Professional Development &
Leadership

Arts Summit in Schenectady
September 9, 10 and 11, 2007

SPEAKERS AND FACILITATORS:
Anne Ackerson, Museum Association of New York
Chris Andreola, Principal, adcStudio
Dr. Ruth Bereson, Director Arts Management Program, University of Buffalo
Marisa Catalina Casey, Executive Director, Starting Artists
Veronica Claypool, Managing Director, Theater Development Fund
Randy Cohen, Vice President of Policy and Research, Americans for the Arts
John Conway, NY Main Street Program
Mary Daley, NYS Dept of Education
Assemblyman Steven Englebright, Chair, Committee on Tourism, Arts and Sports Development
Dr. Eddie Friel, Consultant, Cultural Tourism
Arana J. Hankin, Senior Policy Advisor, Lt. Governor David A. Paterson
Heather Hitchens, Executive Director, NYSCA
Kathryn Hollinger, Executive Director, Genesee Valley Council on the Arts
Dan Hunter, Executive Director, Massachusetts Advocates for the Arts, Sciences and Humanities
Adam Huttler, Executive Director, Fractured Atlas
Hoong Yee Lee Krakauer, Executive Director, Queens Council on the Arts
Celeste Lawson, Executive Director, Arts Council in Buffalo & Eerie County
Sarah Lentini, President and CEO, Arts & Cultural Council for Greater Rochester
Norman Mintz, Norman Mintz Associates
Philip Morris, Executive Director, Proctors Theatre
Tangie Murray, Executive Director, Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation
Halsey & Alice North, The North Group
Hal Payne, Vice President Student Affairs, Buffalo State College
Kyla Pollack, Policy Aide & Special Projects Assistant, Office of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton
Bryan Pu-Folkes, Executive Director, New Immigrant Community Empowerment
Laura Reeder, Executive Director, Partners in Arts Education
Caroline Rubino, Executive Director, Arts for the Northern Adirondacks
Gary Schiro, Executive Director, Hudson Opera House
Stephanie Simon, Arts Reporter, NY 1 News
Martha Strodel, Rural Arts Director, Alliance of NYS Arts Organizations
Ron Thiele, Executive Director, Central NY Community Arts Council/Stanley Theater
Linda Walton, Executive Director, Harlem Arts Alliance
Judith Kaufman Weiner, Executive Director, Alliance of NYS Arts Organizations
Amy Williams, Executive Director, NYS Alliance for Arts Education

*Schedule and speakers are subject to change

The Alliance of New York State Arts Organizations has a 28-year history as New York's primary service association for community based arts and cultural organizations. The Alliance provides leadership and vision, and delivers services, resources and tools that strengthen community cultural organizations. The Alliance monitors, informs and mobilizes the field on statewide and national issues affecting the arts and assists local arts agencies in building community support and developing effective grassroots public policy.ing community support and developing effective grassroots public policy.

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