Vice President of Development
Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance
East Norriton, PA

Natalie Petersen
Assistant Director
Utah Arts Council
Salt Lake City, UT

Sara Qureshi
Program Director, Arts & Culture
Gordon Center for the Performing Arts
Woodbine, MD

Cesar Armando Ramos
Editor-in-Chief
Raspa Magazine
Houston, TX

Payal Bharat Ravani
Project Director
Capital City Film Festival
Los Angeles, CA

Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez
Writer and Founder of Latina Rebels
Nashville, TN

Scarlet A. Sims
Artist Services Manager
Arkansas Arts Council
Little Rock, AR

Jim Speirs
Executive Director
Arts South Dakota
Sioux Falls, SD

Barbara St Clair
Chief Executive Officer
Creative Pinellas Incorporated
Safety Harbor, FL

Ann Taecker
Grant Specialist
South Dakota State University
Watertown, SD

Bob Untiedt
Executive Director
TRAIL of Johnson County
Cedar Rapids, IA

Aria Velz
Manager of Institutional Giving
Mosaic Theater Company
Alexandria, VA

Tran Vu
Interdisciplinary Artist and Consultant
Boston, MA

Isha Vyas
Division Head
Arts Institute of Middlesex County
County of Middlesex, NJ
Woodbridge, NJ

Sarah Woodward
Deputy Director
Arts Council of New Orleans
New Orleans, LA

Tracy Lauritzen Wright
Chief Operations Officer
ArtsMemphis
Memphis, TN

FY 2022 Challenge America

Shekhinah B.
Executive Director
The Women's Coalition for Empowerment, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA

Terry Whitt Bailey (Layperson)
Vice President and Chief Programs Officer
Center for Leadership Development
Muncie, IN

Allison Barajas
Arts Researcher and Doctoral Candidate
University of West Florida
Belle Vernon, PA

Brandon Bell
General Manager
Da Camera Society of Texas
Houston, TX

Prisca Dorcas
Writer and Founder
Latina Rebels
Nashville, TN

Kenneth Franco
Communications Manager
Texas Cultural Trust Council
Austin, TX

Kerstin Gilg
Director of Grants and Accessibility
Maine Arts Commission
Gardiner, ME

Anthony D. Meyers
Senior Program Officer
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
Bronx, NY

Denise Miyahana
Arts Program Specialist
Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts
Honolulu, HI

Rebecca Morrow-Spitzer
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program Manager
School of Music, Theatre & Dance
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

Waduda Muhammad
Fine Art Consultant and Owner
Dennis Ayres Fine Arts, LLC
Atlanta, GA

Michelle Patrick
Community Arts Development Specialist
Nevada Arts Council
Las Vegas, NV

Cesar Armando Ramos
Editor-in-Chief
Raspa Magazine
Norman, OK

Carol Velasques Richardson
Station Manager and Reporter
WUBA 88.1 FM
Alachua, FL

Jerome Socolof
Associate Professor of Arts Management
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
Adams, MA

Ann Taecker
Grant Program Specialist
South Dakota State University
Watertown, SD

Cheryl Ann Tomczuk
Music Administrator
El Paso, TX

Todd P. Trebour
Organizations Program Director
Rhode Island State Council on the Arts
Providence, RI

Robert Untiedt
Executive Director
TRAIL of Johnson County
Cedar Rapids, IA

Camille Vincent
Special Projects Intern
Association of African American Museums
Baton Rouge, LA

Naomi Walker
Documentary Film Consultant
Richmond, VA

FY 2021 Challenge America

Challenge America grants were not offered in FY2021.

FY 2020 Challenge America

Challenge America Panel A
Jul 24, 2019

Kerstin Gilg
Director of Grants and Accessibility
Maine Arts Commission
Gardiner, ME

Adrienne Harding
Flutist/Flute Instructor/Prog. Assistant
Music Admissions Coordinator
Department of Music
University of Delaware
Wilmington, DE

Isha Renta
Director, Semilla Cultural
Fellow, Performer
National Association of Latino Arts and Culture
Fredericksburg, VA

Challenge America Panel B
Jul 24, 2019

Brandon Bell
Director of Education and Artistic Administrator
Da Camera Society of Texas
Houston, TX

Adrienne Harding
Flutist/Flute Instructor/Prog. Assistant
Music Admissions Coordinator
Department of Music
University of Delaware
Wilmington, DE

Anthony Meyers
Arts Program Specialist
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
Bronx, NY

