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PFTA Board

Partners for the Arts Board

Partners for the Arts is a community alliance, and as such, the support and time commitment of our community leaders is vital to our mission of providing career-altering experiences to our Arts students at USM.


Meet our Board Members

Executive Committee

 

  • Kelly Anne Nordan, Chair
  • Amy Hinton, Immediate Past Chair/Interim Vice Chair
  • Joe Bost, Executive Secretary/Treasurer
  • Dean Chris Winstead, Executive Director
  • Kate Smith, Administrator

 

Governing Board

 

  • Den Baum

  • Raylawni Branch

  • Kathryn Ferrell Connoly

  • Andrea Hendrickson Ford

  • Robert Heath

  • Jason Hillman

  • Jamie Moore Jiménez

  • Althea Jerome

  • Carole Marshall

  • Mandie McKenzie

  • Russ Willis

 

Advisory Boards

 

Performing & Visual Arts

  • ​Meg Brooker
  • Dr. David Coley​
  • Jacob Cotton

Creative Writing

  • Dr. Matt Casey
  • Dr. Olivia Clare Friedman

  • Dr. Angela Ball

  • Dr. Luis Iglesias

Music

  • Dr. Colin McKenzie

  • Dr. Mike Lopinto

  • Dr. Kimberley Davis

Media and Entertainment Arts

  • Dr. Ed Simpson 
  • Dr. John Meyer