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BOARDS/LEADERSHIP

Kennedy Center International Committee on the Arts
An advisory board comprised of arts advocates from America and overseas who support international programming at The Kennedy Center as well as provide a conduit for the international exchange of information about the arts.

2009

Ms. JoAnn McGrath Boston, MA

Member

EDUCATION

Accessibility
This initiative ensures that all performances and events at The Kennedy Center are accessible to visitors and guests with disabilities and assists other organizations and individuals throughout the United States in establishing or improving access for people with disabilities to all aspects of the cultural arts.

2010	Bonnie Kaplan Boston, MA 2010 Leadership Exchange in Arts and Disability Conference	Organization
2010	Rebecca Fuller President, RAF Models, Inc. Winston-Salem, MA Leadership Exchange in Arts and Disability Conference	Organization
2010	Larry Goldberg Director, WGBH National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM) Boston, MA Leadership Exchange in Arts and Disability Conference	Organization
2010	Billie Louise Bentzen, COMS, Ph.D. Director of Research, Accessible Design for the Blind Berlin, MA 2010 Leadership Exchange in Arts and Disability Conference	Organization
2010	Valerie Fletcher Executive Director, Institute for Human-Centered Design Boston, MA 2010 Leadership Exchange in Arts and Disability Conference	Organization
2009	Larry Goldberg Director, Media Access Group, WGBH Boston, MA Leadership Exchange in Arts and Disability	Organization
2009	Hannah Goodwin Manager of Accessibility, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Boston, MA Leadership Exchange in Arts and Disability	Organization
2009	Bonnie Kaplan Director of Cultural Access, VSA Arts of Massachusetts Boston, MA Leadership Exchange in Arts and Disability	Organization
2009	Craig McQuate Director, Protective Services, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Center for Future of Museums Boston, MA Leadership Exchange in Arts and Disability	Organization
2008	Ms. Hannah Goodwin Manager of Accessibility, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Boston, MA LEAD-August 2008	Participant
2008	Ms. Bonnie Kaplan Director of Cultural Arts, VSA arts of Massachusetts Boston, MA LEAD-August 2008	Participant
2007	Susan Kosoff Producer, Founder, Wheelock Family Theatre Boston, MA	Participant
2007	Kay Arden Elliot Assistant to the Producer, Wheelock Family Theatre Boston, MA	Participant
2007	Jody Steiner PAH! Director, Wheelock Family Theatre Boston, MA	Participant
2007	Charles G. Baldwin Director of Marketing, Wheelock Family Theatre Boston, MA	Participant
2007	Eryn Johnson Director of Education, The Wang Center for the Performing Arts Boston, MA	Participant
2007	Phillomin Boucaud Outreach Coordinator, The Wang Center for the PerformingArts Boston, MA	Participant
2007	Eric Neill ADA Coordinator, The Wang Center for the Performing Arts Boston, MA	Participant
2007	Bonnie S. Kaplan Director of Cultural Access, VSA arts of Massachusetts Boston, MA	Participant
2007	Nathalie Miebach Coordinator of Education, VSA arts of Massachusetts Boston, MA	Participant

American College Theatre Festival
A national competition, awards program and theater education program for colleges and their students.

2011	Fitchburg State College Fitchburg, MA January 25-30, 2011, Region I	School
2010	Boston University Boston, MA Diventare by Jenny Rachel Weiner	School
2010	Dean College Franklin, MA Dirty Rotten Scoundrels by David Yazbeck & Jeffrey Lane	School
2009	Ana Clancy Emerson College Brighton, MA KCACTF National Festival	School
2009	Anne Morgan Emerson College Boston, MA KCACTF National Festival	School
2009	Ellen "Cap" Corduan Fitchburg State College Fitchburg, MA	School
2009	Joe Coppellotti Salem State College Salem, MA	School
2009	Mathew clerrico Emmanuel college Boston, MA	School
2009	Michael Block Boston University Boston, MA	School
2009	Michael Zuccola Salem State College Haverhill, MA	School
2007	Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	School
2007	Boston University Boston, MA	School
2007	Bridgewater State College Bridgewater, MA	School
2007	CCSU New Britain, MA	School
2007	College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA	School
2007	Dean College Franklin, MA	School
2007	Emerson College Boston, MA	School
2007	Fitchburg State College Fitchburg, MA	School
2007	Gordon College Wenham, MA	School
2007	Holyoke Community College Holyoke, MA	School
2007	Northern Essex Community College Haverhill, MA	School
2007	Salem State College Salem, MA	School
2007	Stonehill College North Easton, MA	School
2007	UMASS Boston Boston, MA	School
2007	Wellesley College Wellesley, MA	School
2007	Westfield State College Westfield, MA	School
2007	Wheaton College Westfield, MA	School
2007	Wheaton College Norton, MA	School
2007	Worchester State College Worchester, MA	School

Capacity Building Program
An assembly of managers and directors from theaters, dance companies and music ensembles that are "of color" who will work collectively to strengthen their respective positions in their communities through a program of information exchange with Kennedy Center Management.

