National Arts Strategies (NAS) welcomes 95 arts leaders into the Executive Program in Arts & Culture Strategy class of 2018. With a record number of 150 applicants, this year we are welcoming the largest class to date representing 4 countries and 26 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
The Executive Program in Arts & Culture Strategy is a partnership between NAS and the University of Pennsylvania that provides a certificate in cultural leadership through an actionable and skills-based curriculum.
From Las Vegas to Mombasa, the leaders joining the class of 2018 are striving to advance the arts and culture field and their work in it. They will learn alongside each other, University of Pennsylvania faculty and experienced practitioners over the next eight months to strengthen their leadership capacity and grow their knowledge of management in the arts and culture field. We can’t wait to see what they accomplish. Join us in giving them a warm welcome and follow their journey at #ExecProgramArts.
AJ Allegra | New Orleans, LA
Jennifer Barton | Springdale, OH
Chelsea Beatty | Jamaica Plain, MA
Liz Beeson | Brooklyn, NY
Cynthia Behr Warso | Las Vegas, NV
Adrienne Benjamin | Isle, MN
Gabriel Benn | Washington, DC
Amanda Benton | Boiling Springs, PA
Robyn Bohn | Brooklyn, NY
Derrick Brown | Dallas, TX
Terrence Brunn | Miami, FL
Vijou Bryant | Queens, NY
Annabelle Clippinger | Pittsburgh, PA
Samuel Cortez | San Jose, CA
Mickey Davis | St. Louis, MO
Jill Deupi | Coral Gables, FL
Deb Dormody | Providence, RI
Edward Doyle | Manchester, NH
Hannah Durack | Brooklyn, NY
Barbara Flechsenhar | Mobile, AL
Noelle Flores Theard | Brooklyn, NY
Karen Forgione | Midland Park, NJ
Stacie Freasier | Washington, DC
Jessica Gaines | Lyndhurst, NJ
Ceilidh Galloway-Kane | East Hardwick, VT
Joanna Gang | Brooklyn, NY
Amy Gillick | Clarksville, TN
Jessie Glover | Columbus, OH
Nora Gorman | New York, NY
Piama Habibullah | Washington, DC
Ryan Hand | Washington, DC
Caroline Heaney | Washington, DC
Michelle Hoffmann | Falls Church, VA
Lara Holman Garritano | Washington, DC
Shonnita Johnson | North Beach, MD
Alex Jones | Costa Mesa, CA
Christina Kearney | Nashville, TN
Ashley Kerns | Philadelphia, PA
Lisa Kibutu | Mombasa, Kenya
Rebecca Kinslow | Nashville, TN
Anastasia Kirages | Houston, TX
Susan Larson | Arlington, MA
Jenny Lavery | Austin, TX
Eliza Licht | Brooklyn, NY
Jenny Liu | Los Angeles, CA
David Loudermilk | Jacksonville, FL
Brittany Lynch | Robbinsdale, MN
Ian Mairs | Jacksonville, FL
Dena Malarek | Englewood, NJ
Melina Manasseh | São Paulo, Brazil
Lizzy Marmon | New York, NY
Christopher Massenburg | Durham, NC
Anastasia Matijkiw | Philadelphia, PA
Katherine Mayberry | Grand Haven, MI
Maureen McDole | St. Petersburg, FL
James McKissic | Chattanooga, TN
Chris Mercer | Sydney, Australia
Clover Morell | Chicago, IL
Audrey Moyer | Los Angeles, CA
Mary Elizabeth Murray | Everett, MA
Francisca Peña | Walsh Bay, Australia
Lisa Pegram | Washington, DC
Amanda Phillips| Washington, DC
Gena Peone | Lacey, WA
Coco Picard | Chicago, IL
Joanna Poz-Molesky | Berkeley, CA
Chelsea Querner | Portland, OR
Kate Quinn | Philadelphia, PA
Jason Quinones | New York, NY
Paige Reitz | Omaha, NE
Candace Salim | East Point, GA
Magdalena Aleman Santos | Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Georgianna Schuetz | Washington, DC
Lindsay Sheridan | Washington, DC
Marie Shier | Portland, OR
Elyna Shukri | Berkeley, CA
Courtney Spearman | Washington, DC
Alvin Starks | Brooklyn, NY
Melanie Stommel | Mobile, AL
Marita Stryker | Austin, TX
Chelse Thaler | Washington, DC
Candace Thompson | Brooklyn, NY
Katie Trupiano | Pittsburgh, PA
Lydia Veilleux | Philadelphia, PA
John Vick | Philadelphia, PA
Tara Vilanueva | Washington, DC
Thomas Walters | Butler, PA
Julie Weaverling | Vista, CA
Bianca Welds | Kingston, Jamaica
Mel Wells | Portland, OR
Lyndsay Werking | Astoria, NY
Demerrius Whitsell | Nashville, TN
Dani Williams-Jones | Los Angeles, CA
Jennifer Wintzer | St. Louis, MO
Leslie Yan | Portland, OR
Michelle Zwi | Philadelphia, PA
