2016 Conference Committee
- Vickie Benson, The McKnight Foundation (Co-Chair)
- Glyn Northington, Nonprofits Assistance Fund (Co-Chair)
- Teresa Bonner, Aroha Philanthropies
- Sharon DeMark, The Saint Paul Foundation
- Sue Gens, Minnesota State Arts Board
- Robyn Hollingshead, Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies
- Kate Lawson, Target
- Leslie LeCuyer, Central Minnesota Arts Board
- Arleta Little, The McKnight Foundation
- Eleanor Savage, Jerome Foundation
- Erik Takeshita, Bush Foundation
- Janet Brown, Grantmakers in the Arts
- Jim McDonald, Grantmakers in the Arts
GIA Board of Directors
Officers and Executive Committee
Robert Booker, chairArizona Commission on the Arts
Kristen Madsen, vice-chairCreative Sonoma
Maurine Knighton, secretaryDoris Duke Charitable Foundation
Glyn Northington, treasurerNonprofits Assistance Fund
Laura Aden PackerThe Howard Gilman Foundation
Angelique PowerThe Field Foundation of Illinois
Directors
T. Lulani ArquetteNative Arts & Cultures Foundation
Denise BrownLeeway Foundation
Anita ContiniBloomberg Philanthropies
Randy EngstromSeattle Office of Arts & Culture
Susan FederThe Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Arlynn FishbaughMontana Arts Council
Ken Grossinger
Felicia Shaw
CrossCurrents Foundation
Tatiana HernandezHemera Foundation
Amy KitchenerAlliance for California Traditional Arts
Arleta LittleThe McKnight Foundation
Kerry McCarthyThe New York Community Trust
Margaret Conant ReiserJohn H. & Wilhelmina D. Harland Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Ted RussellFelicia Shaw
Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis
Gary SteuerBonfils-Stanton Foundation
Caitlin StrokoschNational Performance Network
Edwin TorresNew York City Department of Cultural Affairs
F. Javier TorresArtPlace America
San San WongBarr Foundation
Laura ZuckerLos Angeles County Arts Commission
GIA Staff
- Jan Bailie, Director of Finance & Operations
- Noah Barnes, Membership Manager
- Janet Brown, President & CEO
- Steve Cline, Web & Knowledge Manager
- SuJ’n Chon, Program Manager
- Kathy Lindenmayer, Director of Development & Membership
- Jim McDonald, Deputy Director & Director of Programs
- Linda Mikkelsen, Conference Planning Consultant
- Monica Thomas, Communications & Publications Manager