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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
Jessica Booth
Fine Arts Program Manager
Georgia Department of Education
Debbie Broadnax
Principal
Ford Elementary School
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
Jaclyn Colona
Innovation Fund Project Manager
Governor's Office of Student Achievement
Stephanie Douglas
Community Relations
Georgia Institute of Technology
Patrick Fulbright
Area Director
University of Georgia Small Business Development Center
Shannon Green
ArtsNOW Visual Arts Consultant
James Heater
Regional Director
ArtsNOW
Christina Kennedy, PhD
Education Director
Hillside Conant School
Atlanta Public Schools
Barrett Coker Krise, CAP ®
Senior Philanthropic Officer
Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta
Jason Leming
Instructional Technology Support
Doug Mancosky
Chief Science Officer
Hydro Dynamics, Inc.
Dr. Carol McGrevin
Board Chair
ArtsNOW
Dr. Chris McMichael
Superintendent
Barrow County School System
Melissa Morse
Chief Learning & Performance Officer
Henry County Schools
Tamara Pearson, PhD
Director
Center for Excellence for
Minority Women in STEM
Spelman College
Megan Schaeffer
Owner/Principal
Hamilton Schaeffer Studio
Sylvia Wallis
Principal
Marshpoint Elementary School
Savannah-Chatham Cty Public Schools
Dr. Monika Wiley
Director of Fine Arts/School Choice
Clayton County Public Schools
Shawn Williams
Regional Director
ArtsNOW
Heidi Turcotte
Program Director
CEISMC
“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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