Board of Directors, Advisory Council, & Staff

Board of Directors

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Ann Smith

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Chair

Featherstone Center for the Arts

Oak Bluffs, MA

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John Henry

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Vice Chair

MarlinSpike, LLC

Weston, MA

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Amy Zell Ellsworth

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Secretary

MA/CA

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Carrie Zaslow

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Treasurer

Providence Revolving Fund

Providence, RI

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Taylor Ho Bynum

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Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH/Windsor, VT

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Edwige Charlot

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Artist / Alliance of Artists Communities

Providence, RI

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Iván Espinoza-Madrigal

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Lawyers for Civil Rights

Boston, MA

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Geoff Hargadon

He/Him/His

UBS Financial Services

Boston, MA

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Douglas Keith

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Lincolnshire Advisors

NH/ME

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Min Jung Kim

She/Her/Hers

New Britain Museum of American Art

New Britain, CT

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Erinn King

She/Her/Hers

Payden & Rygel

Boston, MA

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Ginnie Lupi

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New Hampshire State Council on the Arts

Concord, NH

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Karen Mittelman

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Vermont Arts Council

Montpelier, VT

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Barbara Murphy

She/Her/Hers

Burlington, VT

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Chip Newell

He/Him/His

NewHeight Group

Portland, ME

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Kristina Newman-Scott

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BRIC

Brooklyn, NY

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Randall Rosenbaum

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Rhode Island State Council on the Arts

Providence, RI

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Madeline Sayet

She/Her/Hers

Yale Indigenous Performing Arts Program

Mystic, CT

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Elizabeth Shapiro

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Office of the Arts, Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development

Hartford, CT

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Pamela Tatge

She/Her/Hers

Jacob's Pillow Dance

MA/CT

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Ted Wendell

He/Him/His

Milton, MA

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Marco Werman

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WGBH/BBC/PRX

Cambridge, MA

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Lisa Wong

Arts & Humanities Initiative, Harvard Medical School

Boston, MA

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Advisory Council

David Howse

He/Him/His

Co-Chair

ArtsEmerson

Boston, MA

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Liana Krupp

She/Her/Hers

Co-Chair

Krupp Family Foundation

Boston, MA

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Christal Brown

She/Her/Hers

INSPIRIT dance company

Middlebury College

Middlebury, VT

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Shoshona Currier

She/Her/Hers

Bates Dance Festival

Lewiston, ME

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Pamela Diamantis

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Curbstone Financial Management Corp

Manchester, NH

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Kara Elliott-Ortega

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City of Boston

Boston, MA

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Stephanie Fortunato

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City of Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism

Providence, RI

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Orlando Hernández

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Performer, Teacher, and Writer

Providence, RI

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Adriane Jefferson

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City of New Haven

New Haven Festivals

New Haven, CT

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Alyce Lee

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Boston, MA

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Chris Newell

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Abbe Museum

Bar Harbor, ME

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Jacob Padrón

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Long Wharf Theatre/The Sol Project

New Haven, CT

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Melissa Richmond

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West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts

Claremont, NH

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Lawrence Simpson

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Berklee College of Music

Boston, MA

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Kerry Thompson

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Silent Rhythms, Inc.

Disability Rights Fund

Boston, MA

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Staff

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Morganna Becker

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Community Engagement Coordinator, Creative Economy

617-865-1841

mbecker@nefa.org

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Kamaria Carrington

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Program Coordinator, Public Art

617-865-1837

kcarrington@nefa.org

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Jug Chokshi

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Chief Operating Officer

617-865-1832

jchokshi@nefa.org

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Rodrigo DelaTorre

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Finance Manager

617-865-1843

rdelatorre@nefa.org

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Cathy Edwards

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Executive Director

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Falyn Elhard

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Program Associate, New England Presenting & Touring

617-865-1829

felhard@nefa.org

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Steven Fenton

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Human Resources & Operations Director

617-865-1844

sfenton@nefa.org

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Jeffrey Filiault

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Senior Communications Officer

617-865-1833

jfiliault@nefa.org

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Indira Goodwine

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Program Director, Dance

617-865-1831

igoodwine@nefa.org

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Kristin Gregory

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Program Manager, Dance

617-865-1838

kgregory@nefa.org

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Daniela Jacobson

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Program Manager, New England Presenting & Touring; Accessibility Coordinator

617-865-1825

djacobson@nefa.org

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Meena Malik

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Program Manager, Theater

617-865-1842

mmalik@nefa.org

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Cheri Opperman

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Grants Manager, Dance

617-423-5610

copperman@nefa.org

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Adrienne Petrillo

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Senior Program Director, New England Presenting & Touring, Center Stage

617-423-1178

apetrillo@nefa.org

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Jane Preston

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Deputy Director, Programs & Interim Accessibility Coordinator

617-865-1835

jpreston@nefa.org

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Dee Schneidman

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Senior Program Director, Research & Creative Economy

617-865-1826

dschneidman@nefa.org

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Derek Schwartz

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Program Coordinator, Theater

617-865-1827

dschwartz@nefa.org

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Sarah Silva

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Development Officer

617-865-1845

ssilva@nefa.org

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Abby Southwell

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Technology & Data Director

617-423-1271

asouthwell@nefa.org

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Kelsey Spitalny

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Senior Program Officer, Center Stage

617-865-1847

kspitalny@nefa.org

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Janusz Sulanowski

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Finance Associate

617-865-1836

jsulanowski@nefa.org

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Quita Sullivan

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Senior Program Director, Theater

617-865-1839

qsullivan@nefa.org

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Kim Szeto

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Program Director, Public Art

617-865-1840

kszeto@nefa.org

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Sharon Timmel

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Development Director

617-865-1846

stimmel@nefa.org

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Elizabeth Timmerman

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Technology & Data Coordinator

617-865-1828

etimmerman@nefa.org

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Ann Wicks

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Communications Director

617-423-1390

awicks@nefa.org

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Annie Yang-Perez

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Executive Affairs & Special Projects Officer

617-423-1272

ayangperez@nefa.org

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