2010 Board of Trustees
- Chair: Hunter O’Hanian -- Massachusetts College of Art & Design; Boston, MA
- Vice-Chair: Jason Kalajainen -- Ox-Bow; Holland, MI
- Vice-Chair: Wayne Lawson -- Ohio Arts Council; Columbus, OH
- Treasurer: Paul Hogan -- Milton, MA
- Dawn Barrios -- Friends of A Studio in the Woods; New Orleans, LA
- Ann Brady -- Atlantic Center for the Arts; New Smyrna Beach, FL
- Ruth Davis -- Ruth Davis Associates; Providence, RI
- Sara Jane DeHoff -- Perrysburg, OH
- Diane Frankel -- Artists’ Legacy Foundation; San Francisco, CA
- Linda Golding -- The Reservoir; New York, NY
- Kay Sprinkel Grace -- San Francisco, CA
- Amanda Kik -- Institute for Sustainable Living, Art & Natural Design (ISLAND); Bellaire, MI
- Leslie King-Hammond -- Maryland Institute College of Art; Baltimore, MD
- David Macy -- The MacDowell Colony; Peterborough, NH
- Mark Masuoka -- Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts; Omaha, NE
- Stephanie Olmsted -- New York, NY
- Bruce Rodgers -- Hermitage Artists Retreat; Englewood, FL
- Lowery Stokes Sims -- The Museum of Arts & Design; New York, NY
- Tom Swanston -- Serenbe Institute and Studio Swan; Serenbe, GA
Staff
Caitlin Strokosch, Executive Director
Caitlin has served the Alliance since 2002, first as event coordinator, and later in development, communications, and programming roles. She was appointed Executive Director in 2008. Prior to joining the Alliance, Caitlin managed several nonprofit professional music ensembles in Chicago, and she worked for a PR firm specializing in nonprofit arts organizations, including the National Youth Orchestra Festival and the Stradivarius Society. She has received training in nonprofit management from the Chicago Nonprofit Financial Center and as a selected participant in the Arts & Business Council’s National Arts Marketing Project. Caitlin has been a guest speaker and lecturer at conferences and colleges around the country, including Columbia College Chicago, Roosevelt University, Brown University, Roger Williams University, and the Rhode Island School of Design on a range of topics – from grantwriting to contemporary music to intersections of art and architecture. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in music performance from Columbia College Chicago and a Master’s in musicology from Roosevelt University, where her research focused on music as a tool for building communities of resistance and social dissent; and she was a PhD candidate in Ethnomusicology at Brown University.
Lilli Weisz, Research Associate
Lilli joined the Alliance in February 2010 as the new Research Associate. Her work has focused on supporting dance residencies. Lilli has an MA in Nonprofit Arts Management with a concentration in performing arts from NYU, where she completed her thesis "Supporting the Artist, Not Just the Art: A Consideration of Artist Support in a Challenging Environment." She has worked as a performing arts manager at the 92nd Street Y, Brooklyn Academy of Music, and Chicago's Dept. of Cultural Affairs. Lilli served as a Research Consultant at New York Foundation for the Arts, surveying more than 100 artist service organizations and 1,700 artists nationwide. She also freelances as a professional organizer, creating systems of organization for homes, offices, and artist studios. Lilli recently moved back to New York City where she is working as an independent consultant, and lives with her husband, Jed (a philospher) and their dog, Rufus.
Adam Short, Development & Program Manager
Adam joined the Alliance in February 2010 as the Development and Program Manager. His work is focused around coordinating and managing programs and special funding projects for the Alliance. Prior to joining the Alliance, Adam served as the Producing Director of the Rhode Island International Film Festival, taught English in the Providence Public Schools, and facilitated ESL programs through the Rhode Island College Outreach Program. In 2009, Adam was recognized as a young business and community leader in Providence Business News' 40 Under Forty. He has an MBA from Bryant University and a BA in English Literature from Reed College. Adam continues to expand his interests in film, video, and new media through the Digital Video Production Program at Rhode Island School of Design, Continuing Education. Adam lives in Providence with his wife, Alyssa, who is an artist and Executive Director of The Hive Archive, a feminist art collective.
Carla Wahnon, Director of Operations
Carla oversees all the ongoing operations of the Alliance, including general correspondence, membership, financial management, and other procedures. Most recently, Carla served as Program Coordinator for VSA arts of Rhode Island, an arts and education organization dedicated to providing opportunities for children and adults with disabilities to actively participate in the arts; and as Folk Arts Program Associate for the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts. Carla earned a BA from Brown University, focusing on health and society, and a Master's in Health Sciences from John Hopkins University, where she concentrated on maternal and child health. Carla continues to explore her creative interests in drawing, painting, creative writing, film, and music, and through Continuing Education Coursework in Drawing & Painting Studies at Rhode Island School of Design.