2015 Americans for the Arts Board of Directors
Chair
Abel Lopez
GALA Hispanic Theatre
Washington, DC
Secretary
Michael Spring
Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs
Miami, FL
Treasurer
Julie Muraco
Praeditis Group LLC
New York, NY
Vice Chairs
Ramona Baker
Ramona Baker Consulting, Master of Arts in Arts Administration Program, Goucher College
Indianapolis, IN
Maria Arena Bell
Arts Patron, Vitameatavegamin Productions
Los Angeles, CA
John Haworth
National Museum of the American Indian
New York, NY
William Lehr, Jr.
Capital Blue Cross
Hershey, PA
Timothy McClimon
American Express Foundation
New York, NY
Steven D. Spiess
Arts Patron
New York, NY
At Large
Susan Coliton
Paul G. Allen Family Foundation
Seattle, WA
Susan S. Goode
Arts Patron
Norfolk, VA
Dorothy Pierce McSweeny
DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities
Washington, DC
Margie Johnson Reese
Arts Management Professional
Dallas, TX
Charmaine Warmenhoven
Montalvo Arts Center
Monte Sereno, CA
Directors
Nolen V. Bivens
U.S. Army (ret)
Arlington, VA
Leslie Blanton
Arts Patron
Houston, TX
Charles X. Block
Bedrock Group LLC
Philadelphia, PA
Theodor Dalenson
Nove Capital
New York, NY
Alessandra DiGiusto
Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation
New York, NY
Floyd W. Green, III
Aetna, Inc.
Hartford, CT
Glen S. Howard
Cultural Data Project
Washington, DC
Deborah Jordy
Colorado Business Committee for the Arts
Denver, CO
William T. Kerr
Eaglepoint Advisors, LLC
New York, NY
Liz Lerman
Choreographer
Baltimore, MD
Felix Padrón
City of San Antonio Department for Culture & Creative Development
San Antonio, TX
Barbara S. Robinson
Arts Patron
Cleveland, OH
Edgar L. Smith, Jr.
World Pac Paper, LLC
Cincinnati, OH
Tommy Sowers, Ph.D
U.S. Army (ret), Solo
Chapel Hill, NC
Nancy Stephens
Actor and Activist
Los Angeles, CA
Ty Stiklorius
Friends at Work
Santa Monica, CA
Ann Stock
Former Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs
Alexandria, VA
Michael S. Verruto
HPI Capital LLC
Charlotte, NC
Ex-officio
Robert L. Lynch
Americans for the Arts
Washington, DC
In Memoriam
Peggy Amsterdam
Peter Donnelly
Emeritus
Madeleine H. Berman
C. Kendric Fergeson
Fred Lazarus