Jerome Simon Socolof
Assistant Professor of Arts Management
Fine and Performing Arts
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
Adams, MA

Rafael Torres
Manager, Grants and Arts Education
United Arts of Central Florida, Inc.
Orlando, FL

Challenge America Panel C
Jul 24, 2019

Kenneth Franco
Arts Administrator
Arts & Business Council of Chicago
Chicago, IL

Prisca Dorcas
Writer and Founder of Latina Rebels
Nashville, TN

Lisa N Simmons
Program Manager Mass Cultural Council
Massachusetts Cultural Council
Boston, MA

Challenge America Panel D
Jul 24, 2019

Brandon Bell
Director of Education and Artistic Administrator
Da Camera Society of Texas
Houston, TX

Brent Michael Davids
Music Composer
Bowler, WI

Michelle Patrick
Nevada Arts Council-Community Arts Development Specialist (Southern
Nevada)
Nevada Arts Council
Las Vegas, NV

Challenge America Panel E
Jul 24, 2019

Colt Douglas Chambers
President
International Music and Entertainment Association
Cedartown, GA

Sherrie Fernandez-Williams
Program Officer
Grant Programs
Minnesota State Arts Board
West Saint Paul, MN

Cesar Armando Ramos
Editor-in-Chief at Raspa Magazine
Member American Literary Translators Association
Houston, TX

Challenge America Panel F
Jul 24, 2019

Debra Alleyne
Public Art and Historic Preservation Management Analyst
City of Indio Cultural Arts Commission
La Quinta, CA

Connie Fiorella Fitzpatrick
Artist Coordinator
Eastside People's Intercultural Center
Lawrence, KS

Robert J Smith
Program Officer
Thriving Cultures
Surdna Foundation
Brooklyn, NY

Challenge America Panel G
Jul 24, 2019

John P. Cusano
Community Development Coordinator
Connecticut State Office of the Arts
Dept. of Economic & Community Development
East Norwalk, CT

Yetunde Janski-Ogunfidodo
Program Manager
Regional Cultural and Performing Arts Development Commission
St. Louis, MO

Natalie Kennedy
Program Officer and Accessibility Coordinator
Minnesota State Arts Board
St. Paul, MN

FY 2019 Challenge America

Laurel Alder
Utah Division of Arts & Museums
State of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

Justin Archer Burch
Program Officer
Rural LISC
Little Rock, AR

John Cusano
Consultant
John Cusano Consulting Services
Westport, CT

Maryo G. Ewell
Art Consultant
Gunnison, CO

Juta Geurtsen
Communications Development Director
Idaho Commision on the Arts
Boise, ID

Norman Hammon
Hammon & Associates
Consultant to Nonprofits
Norman, OK

Adrienne Harding
Program Assistant
University of the Arts Division of Continuing Studies
Wilmington, DE

Wendi Hassan
Executive Director
Cache Valley Center for the Arts
Logan, UT

Elisheba Johnson
Project Manager, Public Art
Seattle Office of Arts and Culture
Seattle, WA

Eric Kerchner
Director
Preston Arts Center, Henderson Community College
Henderson, KY

Bryan Knicely
Executive Director
Yellowstone Art Museum
Billings, MT

Lacey Lyons
Professor, English Department
Belmont University
Nashville, TN

Alison McNeil
Founder
Third Eye Cultural Collaborative
Silver Spring, MD

Philip Moline
Community Development and Independent Music Specialist
Wyoming Arts Council
Cheyenne, WY

Dion Parson
Director of Music
University of the Virgin Islands
St. Thomas, USVI

Sara Qureshi
Arts Integration Manager
Olney Theatre Center
Woodbine, MD

Amelia Rambissoon
Interim Executive Director
Station North Arts & Entertainment, Inc.
Baltimore, MD

Kristina Royer
Gallery Assistant
Royal Scottish Academy
Edinburgh, Scotland

Natalie Kennedy Shuck
Program Officer
Minnesota State Arts Board
St. Paul, MN

Sarah Schmitt
Arts Access Director
Kentucky Arts Council
Frankfort, KY

Jerome Socolof
Assistant Professor in Arts Management
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
Houston, TX

Shoshana Zeldner
Community Arts Development Director
Nevada Arts Council
Carson City, NV

FY 2018 Challenge America

Laurel Alder
Grants Manager
Utah Division of Arts & Museums, State of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

