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National Performing Arts Convention Planners

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Co-Chairs

Ann Meier Baker, President & CEO, Chorus America

Marc A. Scorca, President & CEO, OPERA America

Vice Chairs

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

Additional Planning Leaders

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

Local Host Steering Committee

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

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Convention 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

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Artist Involvement Committee

Joanne 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

Budget Committee

Henry Fogel, President & CEO, League of American Orchestras, Chair

Marc A. Scorca, President & CEO, OPERA America

Communications Committee

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

Content Committee

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

Content Staff Subcommittee

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

Exhibit Committee

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

Fundraising Committee

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

 

Guest Relations Committee

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

 

Guest Relations Under-35 Subcommittee

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

 

Local Performances Committee

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

 

Participation Committee

Andrea Snyder, Executive Director, Dance/USA, Chair

Sandra Gibson, President & CEO, Association of Performing Arts Presenters

 

Trustees Committee

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

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