Panelists
2017-2018 Presenter Level 3

September 15, 2016
9:00 AM - to conclusion
Teleconference (How to participate)

Chair: Terry Olson
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

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)

Bay County

Executive Director, Bay Arts Alliance, Panama City, Florida
Previously held positions in accounting and marketing
Contributes editorial content to the arts section of Bay Life magazine with Roland Publishing and hosts a weekly radio show with WKGC, the local public radio station, focusing on local artists and arts events
Member at large on the board of the Florida Alliance for Arts Education and serves on the committee on Quality of Life with the Florida Chamber of Commerce Foundation's Six Pillars Caucus, and the board of Bay Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Panama City, Florida
Bachelors from Florida State University School of Music

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

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

Palm Beach County

Alyona launched and developed Arts Garage in Delray Beach into one of South Florida’s most acclaimed cultural venues, launched Bailey Contemporary Arts (BaCA) and lead the efforts to revive a dormant Pompano Beach Amphitheater (The Amp) with festivals and concerts. She and her team are now developing and programming Pompano Beach Cultural Center due to open in the Winter of 2016-2017
Previously, she was the executive director of the New Orleans Opera Association, where she oversaw restructuring of its Board of Directors, significantly increased organizational fundraising base, and launched an array of educational outreach programs and community partnerships
As the founder and executive director Classika-Synetic Theatre, she developed a diverse theater company in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan, where she produced hundreds of original theater productions and organized an extensive educational outreach program for under-served youth that was praised on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. The organization won many prestigious awards and participated in numerous international festivals