Presenting: FY
2007 Grants Panelists
Access To Artistic Excellence #1A
July 24, 2006
Ellen Ruggiano (Layperson)
Community Relations Manager
Bank of America
Chepachet, RI
Tony Tapia
Senior Program Director
First Data Western Union Foundation
Denver, CO
Larry Thomas
Visual Artist
Dean (Emeritus) of Academic Affairs
San Francisco Art Institute
Fort Bragg, CA
MK Wegmann
President and Chief Executive Officer
National Performance Network
New Orleans, LA
Access To Artistic Excellence #1B
July 25-27, 2006
Lisa Booth
President
Lisa Booth Management, Inc.
Riverside, CT
Aaron Dworkin
Violinist
Founder and President
The Sphinx Organization
Ypsilanti, MI
Rebecca Edwards
Executive Director
Cultural Development Foundation of Memphis
Memphis, TN
Colleen Furukawa
Fiber Artist and Musician
Director, Programs & Administration
Maui Arts & Cultural Center
Kula, HI
Joe Rodriguez
Arts Program Officer, Office of Cultural Affairs
City of San José
Milpitas, CA
Ellen Ruggiano (Layperson)
Community Relations Manager
Bank of America
Chepachet, RI
R. Bret Ruiz
President
Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center
San Antonio, TX
Mayumi Tsutakawa
Writer and Editor; Museum Curator
Program Manager
Washington State Arts Commission
Seattle, WA
Eileen Wiseman
Executive Director
Westport Arts Center
Weston, CT
Access To Artistic Excellence Panel 1C
July 28, 2006
Rebecca Edwards
Executive Director
Cultural Development Foundation of Memphis
Memphis, TN
Colleen Furukawa
Fiber Artist and Musician
Director, Programs & Administration
Maui Arts & Cultural Center
Kula, HI
Ellen Ruggiano (Layperson)
Community Relations Manager
Bank of America
Chepachet, RI
R. Bret Ruiz
President
Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center
San Antonio, TX
Mayumi Tsutakawa
Writer and Editor; Museum Curator
Program Manager
Washington State Arts Commission
Seattle, WA
Eileen Wiseman
Executive Director
Westport Arts Center
Weston, CT
Access To Artistic Excellence Panel 1D
July 28, 2006
Rebecca Edwards
Executive Director
Cultural Development Foundation of Memphis
Memphis, TN
Ellen Ruggiano (Layperson)
Community Relations Manager
Bank of America
Chepachet, RI
R. Bret Ruiz
President
Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center
San Antonio, TX
Eileen Wiseman
Executive Director
Westport Arts Center
Weston, CT
Access to Artistic Excellence, #2A
October 30-31, 2006
Marvin V. Curtis
Assistant Dean and Choral Director
College of Humanities
Fayetteville State University
Fayetteville, NC
David Donnelly (Layperson)
Accountant, Partner
Gainer, Donnelly & Desroches, LLP
Houston, TX
Tanya Mote
Development Director
El Centro Su Teatro
Parker, CO
Julia Olin
Executive Director
National Council for Traditional Arts
Berwyn Heights, MD
Betty Propst
Director of Development
Texas Panhandle Heritage Foundation
Amarillo, TX
Jack Walsh
Director and Producer
Celebrate Brooklyn
Brooklyn Information & Culture, Inc.
Brooklyn, NY
Renae Williams
Director of Dance Presentations
Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County
Culver City, CA
Access to Artistic Excellence, #2D
October 31, 2006
Marvin V. Curtis
Assistant Dean and Choral Director
College of Humanities
Fayetteville State University
Fayetteville, NC
David Donnelly (Layperson)
Accountant, Partner
Gainer, Donnelly & Desroches, LLP
Houston, TX
Julia Olin
Executive Director
National Council for Traditional Arts
Berwyn Heights, MD
Betty Propst
Director of Development
Texas Panhandle Heritage Foundation
Amarillo, TX
Jack Walsh
Director and Producer
Celebrate Brooklyn
Brooklyn Information & Culture, Inc.
Brooklyn, NY
Access to Artistic Excellence, #2B
November 1-3, 2006
Danielle Brazell
Performance Artist, Managing Director
Arts for Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Steven Carignan
Assistant Vice President
Educational and Sports Events Center
Management
University of Northern Iowa
Waterloo, IA
Jean Cook
Violinist, Producer
Future of Music Coalition
Brooklyn, NY
Marvin Curtis
Composer
Assistant Dean, Choral Director
Fayetteville State University
Fayetteville, NC
Maria De Leon
Executive Director
National Assn. of Latino Arts and Culture
San Antonio, TX
Anna Glass
Managing Director
651 Arts
New York, NY
Lee Huber (Layperson)
Attorney
Houston, TX
Thaddeus Rex
Songwriter, Singer, and Theater Artist
Founder and President
Thaddeus Rex, Inc.
Chicago, IL
Eric Takeshita
Business Director
ARTS at Marks Garage
Hawai’i Arts Alliance
Honolulu
Access to Artistic Excellence, #2C
November 3, 2006
Steven Carignan
Assistant Vice President
Educational and Sports Events Center Management
University of Northern Iowa
Waterloo, IA
Marvin Curtis
Assistant Dean; Choral Director
Fayetteville State University
Fayetteville, NC
Anna Glass
Managing Director
651 Arts
New York, NY
Lee Huber (Layperson)
Attorney
Houston, TX
Eric Takeshita
Business Director
ARTS at Marks Garage
Hawai’i Arts Alliance
Honolulu, HI
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