Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Americans for the Arts is pleased to announce the newly elected leadership of its four National Network Advisory Councils. These individuals were nominated by their peers to advise Americans for the Arts staff on programs and services concerning the areas of Arts Education, Emerging Leadership, the Private Sector and Public Art. These individuals will serve three year terms beginning January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2017. They will join an existing slate of advisory council members who act as national leaders and use their field expertise to connect the national work of Americans for the Arts to the work of our membership at the local levels.
Americans for the Arts welcomes the following individuals to each of our National Network Advisory Councils:
The Arts Education Council
Eric Delli Bovi
Executive Director, Urban Gateways
Lauren S. Hess
Arts Integration Specialist, Cincinnati Public Schools
Myran Parker-Brass
Executive Director, Boston Public Schools
Rebecca Cruse
Deputy Director, South Dakota Arts Council
The Emerging Leaders Council
Jessica Gaines
Project Supervisor, City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs
Hilary Amnah
Community Arts Coordinator, Utah Division of Arts & Museums
Elisheba Johnson
Executive and Commission Liaison, Seattle Office of Arts & Culture
Lauren M. Merker
Development and Communications Manager, Taproot Foundation
Aileen Alon
Arts & Creative Industry Manager, Opa-locka Community Development Corporation
The Private Sector Council
*an asterisk denotes that the member was re-elected to the council to serve an additional term.
Laura Bruney*
President & CEO, Arts & Business Council
Jim Sparrow*
President & CEO, Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County
H. Perry Mixter
Vice President, Development Arts & Science Council
Mary Eileen Fouratt
Executive Director, Monmouth Arts
Mary Anne Winkelman
President, Cultural Alliance of York County
Christen Boone
President & CEO, Fund for the Arts
Janet Langsam*
Chief Executive Officer, ArtsWestchester
Dan Bowers
President, ArtsBuild
Deborah Jordy*
Executive Director, Colorado Business Committee for the Arts
Susan Soroko
Cultural Development, Arlington County Cultural Affairs
The Public Art Network Council
*an asterisk denotes that the member was re-elected to the council to serve an additional term.
James Hirschfield
Artist, Univ. of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Robin Franklin Nigh
Manager, Art Programs Division, City of Tampa
Sarah Conley Odenkirk*
Assistant Professor of Art Law and Public Art, Claremont Graduate University/Drucker Graduate School of Management
Susan Pontious*
Civic Art Collection and Public Art Program Director, San Francisco Arts Commission
Jon Pounds*
Executive Director, Chicago Public Art Group
Karen Bubb*
Public Arts Manager, Boise City Department of Arts & History
Erin Harkey
Project Manager, Los Angeles County Arts Commission
Americans for the Arts would also like to recognize and thank the following advisory council members who have successfully and dutifully completed their council term(s). These individuals will be stepping off the council at the end of the year and we thank them for their service and leadership.
The Arts Education Council
Erin Gough
Manager of Arts and Education Initiative, The Education Policy and Leadership Center
Talia Gibas
Manager, Arts for All, Los Angeles County Arts Commission
Raymond Tymas-Jones
Dean and Associate Vice President of the Arts, University of Utah College of Fine Arts
Ron Jones
President, Memphis College of Art
The Emerging Leaders Council
Todd Eric Hawkins
Project Manager, Public Art for Public Schools, NYC School Construction Authority
Kirstin Wiegmann
Director of Education + Community Engagement, Forecast Public Art
Angela Harris
Executive Artistic Director, Dance Canvas
Crystal Benavides
Marketing and Development Consultant/Curator
The Private Sector Council
John Bryan
Retired formerly President of CultureWorks in Richmond, VA
James Clark
Consultant
Kelly Seward
Private Consultant
Jeff Hawthorne
Director of Community Affairs, Regional Arts and Culture Council
Cynthia Prost
President , Arts and Education Council of Greater St. Louis
Andrew Witt
Executive Director, St. Johns Cultural Council
The Public Art Network Council
Penny Balkin Bach
Executive Director, Association for Public Art
Constance White
Vice President, Public Art, Arts & Science Council of Charlotte/Mecklenburg, Inc.