Panelists
2016-2017 Presenter Level 3
September 18, 2015
9:00 AM - to conclusion
Teleconference (How to participate)
Chair: Glenn Lochrie
Program Manager: Hillary Crawford
Denise Bealin
Collier County
- Senior Director, Development Operations & Communications, Artis-Naples
- Former Director of Development and Communications, United Arts of Central Florida
- Earned three MAXI awards from the Direct Marketing Association of Washington, D.C while at George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate, Museum & Gardens
- Bachelor of Business Administration, Pace University – Lubin School of Business
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
Mark Hart
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)
Numa Saisselin
Duval County
- President, Florida Theatre, Jacksonville
- Served as CEO of the Count Basie Theatre for 10 years, a 1,500 seat 1926 historic theatre in Red Bank, New Jersey
- Previously Managing and Artistic Director of the City University of New York’s College of Staten Island Center for the Arts (1998-2002) and the Paramount Center for the Arts in Peekskill, New York (1992-1997)
- He has been a board member of the League of Historic American Theatres and President of the Consortium of Eastern Regional Theatres
- Graduate of the Fredonia School of Music; MBA, Adelphi University; and a Post-Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management, Springfield College
Matthew Serio
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- Program Director, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
- Oversees the Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts and serves as Program Director for Entry Track, Local Arts, Presenting, and Theatre disciplines
- Former Director of Development, Habitat for Humanity serving in both Berks and Lancaster counties; Program Manager, Berks Arts Council; Festival Director of the Greater Reading Film Festival; and Senior Advertising Consultant with the Journal Register Company
- Board member of the Greater Reading Young Professionals and was a member of the Lancaster Area Chamber of Commerce
- Studied communication design at Kutztown University
Robert Thaler
Leon County
- Executive Director, The Artist Series of Tallahassee
- Previously Executive Director, Boys' Choir of Tallahassee
- Extensive work experience in radio broadcasting, business ownership, marketing and promotion
- Board-level experience with arts and human services programs in California, New York and Florida
- B.A., Philosophy, Duke University
Marjorie Waldo
Palm Beach County
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