Dance: FY 2016 Grants Panelists

Art Works I - Panel A June 3, 2015

Elizabeth A. Aldrich (Layperson) Arts Patron, Community Volunteer Chandler, AZ   Heather A. Maloney Choreographer, Dancer Artistic Director Inkub8 Miami, FL Art Priromprintr Director of Marketing and Communications International Festival of Arts and Ideas New Haven, CT Malina J. Rodriguez Producer, Lighting Designer, Technical Theater Specialist Artistic Director The Lucky Penny and Dance Truck Decatur, GA Rodney E. Trapp International Business Development Consultant New York, NY Boris L. Willis Chief Artistic Officer, Boris Willis Moves Associate Professor of Experimental Game Design, George Mason University Washington, DC

Art Works I - Panel B June 4, 2015

Christina L. Acosta Associate Professor of Dance Hillsborough Community College Tampa, FL Dian J. Dong Associate Director/Education Director Chen Dance Center New York, NY Aleta M. Hayes Choreographer, Performer Lecturer, Contemporary Dance and Performance Stanford University Palo Alto, CA Paul King   Co-Founder and Development Manager White Bird Portland, OR Arnecia Patterson (Layperson) Professor, Lecturer Department of English University of Dayton Dayton, OH Brent L. Schneider Choreographer Acting Chair, Department of Ballet Professor, Department of Modern Dance University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT

Art Works I  - Panel C June 4, 2015

Norman Brown (Layperson) UniServ Director Virginia Beach Education Association Norfolk, VA Jamey C. Hampton Artistic Director BodyVox Portland, OR Marla B. Hansen Artistic Director Idaho Dance Theatre; Professor Boise State University Bosie, ID John O. Perpener Dance Historian, Independent Scholar Washington, DC Gabriela Poler Director of Development Texas State University Austin, TX Tamica F. Washington-Miller Associate Director Lula Washington Dance Theatre Redlands, CA

Art Works II - Panel A November 6, 2015

Arthur Aviles Artistic Director The Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance Bronx, NY Brea J. Cali Executive Director Savannah Dance Festival Founder, BREA CALI Savannah, GA   Julie Schumacher Cohen (Layperson) Director, Community and Government Relations The University of Scranton Scranton, PA Thaddeus L. Davis Choreographer and Dancer Co-Artistic Director Wideman/Davis Dance; Assistant Professor University of South Carolina Columbia, SC Karina G. Felix Fedele   Publisher/Editor World of Dance Magazine Royal Palm Beach, FL Zoe Scofield Choreographer and Dancer Co-Artistic Director zoe | juniper Seattle, WA

Art Works II - Panel B November 6, 2015

Stephen T. Clapp Director Dance Metro DC Brentwood, MD Keila C. Cordova Artistic Director 3 Pony Show/keila cordova dances; Director 954 Dance Movement Collective Philadelphia, PA Wilson Mendieta Director, Musical Theater Program University of Washington Seattle, WA Jason Palmquist Executive Director Hubbard Street Dance Chicago Chicago, IL Lois Welk Arts Consultant Corning, NY Robert (Bob) Yesselman (Layperson) Arts Patron, Community Volunteer Palm Springs, CA

Art Works II – Panel C March 2, 2016

Norman A. Brown (Layperson) UniServ Director Virginia Education Association Norfolk, VA Marla B. Hansen Artistic Director Idaho Dance Theatre Professor Boise State University Boise, ID Tamica F. Washington-Miller Associate Director Lula Washington Dance Theatre Redlands, CA