NASAA’s peer groups of state arts agency staff and volunteers gathered during the Assembly to network and discuss challenges and successes unique to their roles. Peer group session agendas were created by each group.

All Peer Group sessions took place on Thursday, October 24, from 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Preconference gatherings for the Arts Education Managers Professional Development Institute (PDI) and the New Executive Directors Forum, as well as for Accessibility Coordinators, Community Development Coordinators, and Folk and Traditional Arts Program Managers, took place between Monday, October 21, and Wednesday, October 23. Check the Agenda & Sessions page for exact dates and times.

Chairs and Council Members

AGENDA

Coordinators:

Shari Hofschire, Chair, Nebraska Arts Council
Gene Meneray, Chair, Louisiana State Arts Council

NASAA Liaisons: Laura Smith and Katie Hughes

Executive Directors

AGENDA

NASAA Liaison: Kelly Barsdate

Deputy/Assistant Directors

AGENDA

Coordinators:

Chad Buterbaugh, Deputy Director, Maryland State Arts Council
Christine Costello, Deputy Director, Colorado Creative Industries
Kate Van Steenhuyse, Assistant Director, Kansas Arts Commission
Freddy Vélez, Deputy Director, Institute of Puerto Rican Culture

NASAA Liaison: Sylvia Prickett

Arts Education Managers

AGENDA

Coordinators:

Arts Education Working Group

NASAA Liaison: Meghan McFerrin

Communications Managers/PIOs

AGENDA

Coordinators:

Catherine Crawley, Communications Director, Vermont Arts Council
Ben Stanton, Communications Coordinator, Kansas Arts Commission

NASAA Liaison: Sue Struve

Community Development Coordinators

AGENDA

Coordinators:

Rachel Morgan, Program Specialist, Nebraska Arts Council
Lisa Burk-McCoy, Creative Community Development, New Hampshire State Council on the Arts

NASAA Liaison: Eric Giles

Folk and Traditional Arts Program Managers

AGENDA

Coordinators:

Jessabet Vivas Capos, Institute of Puerto Rican Culture
Ellie Dassler, Mid Atlantic Arts
Kendell Henry, Virgin Islands Council on the Arts
Elisha Oliver, Texas Folklife
Elena Calderón Patiño, Rhode Island State Council on the Arts
Cassie Rosita Patterson, American Folklore Society
Virginia Siegel, Arkansas Folk and Traditional Arts

NASAA Liaison: Sylvia Prickett

Grants and Fiscal Officers

AGENDA

Coordinators:

Eric Ashby, Grants and Research Manager, Indiana Arts Commission
Mollie Flanagan, Artist Programs Director, Rhode Island State Council on the Arts
Miguel Guillén, Program Manager, ArtsWA – Washington State Arts Commission

NASAA Liaisons: Ryan Stubbs and Kelly Liu

Public Art Managers

AGENDA

Coordinators:

Jarica Walsh, Director of Visual and Public Art, Oklahoma Arts Council
C. Ryan Patterson, Arts Capital Program Coordinator & Public Art Project Manager, Maryland State Arts Council

NASAA Liaison: Eric Giles