Local Arts Agencies: FY 2015 Grants Panelists
Art Works I, Panel A
June 5, 2014
Mary Becht (Layperson)
Arts Patron, Community Volunteer
Retired Arts Administrator
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Benjamin Fyffe
Interim Director, Museums and Cultural Affairs Department
City of El Paso
El Paso, TX
Karen Gahl-Mills
Executive Director
Cuyahoga Arts & Culture
Cleveland Heights, OH
Mitch Menchaca
Chief Operating Officer
Chorus America
Washington, DC
Ruri Yampolsky (Innovator)
Director, Public Art Program
City of Seattle Office of Arts & Culture
Seattle, WA
Art Works I, Panel B
June 5, 2014
Mary Becht (Layperson)
Arts Patron, Community Volunteer
Retired Arts Administrator
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Benjamin Fyffe
Interim Director, Museums and Cultural Affairs Department
City of El Paso
El Paso, TX
David Lawrence
President & CEO
Arts Council of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
Art Works II, Panel A
November 20, 2014
Sherri S. Brueggemann
Manager, Public Art Urban Enhancement Program
City of Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM
Lara Holman Garritano
Creative District Manager
Downtown Partnership of Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, CO
Jim Kelly
Executive Director
4Culture (Cultural Development Authority of King County)
Seattle, WA
James LeFlore
Public Art Manager, Public Art San Antonio
City of San Antonio Department for Culture and Creative Development
San Antonio, TX
Patricia Washington (Layperson)
President and CEO
Alexandria Convention & Visitors Association
Alexandria, VA
Art Works II, Panel B
November 20, 2014
Pam Atchison
Executive Director
Shreveport Regional Arts Council
Shreveport, LA
Roberto Bedoya
Executive Director
Tucson Pima Arts Council
Tucson, AZ
Gerri Combs (Layperson)
Arts Patron, Community Volunteer
Retired Arts Agency Director
Louisville, KY
Jessica Cusick
Cultural Affairs Manager
City of Santa Monica, California
President
Cusick Consulting
Venice, CA