OUTREACH/COMMUNICATIONS | CHAIR: LAKETTA CALDWELL

The purpose of the Outreach/Communication Working Group is to develop and manage messaging and PR for the initiative by establishing  an overall communications plan and engaging various stakeholders, etc. 

• Members: Laketta Caldwell (Boys & Girls Clubs), Laci Coppins (MTEC), Tammy Belton-Davis (Athena Communications), Kari Hanson (Turnaround Arts), April Heding (Partnership for the Arts & Humanities), Paul Kjelland (371 Productions), Nydia Mauras-Jones (Odvant Creative), Dena Nord (Odvant Creative), Rebecca Ottman (UWM)

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PARTNERSHIPS | CHAIRS: JENNY TOUTANT, BETH HASKOVEC

The purpose of the Partnerships Working Group is to identify and engage a diverse range of stakeholders and create best practices for partnerships that result in the optimal delivery of arts education services for children and youth. 

• Members: Kate Carpenter (America SCORES), Lisa Chatman (MPS), Laci Coppins (MTEC), Joe Dorn (Betty Brinn Children's Museum), John Eggebrecht (America SCORES), Deb Farris (Danceworks), Kristen Grill (Skylight Music Theatre), Kari Hanson (Turnaround Arts), Beth Haskovec (AWE), Marisa Riepenhoff (SHARP Literacy), Kantara Souffant (Milwaukee Art Museum), Dasha Kelly (Still Waters Collective), Amy Kirschke (Milwaukee Art Museum), Lynda Kohler, Karlie Larsen (Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra), Lynn Lucius, Marcela Garcia (Walker's Point Center for the Arts), Barbara Wanzo (Black Arts MKE), Terry Murphy (ArtWorks), Cara Ogburn (Milwaukee Film), Mary Osmundson (Bader Philanthropies),  Janet Peshek (TransCenter for Youth), Christina Ratatori (Turnaround Arts), Pablo Siqueiros (Florentine Opera), Dave Steele (PAVE), Teri Sullivan (Arts@Large), Jenny Toutant (Milwaukee Rep), Jeremy Triblett (Center for Youth Engagement), Shalisa Kline Ugaz (Wisconsin Conservatory of Music), Maria Vento (Bader Philanthropies)

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PD/QUALITY | CHAIRS: ANTHONY SOYAK, JOELLE WORM, JULIA MAGNASCO

The purpose of the PD/Quality Working Group is to build a coordinated network of and framework for continuous quality improvement in arts education practices from recruiting, training, and development of certified arts educators, teaching artists, classroom teachers, arts administrators, school administrators, etc. 

• Members: Shalina Ali (TRUE Skool), Anthony Soyak (MPS), Rachel Arbit (SHARP Literacy), Kimberly Cosier (UWM), Linda D'Acquisto, Michelle Dobbs (ArtWorks), Kari George (Fairview School), Kari Hanson (Turnaround Arts), Sean Kiebzak (Arts@Large), Karlie Larsen, Sue Penzanoski Brown (La Escuela Fratney), Julia Magnasco (First Stage), Terry Murphy (ArtWorks), Reanna Ottoson (AWE), Jenny Urbanek (Downtown Montessori), Steve Vande Zande (Bay View High School), Joelle Worm (UWM)

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RESEARCH | CHAIR: APRIL HEDING

The purpose of the Research Working Group is to identify research and data needs for the initiative and lead the development and execution of these projects/action items. 

• Members: Terry Batson (Independent Consultant), Jessica Bizub (MPS), Derek Brewer, Anne Chapman (Public Policy Forum), Kristen Grill (Estabrook Consulting), Kari Hanson (Turnaround Arts), April Heding (Partnership for the Arts & Humanities), Leslie Seib (Herzfeld Foundation)

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