Panelists
2016-2017 Arts in Education and Underserved Cultural Community Development

September 9, 2015
9:00 AM - to conclusion
Teleconference (How to participate)

Chair: LaVon Bracy
Program Manager: Michelle Smith Grindberg

Cicely Bosley

Lake County

Teacher, Theatre and English, Leesburg High School, Leesburg, Florida
Previously, Arts in Education Coordinator, West Virginia Division of Culture and History; Teaching Artist, Central Florida arts organizations including the Orlando Repertory Theatre and the Center for Digital Media
B.A., Education, Fairmont State University; M.F.A., Theatre for Young Audiences, University of Central Florida

Gadsden County

Education Director, Gadsden Arts Center, Quincy, Florida
M.A., Arts Administration with a certificate in Museum Studies; B.A., Art History with a minor in Museum Studies, Florida State University

Houston, Texas

Director of Education, Houston Center for Photography, Houston, Texas
Ph.D. in Arts Education, Florida State University; M.A. in Arts Administration and a Museum Studies Certificate, Florida State University; B.F.A. in Photography and Digital Art, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia; Certificate in Portrait Photography, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico City

Miami-Dade County

Founder, Director and Curator of Diaspora Vibe and Diaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Incubator, Miami, Florida
Previously, National Panelist and Speaker, The Grant Makers Conference; Selection Panel for US Artists and Zora Neal Hurston Festival Judges; Museum Panelist Speaker on Caribbean Art Topics
Licensed Medical Microbiology and Immunology graduate from University College Hospital of the West Indies

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

Orange County

President, Mary Palmer & Associates, LLC, Consultants in Education and the Arts, Orlando, Florida
Professor Emerita, University of Central Florida
Previously, Dean, College of Education, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida; Arts for a Complete Education/Florida Alliance for Arts Education – Consultant to statewide consortium to improve and enhance arts education in Florida's schools and communities
Founder, Florida Alliance for Arts Education
Florida Arts Recognition Award for Outstanding Initiative and Leadership to Advance Culture and the Arts in the State of Florida – Florida Department of State
Ph.D., Music Education, University of Illinois; M.S., Music Education, University of Illinois; B.S., Music Education, University of Illinois

Leon County

STEM Coordinator, Gadsden District Schools, Florida; and Tallahassee City Commissioner
Previously, Representative in the Florida House of Representatives; Deputy Director of Cabinet Affairs for Governor Lawton Chiles; Interim Executive Director, Commission on Education Reform and Accountability; Board Chairmen, Leon County School Board
M.A., Counseling Psychology, University of West Florida; M.S., and B.S., Psychology, Florida State University