2012	Abbie Katz Asst. Professor & Programming Manager, Suffolk University Boston, MA, MA Capacity Building Program-Board Seminar	Organization
2012	Maryalice Sloan-Howitt Board Member, Executive Committee Member, Young Audiences of Massachusetts Boston, MA, MA Capacity Building Program-Board Seminar	Organization
2009	Leslie Cargill Director of Marketing and Communications, Boston Ballet Boston, MA 2009 Kennedy Center Board Member Seminar	Participant
2009	Nina Fialkow Board Member, Boston Ballet Boston, MA 2009 Kennedy Center Board Member Seminar	Participant
2009	Barry Hughson Executive Director, Boston Ballet Boston, MA Kennedy Center Board Member Seminar	Participant
2009	Marjie Kargman Board Member, Boston Ballet Boston, MA Kennedy Center Board Member Seminar	Participant
2009	Mikko Nissinen Artistic Director, Boston Ballet Boston, MA Kennedy Center Board Member Seminar	Participant
2009	Audrey Reny Board Member, Boston Ballet Boston, MA Kennedy Center Board Member Seminar	Participant
2009	Eve Rounds Board Co-chair, Boston Ballet Boston, MA Kennedy Center Board Member Seminar	Participant
2009	Rebecca Thomas Director, National Advisory Services, Nonprofit Finance Fund Boston, MA Kennedy Center Board Member Seminar	Participant
2008	Ms. Pamela Humphrey Board of Trustees, Boston Ballet Boston, MA Board Member Participants - October 2008	Participant
2008	Ms. Brigitte Moufflet Board Member, Boston Ballet Boston, MA Board member Participants-October 2008	Participant
2008	Ms. Mikko Nissinen Artistic Director/Interim Executive Director, Boston Ballet Boston, MA Board member Participants-October 2008	Participant
2008	Ms. Eve Rounds Vice Chair, Boston Ballet Boston, MA Board member Participants-October 2008	Participant
2008	Mr. Steven Solomon Directore of Development, Boston Ballet Boston, MA Board member Participants-October 2008	Participant

DeVos Institute of Arts Management Internship
College juniors, seniors and students who have not been out of school more than two years have the opportunity to intern in a specific department of The Kennedy Center.

2011	Meredith Ann Tierney Walpole, MA 2011 Winter/Spring Intern	Student
2011	Meredith Tierney Walpole, MA Spring Intern	Student
2011	Leanne Hasse Newton, MA Summer Intern	Student
2011	Alexandra Kurland Wellesley, MA Fall Intern	Student
2010	Alexandra S. Howitt Cambridge, MA 2010 Fall Internship	Student
2004	Amy L. Menkin Medford, MA	Participant
2004	Ashley C. Otremba Franklin, MA	Participant

Events for Students
Live and satellite-based programs which are designed for high school and college-level students to participate in and develop a better understanding of the performing arts.

2003

Linda Marshall Natick High Natick, MA Distance Learning

School

Exploring Ballet with Suzanne Farrell
An intensive three-week summer program for intermediate to advanced students aged 14 to 18 which is directed by one of America's most recognized prmia ballerinas.

2008	Scott Bebell , MA	Student
2008	Mr. Scott Bebell Allston, MA Participants-July 2008	Student
2008	Scott Bebell Allston, MA	Student
2007	Jacob Hoover Natick, MA	Student
2006	Ana Harmon Roslindale, MA	Student
2006	Abigail Bushnell Cohasset, MA	Student
2006	Julia Mitchell Hingham, MA	Student
2006	Alexander Real West Newton, MA	Student
2006	Erin Thomas Quincy, MA	Student
2003	Lauren Fitzpatrick Swampscott, MA	Student