Rosine Bena
Founder / Artistic Director
Sierra Nevada Ballet Academy
Reno, VN

Deborah Bunting
Community Development Manager
Nebraska Arts Council
Omaha, NE

John Cusano
Arts Consultant
(Formerly the Community Development Coordinator, Connecticut Office of the Arts)
Westport, CT

Zon Eastes
Director of Outreach and Advancement
Vermont Arts Council
Montpelier, VT

Claude Elliott
Retired
(Step Afrika!)
Washington, DC

Brian Elyo
Freelance architect/designer/musician
Colorado Springs, CO

Maryo G. Ewell
Consultant
Community/Arts Development
Gunnison, CO

Kathy Foley
Director
Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum
Wausau, WI

Mary Eileen Fouratt
Program Officer
NJ State Council on the Arts
Shrewsbury, NJ

Lucy Gafford
Program Director
Mobile Arts Council
Mobile, AL

Adrienne Harding
Program Specialist
University of the Arts Division of Continuing Studies
Wilmington, DE

Wendi Hassan
Executive Director
Cache Valley Center for the Arts
Logan, UT

Leah Horn
Director of Marketing and Communications
WESTAF
Denver, CO

Elisheba Johnson
Public Art Project Manager
Seattle Office of Arts and Culture
Seattle, WA

Alison McNeil
Founder
Third Eye Cultural Collaborative
Silver Spring, MD

Gail Obenreder O'Donnell
Funding Strategist, Creative District
Wilmington Renaissance Corporation
Wilmington, DE

Sara Qureshi
Arts Integration Manager
Olney Theatre Center
Woodbine, MD

Laura Roth
Director of Development and Communications
Friedman Place
Chicago, IL

Kristina Royer
Gallery Staff
Royal Scottish Academy
Edinburgh, Scotland

Sarah Schmitt
Community Arts and Access Coordinator
Kentucky Arts Council
Frankfort, KY

Joy Young
Director of Programs
South Carolina Arts Commission
Columbia, NC

FY 2017 Challenge America

Deborah Bunting
Community Development Manager
Nebraska Arts Council
Omaha, NE

Gregory Burbridge
Senior Program Specialist
Atlanta Regional Commission
Atlanta, GA

Mariko Chang
Manager of Donor Services
Hawaii Theatre Center
Honolulu, HI

Bruce Davis
President & CEO
ArtsKC Regional Arts Council
Kansas City, MO

Ernest Disney-Britton
Director of Grant Services
Arts Council of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN

Nicholas Dragga
Executive Director
Ballet Lubbock
Lubbock, TX

Claude Elliott
Retired
(Step Afrika!)
Washington, DC

Maryo G. Ewell
Consultant
Community/Arts Development
Gunnison, CO

Wendi Hassan
Executive Director
Cache Valley Center for the Arts
Logan, UT

Leah Horn
Director of Marketing and Communications
WESTAF
Denver, CO

Alberto Justiniano
Artistic Director
Teatro del Pueblo
Minnesota, MN

Mary McCullough-Hudson
Retired
(ArtsWave, formerly Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts)
Cincinnati, OH

Gene Meneray
Executive Director
Louisiana Craft Guild
New Orleans, LA

Joanne Mongelli
Deputy Director
Westchester Arts Council, Inc.
Westchester, NY

Tey M. Nunn
Director and Chief Curator
National Hispanic Cultural Center
Albuquerque, NM

Thomas Philion
President & CEO
Arts Greensboro
Greensboro, NC

Michael Reyes
ALI Fellow / Program Associate
National Association of Latino Arts
and Culture
Detroit, MI

Julie A. Richard
Executive Director
Maine Arts Commission
Augusta, ME

Ova Saopeng
Associate Producer
TeAda Productions
Santa Monica, CA

Dameun Strange
Fellow – Community Innovation Associate
Bush Foundation
Saint Paul, MN

Lawrence Tamburri
Executive Director
Newark School of the Arts
Newark, NJ

Jason Tseng
Community Engagement Specialist
Fractured Atlas
New York, NY

Lindsey Tucker So
Research & Policy Associate
City of Philadelphia Office of Art, Culture
and the Creative Economy
Philadelphia, PA

Gabrielle Uballez
Executive Director
Working Classroom
Albuquerque, NM

Scott Watson
Director of Cultural Affairs
City of Charleston
Charleston, SC

FY 2016 Challenge America

Terri Aldrich
Executive Director
Minot Area Council of the Arts
Minot, ND

Nathan Owen Brown
Musician / Visual Artist / Producer
President
Juice & Jam, Inc
Seattle, WA

