Fund Panelists

Dance, 2010-2011

  • Yanira Castro, Choreographer
  • Dian Dong, Associate Director, Chen Dance Center
  • Maura Nguyen Donohue, Choreographer, inmixedcompany
  • Nicky Paraiso, Director of Programming, The Club at La MaMa
  • David Sheingold, Independent Consultant, dance specialist

Music (including Opera), 2010-2011

  • Eileen Condon, Program Director, Center for Traditional Music & Dance
  • Cathy Hung, Executive Director, New York Chinese Cultural Center
  • April Lynn James, Performer, 18th-century music and dance specialist
  • Roger Kleier, Composer, Guitarist & Improviser, new music & jazz specialist

Theater, 2010-2011

  • Carlos Armesto, Artistic Director, Theatre C
  • Daniel Gallant, Executive Director, Nuyorican Poets Café; Director & Producer
  • Frank Hentschker, Executive Director, Martin E. Segal Theatre Center, CUNY
  • James King, former Managing Director, Cherry Lane Theater
  • Aya Ogawa, Playwright, Director, Translator, Performer

Visual Arts, Media, New Media (Audio & Film), 2010-2011

  • Cece Carpio, Artist, Trust Your Struggle art collective
  • Michael Connor, Independent Film & New Media Curator
  • Aaron Gilbert, Artist (painter)
  • Gabriel de Guzman, Assistant Curator of Visual Arts, Wave Hill
  • Beatrice Wolert-Weese, Program Director, CUE Art Foundation

Multidisciplinary & Literature, 2010-2011

  • Mahogany Browne, Poet; Performer; Slam Host & Curator, Nuyorican Poets Cafe
  • Kabir Carter, Performance & Installation Artist
  • Simone Eccleston, Programming and Arts Education Manager, Harlem Stage
  • Ximena Garnica, Artistic Director, LEIMAY; Director NY Butoh Festival & The Cave
  • RoseAnne Spradlin, Choreographer

Outside Reader for Chinese Opera Applicants, 2010-2011

  • Susan Cheng, Executive Director, Music from China