Art Works – Panel A June 28, 2016

Lili Anderson Senior Director of Development Aly Stephens Performing Arts Center University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL Brian Chin Musician Artistic Director Common Tone Arts Seattle, WA Josh Kohn Performance Director Creative Alliance Baltimore, MD Mazi Mutafa Executive Director Words Beats & Life Washington, DC Rebecca Mwase Artist Desired Evolutions New Orleans, LA

Art Works – Panel B June 29, 2016

Steven Lemmon Cultural Arts Programming Director Dixie State University Santa Clara, UT Kiyoko McCrae Managing Director Junebug Productions New Orleans, LA Jennifer Person Managing Producer, MDC Live Arts Miami Dade College Miami, FL Joi Sears (Layperson) Creative Director Free People International LLC Hamilton, OH Carl “Kokayi” Walker Singer/Songwriter, Emcee, Producer, Educator Washington, DC

 Art Works – Panel C June 30, 2016

Stanlyn Brevé Director of National Programs National Performance Network/Visual Artists Network New Orleans, LA Ashley Davis Program Director Alternate ROOTS Austell, GA        Laura Esparza Division Manager, Museums and Cultural Centers City of Austin Parks and Recreation Austin, TX Rahul Sharma (Layperson) Associate Professor/Clinical Psychologist Illinois School of Professional Psychology Evanston, IL

Art Works II – Panel A December 6, 2016

Devon Akmon Director Arab American National Museum Ann Arbor, MI Allentza Michel Principal Powerful Pathways Boston, MA Michael Mushalla President/Founder, Creative Producer Double M Arts & Events, LLC Cruz Bay, St. John, VI Trish Santini Producer Mainspring Arts Cooperative Rhinebeck, NY Z.J. Tong (Layperson) President Chicago Chinese Cultural Institute, Inc. Chicago, IL

Art Works II – Panel B December 7, 2016

Adrienne Benjamin (Layperson) Legislative Aide Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Isle, MN Chad Herzog Director of Programming International Festival of Arts & Ideas New Haven, CT Yvonne Shortt Executive Director RPGA Studio, Inc. Rego Park, NY Jessica Solomon Director Art in Praxis Baltimore, MD Usha Srinivasan President Sangam Arts Santa Clara, CA

Art Works II – Panel C December 8, 2016

Meera Chakravarthy (Layperson) Management Consulting Analyst Accenture Federal Services Washington, DC Nic de la Fuente Community Garden Leader Desert Botanical Garden Phoenix, AZ Tracie Hall Poet, Fiction Writer, Playwright Director of Culture Program Joyce Foundation Chicago, IL Sean Martin Associate Director of Programming and Engagement DeBartolo Performing Arts Center University of Notre Dame South Bend, IN Yosvany Terry Musician, Composer, Bandleader Cambridge, MA

Art Works II – Panel D December 9, 2016

Erik Martínez Resly Artist Founder/Lead Organizer The Sanctuaries Washington, DC Sushmita Mazumdar Artist, Writer, Educator Arlington, VA Fabiola Ramirez (Layperson) Event & Project Management Consultant Chicago, IL Benjamin Rexroad Artist Managing Artistic Director Wandering Aesthetics Akron, OH Rory Trainor Executive Director The Mainstay Inc. Rock Hall, MD