Board of Directors, Advisory Council, & Staff

Board of Directors

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Ann Smith

Chair

Featherstone Center for the Arts

Oak Bluffs, MA

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John Henry

Vice Chair

MarlinSpike, LLC

Weston, MA

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Amy Zell Ellsworth

Secretary

MA/CA

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Carrie Zaslow

Treasurer

Providence Revolving Fund

Providence, RI

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Taylor Ho Bynum

Dartmouth College

VT/NH

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Iván Espinoza-Madrigal

Lawyers for Civil Rights

Boston, MA

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Geoff Hargadon

UBS Financial Services

Boston, MA

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Douglas Keith

Lincolnshire Advisors

NH/ME

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Min Jung Kim

New Britain Museum of American Art

New Britain, CT

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Erinn King

Payden & Rygel

Boston, MA

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Ginnie Lupi

New Hampshire State Council on the Arts

Concord, NH

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Karen Mittelman

Vermont Arts Council

Montpelier, VT

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Barbara Murphy

Burlington, VT

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Chip Newell

NewHeight Group

Portland, ME

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Kristina Newman-Scott

BRIC

Brooklyn, NY

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Julie Richard

Maine Arts Commission

Augusta, ME

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Randall Rosenbaum

Rhode Island State Council on the Arts

Providence, RI

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Elizabeth Shapiro

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

Hartford, CT

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Pamela Tatge

Jacob's Pillow Dance

MA/CT

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Ted Wendell

Milton, MA

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Marco Werman

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

Sandra Burton

Co-Chair

Williams College

Williamstown, MA

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David Howse

Co-Chair

ArtsEmerson

Boston, MA

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Sara Coffey

State Representative Windham-1

Guilford, VT

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Shoshona Currier

Bates Dance Festival

Lewiston, ME

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Molly Davies

James E. Robinson Foundation

Stowe, VT

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Pamela Diamantis

Curbstone Financial Management Corp

Manchester, NH

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Ana Flores

Earth Inform Studio

Charlestown, RI

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Stephanie Fortunato

City of Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism

Providence, RI

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Felicia Knight

The Knight Canney Group

Scarborough, ME

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Liana Krupp

Krupp Family Foundation

Boston, MA

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Angie Lane

Red River Theatres

Concord, NH

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Alyce Lee

Boston, MA

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Denise Menton

Attorney

New York, NY

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Frank Mitchell

The Amistad Center for Art & Culture

Hartford, CT

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Jacob Padrón

Long Wharf Theatre/The Sol Project

New Haven, CT

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Anita Walker

Massachusetts Cultural Council

Boston, MA

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Staff

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Morganna Becker

Community Engagement Coordinator, Creative Economy

617-865-1841

mbecker@nefa.org

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Kamaria Carrington

Program Coordinator, Public Art

617-865-1837

kcarrington@nefa.org

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Jug Chokshi

Chief Operating Officer

617-865-1832

jchokshi@nefa.org

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Rodrigo DelaTorre

Finance Manager

617-865-1843

rdelatorre@nefa.org

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Cathy Edwards

Executive Director

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Falyn Elhard

Program Associate, New England Presenting & Touring

617-865-1829

felhard@nefa.org

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Steven Fenton

Human Resources & Operations Director

617-865-1844

sfenton@nefa.org

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Jeffrey Filiault

Senior Communications Officer

617-865-1833

jfiliault@nefa.org

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Indira Goodwine

Program Director, Dance

617-865-1831

igoodwine@nefa.org

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Kristin Gregory

Program Manager, Dance

617-865-1838

kgregory@nefa.org

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Daniela Jacobson

Program Manager, New England Presenting & Touring; Accessibility Coordinator

617-865-1825

djacobson@nefa.org

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Meena Malik

Program Manager, Theater

617-865-1842

mmalik@nefa.org

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Jess Muise

Program Administrator, Creative Economy

617-865-1834

jmuise@nefa.org

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Cheri Opperman

Grants Manager, Dance

617-423-5610

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Adrienne Petrillo

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

617-423-1178

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Jane Preston

Deputy Director, Programs & Interim Accessibility Coordinator

617-865-1835

jpreston@nefa.org

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Dee Schneidman

Senior Program Director, Research & Creative Economy

617-865-1826

dschneidman@nefa.org

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Derek Schwartz

Program Coordinator, Theater

617-865-1827

dschwartz@nefa.org

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Sarah Silva

Development Officer

617-865-1845

ssilva@nefa.org

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Abby Southwell

Technology & Data Director

617-423-1271

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Kelsey Spitalny

Senior Program Officer, Center Stage

617-865-1847

kspitalny@nefa.org

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Janusz Sulanowski

Finance Associate

617-865-1836

jsulanowski@nefa.org

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Quita Sullivan

Senior Program Director, Theater

617-865-1839

qsullivan@nefa.org

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Kim Szeto

Program Director, Public Art

617-865-1840

kszeto@nefa.org

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Sharon Timmel

Development Director

617-865-1846

stimmel@nefa.org

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Elizabeth Timmerman

Technology & Data Coordinator

617-865-1828

etimmerman@nefa.org

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Ann Wicks

Communications Director

617-423-1390

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Annie Yang-Perez

Executive Affairs & Special Projects Officer

617-423-1272

ayangperez@nefa.org

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