Jazz

2011	Zwelakhe Suma Bell Le Pere Boston, MA Jazz Ahead	Participant
2010	William James Graefe New England Conservatory Norwell, MA 2010 Betty Carter's Jazz Ahead, the music residency program	Student
2010	Marty Jaffe Northfield Mt. Hermon School Conway, MA 2010 Betty Carter's Jazz Ahead, the music residency program	Student
2010	Ben Powell Berklee College of Music Brookline, MA 2010 Betty Carter's Jazz Ahead, the music residency program	Student
2006	Daniel Platzman student, Berklee College of Music Boston, MA Betty Carter Jazz Ahead	Participant
2004	Sonya Kitchell Ashfield, MA Betty Carter's Jazz Ahead residency 2004	Participant
2004	Sofia Koutsovitis Boston, MA Betty Carter's Jazz Ahead residency 2004	Participant
2004	Yasushi Nakamura Boston, MA Betty Carter's Jazz Ahead residency 2004	Participant
2004	Geoff Vidal Northampton, MA Betty Carter's Jazz Ahead residency 2004	Participant
2004	Eric Wornom Roxbury Crossing, MA Betty Carter's Jazz Ahead residency 2004	Participant

Jazz Ahead

2008	Andrei Matorin Boason, MA Jazz Ahead 2008 - voilin	Student
2008	Tamar Scheffer Boston, MA Jazz Ahead 2008 - voice	Student
2007	Gregory Chaplin Hopedale, MA	Participant
2007	Grace Kelly Brookline, MA	Participant

KCACTF Festival
A Web-based arts and education network that provides educators with resources for teaching in, through and about the arts: http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org.

2006	Zachary Sears Longmeadow, MA selected by competition in state	Artist
2005	David Miller Longmeadow, MA Selected by competition in state	Artist
2004	Jessica Gist Chelmsford, MA Selected by competition in state	Artist

Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network
A network of state-based organizations that works to infuse the arts into the education system of their state.

2010	Arts/Learning Natick, MA	Organization
2010	Jonathan C. Rappaport Executive Director, Arts/Learning Natick, MA	Organization
2010	Charles Combs Chair, Advocacy Division Leadership Team Walpole, MA	Organization
2010	Martha B. McKenna Past-Chair Provost, Lesley University Cambridge, MA	Organization
2009	Ms. Meredith Eppel Jylkka Executive Director, Massachusetts Arts Education Committee of National Arts & Learning Collaborative Natick, MA 2009 Kennedy Center Alliamce for Arts Education Network-Member	Participant
2009	Ms. Martha B. McKenna President, Massachusetts Arts Education Committee of Naional Arts & Learning Collaborative Cambridge, MA 2009 Kennedy Center Alliamce for Arts Education Network-Member	Participant
2009	Ms. Catherine McCulloch Assistant Director, Massachusetts Arts Education Committee of National Arts & Learning Collaborative Natick, MA 2009 Kennedy Center Alliamce for Arts Education Network-Member	Participant
2008	Ms. Meredith Eppel Jylkka Executive Director, Massachusetts Arts Education Committee of National Arts & Learning Collaborative Natick, MA	Participant
2008	Ms. Martha B. McKenna President, Arts Education in Maryland Schools Alliance Natick, MA	Participant
2008	Ms. Catherine McCulloch Assistant Director, Arts Education in Maryland Schools Alliance Natick, MA	Participant
2007	Richard King Chair, Massachusetts Alliance for Arts Education Natick, MA	Organization
2007	Catherine McCulloch Interim Executive Director, Massachusetts Alliance for Arts Education Natick, MA	Organization
2007	Ronald W. Pacy Treasurer, Massachusetts Alliance for Arts Education Bridgewater, MA	Organization
2002	Beverly Public Schools Beverly, MA Beverly Public Schools, in collaboration with the Massachusetts AAE, was a national demonstration site community for the KCAAEN's "A Community Audit for Arts Education" initiative.	Organization
2001	Peter Blanchette Shelburne Falls, MA	Artist

Kennedy Center Fellowships
A comprehesive management-training program for highly qualified individuals who aspire to manage performing arts institutions and arts service organizations.

2012	Sarah Case Norwell, MA Class of 2011/2012	Participant
2011	Sarah Case Norwell, MA Class of 2011/2012	Participant
2002	Ramien Pierre Cambridge, MA	Participant
2002	Miriam Teitel Amherst, MA	Participant

Millennium Stage
Free performances are presented every day at 6:00 p.m. in The Kennedy Center's Grand Foyer.

