National Performing Arts Convention Steering CommitteesAnn Meier Baker, President & CEO, Chorus America
Marc A. Scorca, President & CEO, OPERA America
Teresa Eyring, Executive Director, Theatre Communications Group
Henry Fogel, President & CEO, League of American Orchestras, NPAC Budget Committee Chair
Jesse Rosen, Executive Vice-President & Managing Director, League of American Orchestras, NPAC Content Committee Co-Chair
Andrea Snyder, Executive Director, Dance/USA, NPAC Participation Committee Chair
Maria Coldwell, Executive Director, Early Music America
Joanne Hubbard Cossa, Executive Director, American Music Center,
Sandra Gibson, President & CEO, Association of Performing Arts Presenters
Ed Harsh, President, Meet The Composer
Jonathan Herman, Executive Director, National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts
Jonathan Katz, Executive Director, National Assembly of State Arts Associations
Margaret M. Lioi, Chief Executive Officer, Chamber Music America, NPAC Guest Relations Committee Chair
John Nuechterlein, Executive Director, American Composers Forum
Peter Russell, Denver Local Host Steering Committee Co-Chair;
Stephen W. Seifert, Denver Co-Chair
MK Wegmann, President & CEO, National Performance Network
Co-Chairs
Peter Russell, former General Director, Opera Colorado
Stephen W. Seifert, Executive Director, Newman Center for the Performing Arts, Co-Chair
Jeremy Shamos, Board President, Opera Colorado
Douglas W. Adams, CEO & President, Colorado Symphony Orchestra
Jan Brennan, Deputy Director, Denver Office of Cultural Affairs
Jim Copenhaver, Senior Partner, JC Enterprises - Focused Learning, Board Chair, Arts for Colorado
Diane Newcom, Executive Director, Colorado Children's Chorale
Jeremy Shamos, Board President, Opera Colorado
Kent Thompson, Artistic Director, Denver Center Theatre Company
Erin Trapp, Director, Denver Office of Cultural Affairs
National Performing Arts Convention StaffConvention Staff:
Amanda Adams-Barney, Convention Manager
Victoria Abrash, Program Director
Carol Hiller, Local Convention Coordinator
Eric Booth, Convention Design and Programming Consultant
Susan Schultz, Accounting Manager
Traci Schanke, Sponsor Concierge
Amanda Ameer, Web Manager
Sandra Mandel, Marketing Consultant
Ross Moonie, Public and Media Relations Consultant
Stephanie Trapp, Convention Consultant
Sonny Taylor, Technical Director
Shannan Slovon, Speaker Concierge
Carol Adams, Registration Consultant
NPAC AmericaSpeaks Staff:
Daniel Stone, Producer/Lead Facilitator
Steve Brigham, Associate Producer
Kim Sescoe, Program Manager
Surjeet Ahluwalia, Assistant Producer
National Performing Arts Convention CommitteesJoanne Hubbard Cossa, Executive Director, American Music Center, Chair
Sam Miller, President, Leveraging Investments in Creativity (LINC)
Deborah Obalil, past-Executive Director, Alliance of Artists Communities
Maria Lopez de Leon, Executive Director, National Association of Latino Arts and Culture
Michael Blachly, Board Member, North American Performing Arts Managers and Agents
Jean Cook, Deputy Director, Future of Music Coalition
Carolyn Morris, Executive Director, Alternate Roots
John Nuechterlein, Executive Director, American Composers Forum
MK Wegmann, President & CEO, National Performance Network
Henry Fogel, President & CEO, League of American Orchestras, Chair
Marc A. Scorca, President & CEO, OPERA America
Russell Jones, Vice President for Marketing & Membership Development, League of American Orchestras, Co-Chair
Phillip Matthews, Communications Director, Theatre Communications Group, Co-Chair
Suzanne Blandon, Associate Director of Communications, Denver Center for the Performing Arts
Katherine Fabian, Membership Manager, Dance/USA
Lindsay Homer, Director of Marketing and Communications, Colorado Symphony Orchestra
Deborah Horne, Director of Membership and New Music Services, American Music Center
Robin L. Perry, Director of Communications, Chorus America
