Miami Conference Committee

Mary Becht, Director, Broward County Cultural Division (retired)
Rohit Burman, executive director, Europe, Africa and Middle East Programs, M•A•C AIDS Fund
Tatiana Hernandez, Arts Associate, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Deborah Margol, Deputy Director, Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs
Patrice Walker Powell, Deputy Chairman for Programs & Partnerships, National Endowment for the Arts
Dennis Scholl, Vice President/Arts, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
James Shermer, Grants Administrator, Broward County Cultural Division
Michael Spring, Director, Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs
Janet Brown, President & CEO, Grantmakers in the Arts
Tommer Peterson, Deputy Director, Grantmakers in the Arts

Preconference Planning Committees

Support for Individual Artists Preconference Committee

Ted Berger, Trustee, Joan Mitchell Foundation
Abigail Guay, Program Manager, Grantmakers in the Arts
Rose Parisi, Director of Programs, Illinois Arts Council
Adriana Perez, Cultural Projects Administrator, Miami-Dade County Office of Cultural Affairs
Brandi Reddick, Artists and Communications Manager, Miami-Dade County Office of Cultural Affairs
Caitlin Strokosch, Executive Director, Alliance of Artists Communities

Arts and Culture in Immigrant Communitites Preconference Committee

Vanessa Cedeño, Program Coordinator, Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees
Tatiana Hernandez, Arts Program Associate, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Amy Kitchner, Executive Director, Alliance for California Traditional Arts
Tommer Peterson, Deputy Director, Grantmakers in the Arts

The Role of the Arts and Artists in Health across the Lifespan Preconference Committee

Anita Boles, Executive Director, Society for the Arts in Healthcare, Washington DC
Janet Brown, President & CEO, Grantmakers in the Arts
Dr. Gay Hanna, PhD, MFA, Executive Director, National Center for Creative Aging, Washington DC
Lynn Mandeville, Director of Major Gifts and Planned Giving, Holy Cross Hospital, Ft Lauderdale
James Shermer, Grants Administrator, Broward County Cultural Division
Dr. David Spangler, PhD, Director of Education, Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale, and Program Administrator, Interdisciplinary Arts Program Nova Southeastern University

GIA Board of Directors 2012

Regina Smith, chair
The Kresge Foundation
Peter Handler, vice chair
The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation
Rose Ann Cleveland, treasurer
The Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation
Justin Laing, secretary
The Heinz Endowments
John E. McGuirk
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
Kristen Madsen
The GRAMMY Foundation/MusiCares
Michelle T. Boone
City of Chicago, Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events
Robert Booker
Arizona Commission on the Arts
Rohit Burman
M•A•C AIDS Fund
Arlynn Fishbaugh
Montana Arts Council
Judith Jennings
Kentucky Foundation for Women
Maurine Knighton
Nathan Cummings Foundation
Laura Aden Packer
The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation
Lori Pourier
First Peoples Fund
Margaret Conant Reiser
John H. & Wilhelmina D. Harland Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Diane Sanchez
East Bay Community Foundation
Felicia Shaw
The San Diego Foundation
Edwin Torres
The Rockefeller Foundation
Huong Vu
The Boeing Company
Laura Zimmermann
The McKnight Foundation

GIA Staff

Jan Bailie, Director of Finance & operations
Noah Barnes, Development & Membership Associate
Janet Brown, President & CEO
Steve Cline, Web & Knowledge Manager
Abigail Guay, Program Manager
Kathy Lindenmayer, Director of Development & Membership
Linda Mikkelsen, Conference Planning Consultant
Heidi Norgaard, Administrative Assistant
Tommer Peterson, Deputy Director & Director of Programs