2012	New England Conservatory Boston, MA, MA Conservatory Project: March 8, 2012	Artist
2012	Berklee College of Music Boston, MA, MA Conservatory Project: March 9, 2012	Artist
2012	Ghost Train Orchestra Arlington, MA	Artist
2012	Berklee College of Music World Jazz Ensemble Boston, MA	Artist
2012	Debo Band Jamaica Plain, MA	Artist
2012	Ron Reid and Sunsteel Mattapan, MA	Artist
2012	Sophia Bilides Trio Natick, MA	Artist
2012	Bob Franke Peabody, MA	Artist
2012	David Wax Museum Somerville, MA	Artist
2011	New England Conservatory of Music Boston, MA Conservatory Project, 2/22/2011	Artist
2011	Berklee College of Music Boston, MA Conservatory Project, 2/26/2011	Artist
2007	Catherine Russel Catherine Russel, PAFE Newtonville, MA	Artist
2007	A Christian McBride Situation A Christian McBride Situation, PAFE Boston, MA	Artist
2007	Revolutionary Snake Ensemble Revolutionary Snake Ensemble, PAFE Cambridge, MA	Artist
2005	Lisa Thorson Chestnut Hil, MA	Artist
2005	Boston, MA	Artist
2003	Alloy Orchestra Cambridge, MA	Artist
2003	Andes Manta Amherst, MA	Artist
2003	Birdsongs of the Mesozoic Cambridge, MA	Artist
2003	Capercaillie Newtonville, MA	Artist
2003	Cuenca Chamber Orchestra Worcester, MA	Artist
2003	James Durst Amherst, MA	Artist
2003	Jake Armerding Ipswich, MA	Artist
2003	Mili Bermejo Trio Cambridge, MA	Artist
2003	Mili Bermejo Trio Cambridge, MA	Artist
2003	SteveSongs Medford, MA	Artist
2002	Rokia Traore West Newton, MA	Artist
2002	C. J. Chenier & the Red Hot Louisiana Band Newtonville, MA	Artist
2002	Chimera Dance Theatre Amherst, MA	Artist
2002	Five O'Clock Shadow Arlington, MA	Artist
2002	Hanneke Cassel & Dave Wiesler Boston, MA	Artist
2002	Tom McCabe, The Storyteller Northampton, MA	Artist
2002	David Roth Acton, MA	Artist
2002	SteveSongs Medford, MA	Artist
2001	Dead Cat Bounce Salem, MA	Artist
2001	Fred Garbo Inflatable Theater Company Berkley, MA	Artist
2001	The Holmes Brothers West Newton, MA	Artist
2001	Odetta West Newton, MA	Artist
2001	Rumbafrica Stoneham, MA	Artist
2001	Chris & Meredith Thompson Somerville, MA	Artist
2001	Yat Kha West Newton, MA	Artist
2000	Alvin Youngblood Hart Boston, MA	Artist
2000	Ball in the House Boston, MA	Artist
2000	Dana Robinson & Lui Collins Ashfield, MA	Artist
2000	Tony DeBlois Waltham, MA	Artist
2000	Ben Demerath Hadley, MA	Artist
2000	Bob Franke Acton, MA	Artist
2000	Greg Greenway Orleans, MA	Artist
2000	Irene Farrera & Venezuelan Viva Cambridge, MA	Artist
2000	Ricardo Lemvo Cambridge, MA	Artist
2000	Bernice Lewis Williamstown, MA	Artist
2000	Longy School of Music Young Performance Chamber Cambridge, MA	School
2000	Oscar Lopez Cambridge, MA	Artist
2000	Bill Matthiesen Lanesboro, MA	Artist
2000	Peter Mulvey Hatfield, MA	Artist
2000	Oscar Lopez Cambridge, MA	Artist
2000	Erica Wheeler Northampton, MA	Artist

NSO Education
Programs which offer an introduction to symphonic music to children and their families as well as furthering the musical education of young musicians. Programs include specially designed concerts, training programs for talented young musicians and other outreach projects.

2011	Andrew Melchionna , MA NSO Summer Music Institute Tuba	Student
2011	Emily Theobald , MA NSO Summer Music Institute Flute	Student

NSO Youth Soloists' Competition
A competition designed to encourage and foster the development of high school musicians. The winner performs as a soloist with the NSO.

2008	Yevgeny Kutik Pittsfield, MA National Young Artist Division	Artist
2008	Grace Park Boston, MA National Young Artist Division Honorable Mention $500	Artist
2008	Nicholas Schwartz Brookline, MA National Young Artist Division Honorable Mention $500	Artist

Partners in Education
The Performing Arts Centers and Schools is a program which works with cultural organizations and schools throughout the nation to expand their education programs with a primary focus on the education of teachers.

