Board of Directors

Lawrence J. Simpson, Chair
Berklee College of Music
Boston, MA

Ann Smith, Vice Chair
Featherstone Center for the Arts
Oak Bluffs, MA

Amy Zell Ellsworth, Secretary
Belmont, MA

Douglas Keith, Treasurer
Lincolnshire Advisors
Eliot, ME

Christal N. Brown
INSPRIT dance company
Middlebury College
Middlebury, VT

Taylor Ho Bynum
Dartmouth College
Tri-Centric Foundation
Hanover, NH/New Haven, CT

Geoff Hargadon
UBS Financial Services
Boston, MA

John E. Henry
Principal, MarlinSpike, LLC
Weston, MA

Ginnie Lupi
New Hampshire State Council on the Arts
Concord, NH

Karen Mittelman
Vermont Arts Council
Montpelier, VT

Barbara E. Murphy
Burlington, VT

 

Chip Newell
NewHeight Group
Portland, ME

Kristina Newman Scott
BRIC
Brooklyn, NY

Julie Richard
Maine Arts Commission
Augusta, ME

Randall Rosenbaum
Rhode Island State Council on the Arts
Providence, RI

Pamela Tatge
Jacob's Pillow Dance
Becket, MA

Ted Wendell
Milton, MA

Marco Werman
BBC Worldwide/Public Radio International
Boston, MA

Lisa Wong
Arts & Humanities Initiative, Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Carrie Zaslow
Providence Revolving Fund
Providence, RI

The executive director of each New England
state arts agency holds a seat on the NEFA
board.  The Massachusetts Cultural Council
has opted not to exercise its governance role
at present.

 

Advisory Council

Sandra Burton, Co-Chair
Williams College
Williamstown, MA 

Sara Coffey, Co-Chair
Vermont Performance Lab
Guilford, VT 

Molly Davies
AM Foundation
Stowe, VT

Maurice Decaul
Merrill Lynch
New York, NY

Pamela Diamantis
Curbstone Financial Management Corp
Manchester, NH

Stephen Duprey
The Duprey Companies
Concord, NH

Ana Flores
Earth Inform Studio
Charlestown, RI

David Howse
ArtsEmerson
Boston, MA

Felicia Knight
The Knight Canney Group
Scarborough, ME
Liana Krupp
Krupp Family Foundation
Boston, MA
 
Angie Lane
Red River Theatres
Concord, NH
 
Rania Matar
Rania Matar Photography
Brookline, MA
 
Roberta McCulloch-Dews
Mayor's Office
City of Pittsfield, MA
 
Denise Menton
Attorney
New York, NY
 
Frank Mitchell
The Amistad Center for Art & Culture
Hartford, CT
 
Mariko Silver
Bennington College
Bennington, VT
 
Sydney Skybetter
Brown University
Providence, RI
 
Anita Walker
Massachusetts Cultural Council
Boston, MA

 

Staff

Morganna Becker
Program Associate, CreativeGround 
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Kamaria Carrington
Interim Program Associate, Creative City
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Jug Chokshi
Director of Finance and Administration
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Rodrigo DelaTorre
Finance Manager
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Cathy Edwards
Executive Director

Falyn Rose Elhard
Program Associate, New England Presenting & Touring
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Steven Fenton
Senior Manager, Human Resources & Executive Affairs
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Jeffrey Filiault
Communications Officer
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Kristin Gregory
Program Officer, Dance
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Daniela Jacobson
Program Manager, New England Presenting & Touring
Accessibility Coordinator
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Sarah Kelley
Development Coordinator
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Meena Malik
Program Manager, Theater
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Cheri Opperman
Grants Manager, Dance
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Adrienne Petrillo
Program Director, New England Presenting & Touring, Center Stage
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Jane Preston
Deputy Director
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Dee Schneidman
Program Director, Research & Creative Economy
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Derek Schwartz
Program Associate, Theater
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Abby Southwell
Technology & Data Manager
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Kelsey Colcord Spitalny
Program Coordinator, Center Stage
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Janusz Sulanowski
Finance Associate
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Quita Sullivan, JD (Montaukett/Shinnecock)
Program Director, Theater
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Kim Szeto
Program Director, Public Art
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Sharon Timmel
Development Director
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Ann Wicks
Communications Director
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