Wendy E. Bredehoft
Education Curator
University of Wyoming Art Museum  
Laramie, WY

Ernest Disney-Britton
Director of Grant Services
Arts Council of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN

Peter DiMuro
Executive Director
The Dance Complex
Boston, MA

Sally Dix
Director
Bravo Greater Des Moines
Des Moines, IA

Claude Elliott
Retired
(Step Afrika!)
Washington, DC

Adam Fong
Executive Director
Center for New Music
San Francisco, CA

Tatiana Gant
Executive Director
Illinois Arts Council
Chicago, IL

Tony Garcia
Executive Artistic Director
Su Teatro
Denver, CO

Jonathan Harwell-Dye
Director of Communications
Macon Arts Alliance
Macon, GA

Wendi Hassan
Community Arts & Museums Manager
Utah Division of Arts & Museums
Salt Lake City, UT

Steven Hatcher  
Folk & Traditional Arts Director
Idaho Commission on the Arts
Boise, ID

Leah Horn
Director of Marketing and Communications
Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF)
Denver, CO

Mary McCullough Hudson
Retired
(Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts)
Cincinnati, OH

Gavin Lawrence
Actor/Playwright
Washington, DC

Jill McGuire
Retired
(The Regional Arts Commission)
St. Louis, MO

Gene Meneray
Director, Artist Services
Arts Council of New Orleans
New Orleans, LA

William Nix
President
Nix Communications Group
Delray Beach, FL

Julie Richard
Executive Director
Maine Arts Commission
Augusta, ME

Valerie Serpa
Executive Director
Churchill Arts Council
Fallon, NV

Larry Tamburri
Executive Director
Newark School of the Arts
Newark, NJ

FY 2015 Challenge America Fast-Track

Emily West Afanador
Program Manager
Oregon Folklife Network
Eugene, OR

Bruce Porter Arneill
Director/Public Art Administrator
Kansas City Municipal Arts Commission
Kansas City, MO

Wendy E. Bredehoft
Education Curator
University of Wyoming Art Museum  
Laramie, WY

FY 2014 Challenge America Fast-Track

Bruce Porter Arneill
Director/Public Art Administrator
Kansas City Municipal Arts Commission
Kansas City, MO

Bitsy Bidwell
Consultant
Bitsy Bidwell Consulting
Olympia, WA

Patrizia Cioffi
Artistic Director
Le Voce Internazionali
Montcliar, NJ

Clinton Davis
Director, Associate Professor
Colorado College
Colorado Springs, CO

Juan Dies
Executive Director
Sones de Mexico Ensemble
Chicago, IL

Jenice Gharib
Program Coordinator
New Mexico Arts
Santa Fe, NM

Ruby Harper
Grants & Services Director
Greater Columbus Arts Council
Columbus, OH

Tatiana Hernandez  
Arts Associate
Knight Foundation
Miami, FL

Leah Horn
Director of Marketing and Communications
Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF)
Denver, CO

Asad Jafri  
Director of Arts and Culture
Inner-city Muslim Action Network
Chicago, IL

Anne E. Kingsbury
Executive Director
Woodland Pattern
Milwaukee, WI

Leia Maahs
Grants Manager and Community Cultural Development Manager
Tucson Pima Arts Council
Tucson, AZ

Matthew Martinez
Director
Northern Pueblos Institute
Santa Fe, NM

Reuben Roqueni
Program Director
Native Arts & Cultures Foundation
Vancouver, WA

Valerie Serpa
Executive Director
Churchill Arts Council
Fallon, NV

Richard Stein
Executive Director
Arts Orange County
San Juan Capistrano, CA

Encarnación Teruel
Director
Visual Arts, Media Arts & Multi‐Disciplinary Programs, ADA/504 Access Coordinator
Chicago, IL

Jan Webb
Executive Director
North Dakota Council on the Arts
Bismark, ND

Roseann Weiss
Director
Community Art & Public Art Initiatives, St. Louis Regional Arts Commission
St. Louis, MO

Michelle Williams
Director
Cultural Council of Santa Cruz County
Santa Cruz, CA

Lynne Williamson
Director
CT Cultural Heritage Arts Program, Institute of Community Research
Hartford, CT
FY 2013

Rulon Brown
Musician / Visual Artist / Producer
Seattle, WA

Clinton Turner Davis
Director, Associate Professor
Colorado College
Colorado Springs, CO

