Media Arts: FY 2012 Grants Panelists

Art Works, Panel A June 7-8, 2011

Mahen Bonetti Founder/Executive Director African Film Festival New York, NY  Jane Clemmons (Layperson)  Finance and Operations Consultant Arts Patron San Francisco, CA Brian Hearn Film Curator Oklahoma City Museum of Art Oklahoma City, OK Jacquie Jones Executive Director National Black Programming Consortium Washington, DC David Wilson  Co-Director True/False Film Festival  Columbia, MO

Art Works, Panel B1 June 9-10, 2011

Jane Brown (Layperson)  President Robert W. Deutsch Foundation Lutherville, MD Marlene Dermer Executive Director Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival Los Angeles, CA Wilmot (Bill) Foster  Director Northwest Film Center Portland, OR Geoff Gilmore Chief Creative Officer Tribeca Enterprises New York, NY Louis Massiah  Executive Director Scribe Video Center Philadelphia, PA

Art Works, Panel B2 June 10, 2011

Jane Brown (Layperson)  President Robert W. Deutsch Foundation Lutherville, MD Marlene Dermer Executive Director Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival Los Angeles, CA Wilmot (Bill) Foster  Director Northwest Film Center Portland, OR

Art Works II, Panel A November 2-3, 2011

Sara Archambault Program Manager LEF Foundation Providence, RI Mindy Faber Video Artist Academic Manager, Interactive Arts and Media Department Columbia College Chicago, IL Phyllis Kim (Layperson) Senior Vice President, Grants Administration Program AARP Foundation Bethesda, MD Kate MacMillin Assistant Professor, Department of Journalism and Broadcasting Florida International University Miami, FL John Valadez Filmmaker Warwick, NY Glynn Washington Composer, Writer, Performer Executive Producer and Host Snap Judgment Oakland, CA

Art Works II, Panel B November 3, 2011

Panelists Mindy Faber Video Artist Academic Manager, Interactive Arts and Media Department Columbia College Chicago, IL Phyllis Kim (Layperson) Senior Vice President, Grants Administration Program AARP Foundation Bethesda, MD Kate MacMillin Assistant Professor, Department of Journalism and Broadcasting Florida International University Miami, FL Glynn Washington Composer, Writer, Performer Executive Producer and Host Snap Judgment Oakland, CA

Art Works FY 2012, Panel C November 3, 2011

Phyllis Kim (Layperson) Senior Vice President, Grants Administration Program AARP Foundation Bethesda, MD Kate MacMillin Assistant Professor, Department of Journalism and Broadcasting Florida International University Miami, FL

Arts in Media, Panel A1  December 7-9, 2011

Steven Bognar Filmmaker, Media Arts Educator Yellow Springs, OH Julie Burstein Author, Independent Media Producer Maplewood, NJ Cecilia Garcia (Layperson)  Executive Director Benton Foundation Washington, DC Alfred Letson Playwright, Actor, Performance Poet Host and Executive Producer State of the Re:Union Jacksonville, FL Wendy Levy Senior Strategist Tomorrow Partners Oakland, CA Sheryl Mousley Filmmaker Curator, Film/Video Programs Walker Art Center Minneapolis, MN

Arts in Media, Panel A2  December 9, 2011

Steven Bognar Filmmaker, Media Arts Educator Yellow Springs, OH Julie Burstein Author, Independent Media Producer Maplewood, NJ Cecilia Garcia (Layperson)  Executive Director Benton Foundation Washington, DC Alfred Letson Playwright, Actor, Performance Poet Host and Executive Producer State of the Re:Union Jacksonville, FL Sheryl Mousley Filmmaker Curator, Film/Video Programs Walker Art Center Minneapolis, MN

Arts in Media, Panel B1  January 10-12, 2012

Nancy Bennett      Creative Director/Producer/Media Executive  Squarepushers, Inc.   Los Angeles, CA Lee Boot      Media Artist/ Associate Research Scholar, Interim Director Imaging Research Center  University of Maryland Baltimore County Baltimore, MD Katy Chevigny      Co-Founder and Senior Director Arts Engine Washington, DC Michelle Coffey      Executive Director Lambent Foundation Brooklyn, NY Joan Kjaer Strategic Communications Officer, International Programs University of Iowa Iowa City, IA Larry Spencer (Layperson)      Arts Patron, Community Volunteer Retired Minister Dallas, TX George Valdivia      General Manager Radio Arte Chicago IL

Arts in Media, Panel B2 January 12, 2012

Lee Boot      Media Artist/Associate Research Scholar, Interim Director Imaging Research Center  University of Maryland Baltimore County Baltimore, MD Joan Kjaer Strategic Communications Officer, International Programs University of Iowa Iowa City, IA Larry Spencer (Layperson)      Arts Patron, Community Volunteer Retired Minister Dallas, TX George Valdivia      General Manager Radio Arte Chicago IL

Arts in Media, Panel C1  January 24-26, 2012

Robert “Biko” Baker (Layperson) Executive Director League of Young Voters Milwaukee, WI David Brower Program Director North Carolina Public Radio WUNC Carrboro, NC Cheryl Jones Independent Media Consultant Bowie, MD Christine Lesiak  Executive Producer NET Television Lincoln, NE Lina Srivastava Principal  Lina Srivastava Consulting New York, NY Noah Wardrip-Fruin  Associate Professor/Co-Director, Expressive Intelligence Studio University of California Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA Juan Carlos Zaldívar President Phonograph Films, LLC Adjunct Faculty Miami International University of Art and Design Miami Beach, FL

Arts in Media, Panel C2  January 26, 2012

Robert “Biko” Baker (Layperson) Executive Director League of Young Voters Milwaukee, WI Cheryl Jones Independent Media Consultant Bowie, MD Christine Lesiak  Executive Producer NET Television Lincoln, NE Noah Wardrip-Fruin  Associate Professor/Co-Director, Expressive Intelligence Studio University of California Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA Juan Carlos Zaldívar President Phonograph Films, LLC Adjunct Faculty Miami International University of Art and Design Miami Beach, FL

Arts in Media, Panel D (teleconference) May 16, 2012

Cecilia Garcia (Layperson)  Executive Director Benton Foundation Washington, DC Nancy Bennett Creative Director/Producer/Media Executive  Squarepushers, Inc.   Los Angeles, CA Christine Lesiak  Executive Producer NET Television Lincoln, NE