Panelists
2015-2016 Local Arts Agency and State Service Organization
September 8, 2014
9:00 AM - to conclusion
Teleconference (How to participate)
Chair: Sandy Shaughnessy
Program Manager: Tim Storhoff
William Coleman
Hillsborough County
- Director of Education, VSA Florida, Tampa, Florida
- Former Director of Arts Access, Tennessee Arts Commission
- Develops and administers state and federal grants to arts organizations, non-arts organizations, individuals and group artists producing arts projects.
- Provides individual consultations, assisting constituent groups in the grant making process
- Director of music at the Performing Arts Day Camp for Oklahoma City Parks and Recreation
- Former choral director and teacher of music theory and music appreciation, Midwest City High School
- M.A., Piano Performance, Middle Tennessee State University; M.M., Piano Performance and Pedagogy, University of Oklahoma; B.M., Piano Performance, University of Tennessee; B.S. Environmental Science, Purdue University
Allison Cruse
Pinellas County
- Executive Director, Clearwater Arts Alliance
- Former Visual Arts Director and Grants Manager, Center for Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe, NM
- Curated and produced the 8th Annual Photo Auction, a major annual cultural event for the city of Santa Fe, featuring 80 photographic works by major artists
- Former Arts Consultant, Art4business, ltd., London, UK
- Former Executive Director, LeMoyne Center for the Visual Arts
- Former Arts Consultant, Florida Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs
- B.F.A., Historic Preservation, Savannah College of Art and Design; masters level coursework in Art History, Florida State University
Jennifer Douglas
Hillsborough County
- Executive Director, Tampa Bay Businesses for Culture and the Arts
- Formerly Director of Development for the Cathedral Arts Project in Jacksonville
- Former Development Director Cathedral Arts Project, Jacksonville, FL; Director of Foundations and Government Relations, Florida Studio Theatre Sarasota; Arts Administrator for the Hippodrome State Theatre, Gainesville; and Box Office Manager, Porthouse Theatre at Kent State University, Ohio
- Performer and teaching artist who has performed professionally on stages throughout Ohio and Florida
- B.A., Theatre Performance, Ohio University; Graduate Certification, Nonprofit Management, University of Florida
Jeff Green
Americus, Georgia
- Professor and Chair of Theatre, Communication, and Media Arts, Georgia Southwestern State University
- Immediate Past President, Georgia Theatre Conference
- Artistic Director, Rylander Theatre/CP Productions
- Faculty Advisor, GSW-TV16 student television
- Chair, Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Region IV
- Member, Advisory Council, Southeastern Theatre Conference
- 2008 Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Teaching Artist Award
- M.F.A., Acting, Ohio University
Rick Kerby
Manatee County
- Producing Artistic Director, Manatee Players
- President, Florida Theatre Conference
- Past President, Florida Association of Community Theatres
- Executive Committee of the American Association of Community Theatres
- Performed in more than thirty countries and all fifty states
- Former Entertainment Director for the USO of Metropolitan New York
- Former faculty at Wagner College and The Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts
- Three time winner of Outstanding Director from Southeastern Theatre Conference
- Two Time winner of Best Director from American Association of Community Theatre
Andrea O'Naghten
Miami-Dade County
- President & Founder, Rhodes Arts Consulting, Coral Gables, Florida
- National Chair, Arts & Culture Special Interest Group of the Grant Professionals Association; and Marketing Chair, GPA South Florida chapter
- Previously, Senior Program Director, Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs
- M.B.A, Florida International University; B.F.A., Fine Art Photography, Rochester Institution of Technology
Monica Rodriguez
Miami-Dade County
- Grants Associate, Resource Development department, Miami Dade College
- Served on panels as a proposal reviewer for Miami-Dade County, Department of Cultural Affairs’ International Cultural Exchange and Festivals and Special Events programs
- Provides training and mentoring to faculty, administrators, and staff through the proposal development process and via workshops
- Member of Grant Professionals Association, the Florida Council for Resource Development, and Alpha Kappa Psi Professional Business Fraternity
- B.A., Psychology and B.B.A., International Business, Florida International University