Nate McGaha

Executive Director

nate@artsnc.org

Christine Olson

Operations Manager

christine@artsnc.org

Tabitha Sosdian

Marketing Manager

tabitha@artsnc.org

Katie Cornell

Board Chair

Executive Director
ArtsAVL
Asheville

Rhonda Bellamy

Past Chair

President & CEO
Arts Council of Wilmington & New Hanover County
Wilmington

Rae Geoffrey

Treasurer

Managing Director
Wortham Center for the Performing Arts
Asheville

Jazzmone Sutton

Secretary

Sen. Manager for State Advocacy & Equity Committee Liaison
National Association for Music Education
Raleigh

Mary Kate Burke

Executive Committee – At Large

Artistic Director
Cape Fear Regional Theatre
Fayetteville

Shane Fernando

Executive Committee – At Large

Chief Executive Officer
Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts
Wilmington

Carly Jones

Executive Committee – At Large

President + CEO
Artspace
Raleigh

Charles Phaneuf

Executive Committee – At Large
(Non-voting Member)

VP of Strategy
South Arts
Raleigh

Heather Strickland

Executive Committee – At Large

Senior Director of Communications
NC Department of Health
and Human Services
Raleigh

Krista Terrell

Executive Committee – At Large

Chief Executive Officer
Krista Faye Public Relations, Inc.
Charlotte

Antonio Alanis

Independent Artist
Durham

Nealy Andrews

Executive Director
Toe River Arts Council
Spruce Pine

Zizi Barhouma

Marketing & Events Specialist
Creative Greensboro
Greensboro

Kevin Blackburn

Executive Director
Kids Making It
Wilmington

Sherry DeVries

Executive Director
Durham Arts Council
Durham

Holly Garriott

Executive Director
Pitt County Arts Council
Greenville

Ingrid Keller

Executive Director
Arts Culture Catawba
Hickory

Jim Knowles

Director
theArtWorks™
Wilmington

Darlene McClinton

Professor, Visual Arts  & Artprenuer 
NC A&T SU & The Artist Bloc Venue 
Greensboro

Melanie Miller

Executive Director
Union County Arts Council
Monroe

Katie Murray

Director
Orange County Arts Commission
Hillsborough

Amanda Norman

Chief Financial & Administrative Officer
Winston-Salem Symphony
Winston-Salem

Adam Santalla Pierce

Interim President
Arts & Science Council
Charlotte

Yona Wade

Training & Development Specialist
Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority
Cherokee

Lizette Cruz Watko

President
Watko Entertainment Inc.
Raleigh

Beth Yerxa

Executive Director
Triangle ArtWorks
Raleigh