Sandra Gibson, Executive Director, Association of Performing Arts Presenters, Co-Chair
Jesse Rosen, Executive Vice President and Managing Director, League of American Orchestras, Co-Chair
Ann Meier Baker, President & CEO, Chorus America
Jim Copenhaver, Senior Partner, JC Enterprises - Focused Learning, Board Chair, Arts for Colorado
Joanne Hubbard Cossa, Executive Director, American Music Center
Teresa Eyring, Executive Director, Theatre Communications Group
Polly Kahn, Vice President, Learning & Leadership Development, League of American Orchestras
MK Wegmann, President & CEO, National Performance Network
Jenni Werner, National Conference Director, Theatre Communications Group
Leslie Zucker, Director of Programming, Dance/USA
Chair: Jenni Werner, National Conference Director, Theatre Communications Group, Chair
Craig Carnahan, Vice President of Programs, American Composers Forum
Kenneth Cole, Program Director, National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts
Haley Gordon, Government Affairs Director, Dance/USA & OPERA America
Polly Kahn, Vice President, Learning & Leadership Development, League of American Orchestras
Peter McDowell, Director of Programs, OPERA America
Heather Noonan, Vice President for Advocacy, League of American Orchestras
Frank J. Oteri, AMC Composer Advocate & Founding Editor, NewMusicBox, American Music Center
Jamie Roberts, Director of Programs, Chorus America
Mimi Zarsky, Program Specialist-Convenings, National Performance Network
Leslie Zucker, Director of Programming, Dance/USA
Stephen Alter, Director of Advertising & Meetings, League of American Orchestras, Chair
Catherine Davies, Director of Membership Services, Chorus America
Heather Denyer, Conference Assistant, Theatre Communications Group
Tom Thielen, Director of Finance & Operations, Dance/USA
Jenni Werner, National Conference Director, Theatre Communications Group
Meghan Whitbeck, Meetings and Advertising Coordinator, League of American Orchestras
Megan Young, Artistic Services Manager, OPERA America
Marc A. Scorca, President & CEO, OPERA America, Chair
Greg Carpenter, General Director, Opera Colorado
Jack Finlaw, Director, Theaters and Arenas Division, City of Denver
Daniel L. Ritchie, Chairman and CEO, Denver Center for the Performing Arts
Peter Russell, former General Director, Opera Colorado
Stephen W. Seifert, Executive Director, Newman Center for the Arts
Jeremy Shamos, Board President, Opera Colorado
Stacey Weston, Vice President for Development, League of American Orchestras
Margaret M. Lioi, Chief Executive Officer, Chamber Music America, Chair
Melanie Mayner, Executive Director, PHAMALY
Rosemarie Murane, Board Member, Friends of Chamber Music
Martha Neighbors, Development Director, Theatre Communications Group
Pelham G. Pearce, General/Artistic Director, Central City Opera
Monica Reid, Administration Manager & Development Associate, Dance/USA
K.C. Skolnik, Volunteer and Board Services Manager, League of American Orchestras
Jenni Werner, National Conference Director, Theatre Communications Group
Anastasia Boudanoque, Executive Assistant, League of American Orchestras, Co-Chair
Heather Denyer, National Conference Assistant, Theatre Communications Group, Co-Chair
Evan Wildstein, Manager of Education and Adult Learning Programs, OPERA America
Sarah Benvenuti, Managing Director, Curious Theatre Company, Denver
Tad Bowman, Director of Operations, Theatres & Arenas, Co-Chair
Susan Martin, Lakewood Cultural Center, Co-Chair
Jack Finlaw, Director, Theatres & Arenas
Jane Potts, Program Administrator, Denver SCFD Tier III, Scientific and Cultural Facilities District
Andrea Snyder, Executive Director, Dance/USA, Chair
Sandra Gibson, President & CEO, Association of Performing Arts Presenters
Jeremy Shamos, Board President, Opera Colorado, Co-Chair
Rosemarie Murane, Board Member, Friends of Chamber Music, Co-Chair
Myra Rich, President, Friends of Chamber Music