Grants for Arts Projects I - Panel A
June 4, 2024

Susan Abrams (Layperson)
Retired Dance Instructor
Bradenton, FL

Elisabeth Motley
Associate Professor
Dance
Marymount Manhattan College
Artist in Residence
Brooklyn Arts Exchange, Inc.
New York, NY

Reuben T. Roqueñi
Executive Director
Portland Institute for Contemporary Art
Portland, OR

Marciano Silva dos Santos
Artistic Director
Contempo Physical Dance
St. Paul, MN

Ana Tinajero
President
Dance to Power
Boston, MA

Grants for Arts Projects I - Panel B
June 4, 2024

Samir M. Bitar
Customer Experience Consultant
Chairman of the Board
MOVEIUS Contemporary Ballet
Los Angeles, CA

Nicholas Cendese
Artistic Associate & Director of Development
Repertory Dance Theatre
Salt Lake City, UT

Lauren Curry
Executive Director
Indianapolis Movement Arts Collective
Indianapolis, IN

Sandra Flores 
Executive Director
Guam Council on the Arts and Humanities
Tamuning, GU

Leila Lewis (Layperson)
Education Consultant 
Lewis & Lewis LLC
Greensboro, NC

Grants for Arts Projects I - Panel C
June 6, 2024

John R. Killacky (Layperson)
Retired
South Burlington, VT

Annie Peterson
Freelance Artist and Creative Producer
Philadelphia, PA

Ellen Smith Ahern
Dance Artist, Social Worker
Lebanon, NH

Srividya Venkatasubramanya 
Executive Director
Ra-Ve Cultural Foundation 
Bentonville, AR

Grants for Arts Projects I - Panel D
June 6, 2024

Wally Chappell (Layperson)
Retired Arts Administrator
Iowa City, IA

Bhumi Patel
Artistic Director 
pateldanceworks
Oakland, CA

Helanius J. Wilkins
Associate Chair 
Director of Dance/Associate Professor of Dance
Theatre & Dance
University of Colorado at Boulder
Boulder, CO

Michelle Witt
Executive & Artistic Director 
Meany Center
University of Washington
Seattle, WA

Grants for Arts Projects I - Panel E
June 12, 2024

Amber Andrews
Artist
Denver, CO

Pele Bauch
Choreographer and Administrator
New York, NY

Francisco Graciano
Assistant Professor Dance
Sam Houston State University
Program Coordinator/Social Media Coordinator
Dance Films Association, Inc.
Huntsville, TX

Tiffany Lau
MBA Candidate
Teaching Assistant
Yale School of Management
Yale University
New Haven, CT

Ariel Wethern (Layperson)
Business Operations
Love Always Floral
Fargo, ND

Grants for Arts Projects I - Panel F
June 12, 2024

Justine Bayod Espoz
Executive Director
Torito Arts NFP
Chicago, IL

Cheryl Carson (Layperson)
Director of Advancement 
Smith Memorial Playground and Playhouse
Flourtown, PA

Peter Rockford Espiritu
Executive Director
Tau Dance Theater
Aiea, HI

Jesus Munoz
Executive Director
Flamenco Works, Inc.
Albuquerque, NM

LaWanda Raines
Assistant Professor
Health Physical Education and Recreation
Virginia State University
Petersburg, VA

Grants for Arts Projects I - Panel G
September 12, 2024

Justine Bayod Espoz
Executive Director
Torito Arts NFP
Chicago, IL

Cheryl Carson (Layperson)
Director of Advancement
Smith Memorial Playground and Playhouse
Flourtown, PA

Sarah Beth Oppenheim 
Artistic Director  
Heart Stück Bernie 
Silver Spring, MD

Reuben T. Roqueñi
Executive Director
Portland Institute for Contemporary Art
Portland, OR