Panelists
2015-2016 Culture Builds Florida

September 12, 2014
9:00 AM - to conclusion
Teleconference (How to participate)

Chair: Sandy Shaughnessy
Program Manager: Curtis Young

Grace-Anne Alfiero

Newton, Pennsylvania

President/CEO of Arts In Action Consulting Firm
Currently working with 10 non-profit clients in the northeast, Florida and in Texas to increase funding, grant and income opportunities through creative initiatives
Project Director for The Route to Self-Determination and The Route to Self-Advocacy statewide projects hosted by the Florida Developmental Disabilities Council
Former Executive Director and Founder of Creative Clay, Inc.
B.A., Visual Arts, Eckerd College; B.S., Childlife Therapy, University of Florida; M.F.A., Interdisciplinary Arts, Goddard College

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

Miami-Dade County

Executive and Artistic Director, Coral Gables Congregational Church, Community Arts Program (CAP)
Cultural grants review panelist for Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs
New World Symphony Fellows’ Communications Coach
M.B.A., Marketing; B.S., Music Education and Voice (NATS Competition winner)

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

Duval County

Director of Programs and Exhibitions, The Cultural Center at Ponte Vedra Beach
Previously a design manager, quality assurance manager and program developer for Fortune 500 companies including Blue Cross/Blue Shield and Website Pros
Former assistant director for Karpeles Museum
Over 15 years’ experience designing, developing, and implementing arts programs; serves on Cultural Council of greater Jacksonville's grant panel board
B.A., Psychology with minor in Fine Arts, University of North Florida

Duval County

Former Executive Director, Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville
Over twenty years’ experience managing arts organizations in North Florida
Previous Executive and Artistic Director, Theatre Jacksonville
Received numerous awards for his performances and directorial undertakings
Performs in collaboration with Charlotte Mabrey, principal percussionist with the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra

Hillsborough County

Executive Director, VSA Florida, and Visiting Faculty, University of South Florida, College of Education
Led VSA Florida national and state awards for organizational management and education excellence
Former Program Director, AmeriCorps Arts USF and Visiting Faculty, College of Fine Arts
Former Administrative Director, Artists Unlimited
Former Executive Director, Tampa Bay Children’s Chorus
Founder and First Executive Director, Glazer Children’s Museum of Tampa
Served as a grants panelist for the State of Florida Division of Cultural Affairs and current Board Member of the Arts Council of Hillsborough County and Arts for Health Florida
M.A., Urban Studies, University of Texas; B.A., Sociology, University of Florida