Access to Artistic Excellence, Panel A  July 30-August 3, 2007 Russell P. Allen Executive Director Orlando Ballet Winter Park, FL Bené Arnold (Layperson) Arts Patron, Community Volunteer St. George, UT Sandra L. Burton Dancer, Choreographer Lipp Family Director of Dance Williams College Williamstown, MA Hernando Cortez Dancer, Choreographer Artistic Director Verb Ballets Cleveland, OH Carol Egan Dance Critic Kailua, HI Mary Margaret Holt Director, School of Dance, University of Oklahoma Artistic Director, Oklahoma Festival Ballet Norman, OK Angel Mercier Program Director, Arts Education Carlsen Center for the Performing Arts Johnson County Community College Overland Park, KS Mark Murphy Writer, Performer, Director Executive Director REDCAT Theater Los Angeles, CA Gus Solomons Jr. Artistic Director PARADIGM Dance Company Professor, New York University New York, NY Access to Artistic Excellence, Panel B  August 3, 2007 Laura Burkhart  Dance Consultant  New Orleans Ballet Association New Orleans, LA Wayne Hazzard  Executive Director Dancers' Group San Francisco, CA Judith Hurtig Artistic Director University of Iowa, Hancher Auditorium Iowa City, IA Stewart Jarrett (Layperson)  Certified Appraiser Stewart Jarrett Real Estate Appraisal & Consulting Alexandria, VA Pierre Lockett  Director of Education & Community Engagement The Joffrey Ballet Chicago, IL Charles Santos  Executive Director  TITAS  Dallas, TX Jawole Willa Jo Zollar Professor/ Artistic Director Florida State University/ Urban Bush Women Tallahassee, FL Access to Artistic Excellence Panel B December 6, 2006 Russell P. Allen Executive Director Orlando Ballet Winter Park, FL Bené Arnold (Layperson) Arts Patron, Community Volunteer St. George, UT Sandra L. Burton Dancer, Choreographer Lipp Family Director of Dance Williams College Williamstown, MA Carol Egan Dance Critic Kailua, HI Mary Margaret Holt Director, School of Dance, University of Oklahoma Artistic Director, Oklahoma Festival Ballet Norman, OK Access to Artistic Excellence, Panel C August 3, 2007 Russell P. Allen Executive Director Orlando Ballet Winter Park, FL Bené Arnold (Layperson) Arts Patron, Community Volunteer St. George, UT Mary Margaret Holt Director, School of Dance, University of Oklahoma Artistic Director, Oklahoma Festival Ballet Norman, OK Access To Artistic Excellence, Panel A December 3-5, 2007 Dawn Gibson-Brehon Executive Director Evidence Dance Company New Haven, CT Amy Lam Senior Vice President of Programming & Operations Celebrity Series of Boston Dover, MA Richard Lane  Managing Director Tulsa Ballet Tulsa, OK Nancy Martino (Layperson) Retired Dancer, Educator, and Arts Administrator Rancho Mirage, CA Ranee Ramaswamy Founder & Artistic Director Ragamala Music and Dance Theater Minneapolis, MN Jamie "Cookie" Ruiz Executive Director Ballet Austin Austin, TX Eduardo Vilaro Choreographer, Founder & Artistic Director Luna Negra Dance Theater Chicago, IL Access To Artistic Excellence, Panel B December 5, 2007 Richard Lane  Managing Director Tulsa Ballet Tulsa, OK Nancy Martino (Layperson) Retired Dancer, Educator, and Arts Administrator Rancho Mirage, CA Ranee Ramaswamy Founder & Artistic Director Ragamala Music and Dance Theater Minneapolis, MN Jamie "Cookie" Ruiz Executive Director Ballet Austin Austin, TX Eduardo Vilaro Choreographer, Founder & Artistic Director Luna Negra Dance Theater Chicago, IL Access To Artistic Excellence, Panel C December 5, 2007 Nancy Martino (Layperson) Retired Dancer, Educator, and Arts Administrator Rancho Mirage, CA Ranee Ramaswamy Founder & Artistic Director Ragamala Music and Dance Theater Minneapolis, MN