Advisory Board

The mission of the Advisory Board is to advise the Partners for Arts Education Board and Staff as to the current needs, issues, and concerns in the greater arts-in-education field. The advisory board guides agency program development in direct communication with staff. The board of directors may request oversight from the advisory board as a body or as individuals as issues require.

The members of the Advisory Board include:

Eric Booth
Artistic Director, Mentoring Program, The Juilliard School; Editor, Teaching Artist Journal

Arthur Brooks
Professor, Maxwell School for Public Administration, Syracuse University

Michael A. Connor
Director of Public Relations, Loretto

Amy Duggins-Pender
Director, Arts in Education, New York State Council on the Arts

Christine Goodheart
Director, Community Partnerships in the Office of Educational Partnerships and Learning Technologies, University of Washington

Timothy Mahar
Executive Director, Alumni Relations, Syracuse University; former Assitant Dean, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Syracuse University

Glenn McClure
Music Teaching Artist; Director, McClure Productions

Nan Westervelt
Arts in Education Consultant; former Director, Young Audiences of Rochester

Lily Yeh
Founder, Barefoot Artists, Inc.; Executive Director Emeritus, Village of Arts and Humanities