Ann Felter
Executive Director
Early Music America
Pittsburgh, PA

Tatiana Gant
Executive Director
Illinois Arts Council
Chicago, IL

Karen Goeschko
Assistant Director for Programs and Services
Wisconsin Arts Board
Madison, WI

Eddie Granderson
Program Manager
City of Atlanta Cultural Affairs
Atlanta, GA

Monica Hairston O'Connell
Executive Director
Center for Black Music Research,
Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, IL

Robert Hanson
Grants Program Officer
Arts and Humanities Council
of Montgomery County
Silver Spring, MD

Ruby Harper
Grants & Services Director
Greater Columbus Arts Council
Columbus, OH

Wendi Hassan
Community Arts & Museums Manager
Utah Division of Arts & Museums
Salt Lake City, UT

Tatiana Hernandez  
Arts Associate
Knight Foundation
Miami, FL

Leah Horn
Director of Marketing and Communications
Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF)
Denver, CO

Gavin Lawrence
Actor/Playwright
Washington, DC

Leia Maahs
Grants Manager and Community Cultural Development Manager
Tucson Pima Arts Council
Tucson, AZ

Matthew Martinez
Director
Northern Pueblos Institute
Santa Fe, NM

Gene Meneray
Director, Artist Services
Arts Council of New Orleans
New Orleans, LA

Joanne Mongelli
Deputy Director
Westchester Arts Council, Inc.
Westchester, NY

William Nix
President
Nix Communications Group
Delray Beach, FL

Valerie Serpa
Executive Director
Churchill Arts Council
Fallon, NV

Larry Tamburri
Executive Director
Newark School of the Arts
Newark, NJ

Encarnación Teruel
Director
Visual Arts, Media Arts
& Multi‐Disciplinary Programs
Illinois Arts Council
Chicago, IL

Brian Wagner
Community Arts Coordinator
Oregon Arts Commission
Portland, OR

Roseann Weiss
Director
Community Art & Public Art Initiatives, St. Louis Regional Arts Commission
St. Louis, MO

Michelle Williams
Director
Cultural Council of Santa Cruz County
Santa Cruz, CA

FY 2013 Challenge America Fast-Track

Bruce Porter Arneill
Director/Public Art Administrator
Kansas City Municipal Arts Commission
Kansas City, MO

Bitsy Bidwell
Consultant
Bitsy Bidwell Consulting
Olympia, WA

Belena Chapp
Director, Locks Career Center for
Women in the Arts
Moore College of Art and Design
Newark, DE

Patrizia Cioffi
Artistic Director
Le Voce Internazionali
Montcliar, NJ

James M. Clark
President and CEO
LexArts
Lexington, KY

Clinton Davis
Director, Associate Professor
Colorado College
Colorado Springs, CO

R. Scott Dodson
Vice President of Marketing
West Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Charleston, WV

Maryo G. Ewell
Consultant
Community/Arts Development
Gunnison, CO

Tatiana Hernandez  
Arts Associate
Knight Foundation
Miami, FL

Cinda Holt
Business Development Specialist
Montana Arts Council
Stevensville, MT

Asad Jafri  
Director of Arts and Culture
Inner-city Muslim Action Network
Chicago, IL

Suzan Jenkins
Chief Executive Officer
Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County
Silver Spring, MD

Diem Jones
Executive Director
Voices of Our Nation Arts Foundation
Mountain View, CA

Anne E. Kingsbury
Executive Director
Woodland Pattern
Milwaukee, WI

Hoong Yee Lee Krakauer
Executive Director
Queens Council on the Arts
Woodhaven, NY

Gavin Lawrence
Actor/Playwright
Guthrie Theatre
Minneapolis, MN

Lee Powell
Deputy Director
Mississippi Arts Commission
Brandon, MS
Chicago, IL

Reuben Roqueni
Program Director
Native Arts & Cultures Foundation
Vancouver, WA

Jon Howard Rosen
Chair
Seattle Arts Commission
Seattle, WA

Richard Stein
Executive Director
Arts Orange County
San Juan Capistrano, CA

Encarnación Teruel
Director
Visual Arts, Media Arts & Multi‐Disciplinary Programs, ADA/504 Access Coordinator
Chicago, IL

Jan Webb
Executive Director
North Dakota Council on the Arts
Bismark, ND

Michelle Williams
Director
Cultural Council of Santa Cruz County
Santa Cruz, CA