Contact Us

Contact Us

Mailing Address:PO Box 37638
Raleigh NC 27627-7638
Phone:919-834-1411
E-mail:info@artsnc.org

Staff:

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Nate McGaha

Executive Director

nate@artsnc.org

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Christine Olson

Operations Manager

christine@artsnc.org

Tabitha Sosdian

Marketing Manager

tabitha@artsnc.org


Arts NC 2023-24 Board – Executive Committee

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Katie Cornell

Board Chair

Executive Director
ArtsAVL
Asheville

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Rhonda Bellamy

Past Chair

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

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Rae Geoffrey

Treasurer

Managing Director
Wortham Center for the Performing Arts
Asheville

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Jazzmone Sutton

Secretary

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

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Mary Kate Burke

Executive Committee – At Large

Artistic Director
Cape Fear Regional Theatre
Fayetteville

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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

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Krista Terrell

Executive Committee – At Large

Chief Executive Officer
Krista Faye Public Relations, Inc.
Charlotte




Arts NC 2024-25 Board Members

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Antonio Alanis

Independent Artist
Durham

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Nealy Andrews

Executive Director
Toe River Arts Council
Spruce Pine

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Zizi Barhouma

Marketing & Events Specialist
Creative Greensboro
Greensboro

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Kevin Blackburn

Executive Director
Kids Making It
Wilmington

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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


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Jim Knowles

Director
theArtWorks™
Wilmington

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Darlene McClinton

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

Melanie Miller

Executive Director
Union County Arts Council
Monroe

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Katie Murray

Director
Orange County Arts Commission
Hillsborough

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Amanda Norman

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

Adam Santalla Pierce

Interim President
Arts & Science Council
Charlotte

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Yona Wade

Training & Development Specialist
Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority
Cherokee

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Lizette Cruz Watko

President
Watko Entertainment Inc.
Raleigh



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Beth Yerxa

Executive Director
Triangle ArtWorks
Raleigh