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Advisory Council
The Advisory Council provides input and guidance from constituents who have a deep interest in supporting education from a variety of perspectives. The team is responsible for providing ArtsNOW with recommendations that help to guide the vision, operations and advancement of the organization. Members hail from different regions and from backgrounds that include education, business, foundations, arts organizations, universities and state agencies.
Michele Arwood
Executive Director
Thomasville Center for the Arts
Debbie Broadnax
Principal
Ford Elementary, Cobb County School District
Chris Burke
Director of Community Relations
Georgia Institute of Technology
Lucinda Chapman
ArtsNOW Board Member
Elizabeth Cleveland
Community Representative
Sherry Cohen
ArtsNOW Board Member
Crystal Collins
Chief Operating Officer &
Executive Vice President
ArtsNOW
Jaclyn Colona
Director of Grant Strategies
Georgia Foundation for
Public Education
Judith Condon
Principal
Angel Oak Elementary School
Stephanie Douglas
Community Relations
Georgia Institute of Technology
Patrick Fulbright
Area Director
University of Georgia Small Business Development Center
Robin Gay
Assistant Superintendent of Instruction
Anderson District Five
Brian Keefer
Executive Director of Professional Learning & Leadership Development
Fulton County Schools
Christina Kennedy, PhD
Education Director
Hillside Conant School
Barrett Krise
Partner
Bell Oaks Executive Search
Jason Leming
Instructional Technology Support
ArtsNOW
Doug Mancosky
Chief Science Officer
Hydro Dynamics, Inc.
Alonna Curry
Principal
Hesse K8 School
Dr. Carol McGrevin
Board Chair
ArtsNOW
Karen McKenzie
Director of Teaching and Learning
Beaufort County School District
Dr. Chris McMichael
Former Superintendent
Barrow County School System
Melissa Morse
Founder and CEO
Transform Learning
Megan Nellen
ArtsNOW Board Member
Dr. Rebecca Parshall
Director of Strategy
Learn4Life
Megan Schaeffer
Creative Director
ArtCloud
Dalisha Shingler
Research Associate, Research, Evaluation,
and Measurement Center
Heidi Turcotte
Program Director
CEISMC
Dr. Monika Wiley
Director of Fine Arts/School Choice
Clayton County Public Schools
Shawn Williams
Regional Director
ArtsNOW
Bradley Wingate
Director of Visual & Performing Arts
Greenville County School District
“Integrated learning is all about creative ways of connecting. We apply those same principles to the way we work. From our artist consultants to our board of directors, all the ArtsNOW team members work in concert to transform the way students learn and live.” – Pamela Walker, CEO and President
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