2010	Zeiterion Theatre , MA	Participant
2010	New Bedford Public Schools , MA	Participant
2009	Lowell Center for the Arts at Univ. of Massachusetts , MA Partnership teams	Participant
2009	Lowell Public Schools , MA Partnership teams	Participant
2009	Zeiterion Theatre , MA Partnership teams	Participant
2009	New Bedfrd Public Schools , MA Partnership teams	Participant
2007	Zeiterion Thetre New Bedford, MA Team entered program in 2007.	Participant
2007	New Bedford Public Schools New Bedford, MA Team entered program in 2007.	Participant
2007	Lowell Public Schools Lowell, MA Team entered program in 1991; 107 teachers participated in 4 workshops in 2002-2003.	Participant
2007	University of Massachusetts--Lowell Center for the Arts Lowell, MA Team joined program in 1991; 107 teachers participated in 4 workshops in 2002-2003.	Participant
2006	Boston Public Schools Boston, MA Team entered program in 1992; 146 teachers participated in 6 workshops in 2002-2003; 32 teachers participated in 5 workshops in 2003-2004.	Participant
2003	Wang Center for the Performing Arts Boston, MA Team entered program in 1992. 146 teachers participated in 6 workshops in 2002-2003; 32 teachers participated in 5 workshops in 2003-2004.	Participant

Performing Arts for Everyone
PAFE are free programs which include the daily Millennium Stage offerings, the Season-opening Prelude Festival and the annual Fall Open House highlighting the performing arts. During the December Holiday Season special performances are presented celebrating America's diversity.

2003

Odetta West Newton, MA

Artist

Professional Development for Teachers
Since 1976 The Kennedy Center has developed and refined professional learning programs for teachers in partnership with area school systems. The program builds teachers' knowledge of the arts and develops their abilities for teaching in, through and about the arts. The program set out to examine how a sustained professional learning program in arts integration based on national, state, and local standards and best practices in professional learning could yield changes across an entire school in the way teachers teach and the way students learn. The program also set out to examine how collaborative professional learning models in arts integration would affect the school culture—moving teachers away from isolation and toward an interactive and supportive community of learners.

2010	knight-wilkins,cleopatra senior program director for the art boston, MA changing education throught the arts conference	Participant
2010	mitchell ,patricia trustee, arts learning ,inc., arts learning, inc boston, MA changing education throught the arts conference	Participant
2010	rappaport ,jonathan , c. executive director, arts learning ,inc. , MA changing education throught the arts conference	Participant
2010	mitchell ,patricia project director, bps arts expansion inditiative boston, MA changing education throught the arts confernce	Participant
2010	smith ,nicole theatre arts teacher, summer elementary school , MA changing education throught the arts confernce	Participant
2010	blair katherine education program manager, vsa massachusetts boston, MA changing education throught the arts conference	Participant
2010	Huery Shonda assistant chief academic officer, boston public school boston, MA Changing Education Through the Arts conference	Participant

Summer Music Institute
A four-week festival of orchestral and chambermusic for young people ages 15 to 21 at The Kennedy Center. The Institute consists of orchestral and chamber music coached by NSO musicians, conducting and master classes, private lessons with NSO musicians and additional enrichment sessions.

2003	Christopher Johnson Boston, MA Young Artist of Color	Artist
2003	Elisabeth Summers Marshfield Hills, MA Selected by competition in state	Artist
2002	Patrick Brusil Beverly, MA Selected by competition in state	Artist
2002	Christopher Johnson Boston, MA Selected by competition in state	Artist
9	Katie von Braun Andover, MA instrument played violin 1	Student

Theater for Young Audiences
An initiative which creates, commissions, produces, presents and tours performances for young people and their families both locally and nationally.

2011	The Colonial Theatre Pittsfield, MA Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical December 4-5	Organization
2011	Academy of Music Northampton, MA Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical	Organization
2008	Center for the Arts, University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell, MA The Phantom Tollbooth	Other
2008	Zeiterion Theatre New Bedford, MA The Phantom Tollbooth	Other
2008	The Colonial Theatre Pittsfield, MA The Phantom Tollbooth	Other
2008	American Repertory Theatre Cambridge, MA Part of the Kennedy Center's New Visions/New Voices 2008 festival.	Organization
2007	Umass Amherst Fine Arts Center Amherst, MA	Organization
2007	Zeiterion Theatre New Bedford, MA	Organization
2006	Center for the Arts Center for the Arts Lowell, MA	Participant
2006	Zelterlon Theater Zelterlon Theater New Bedford, MA	Participant
2005	T.K. Thompson President & Executive Director, Boch Center for the Performing Arts Mashpee, MA	Other
2003	Bowker Auditorium, Univ. of Mass. Fine Arts Center Amherst, MA Imagination Celebration on Tour: Dreams in the Golden Country	Participant
2003	Center for the Arts-UMASS-Lowell Lowell, MA Imagination Celebration on Tour: The Nightingale (Partners in Education)	Participant
1999	UMASS-Lowell Lowell, MA Imagination Celebration on Tour: Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (PACES)	Participant