Staff Directory

Executive

Wayne Martin
Wayne Martin

Executive Director
(919) 814-6530
Email

Tamara Brothers
Tamara Brothers

Deputy Director
(919) 814-6526
Email

Vicki Vitiello
Vicki Vitiello

Director of Operations
(919) 814-6504
Email

Artists & Organizations

Jeff Aguiar
Jeff Aguiar

Theater and Literature Director 
(919) 814-6512
Email

Arts Learning

Michelle Burrows
Michelle Burrows

A+ Schools Program Director
(919) 814-6503
Email

Jennifer Huggins
Jennifer Huggins

A+ Schools Program Coordinator
(919) 814-6520
Email

Tom Nevels
Tom Nevels

A+ Schools Professional
Development Manager
(919) 814-6521
Email

Kathleen Collier

Arts in Education Director & Accessibility Coordinator
(919) 814-6515
Email

Joseph Perez
Joseph Perez

A+ Schools Program Administrator
(919) 814-6509
Email

Creative Economies

Leigh Ann Wilder
Leigh Ann Wilder

Creative Economies Director
(919) 814-6508
Email

Dan Brosz
Dan Brosz

Arts in Communities Director
(919) 814-6506
Email

Sydney Steen
Sydney Steen

Creative Economies Coordinator
(919) 814-6524
Email

Marketing & Communications

Sandra Davidson
Sandra Davidson

Marketing and Communications Director
(919) 814-6517
Email

Samuel Gerweck
Samuel Gerweck

Special Projects Coordinator
(919) 814-6523
Email

Kyesha Jennings
Kyesha Jennings

Content Director
(919) 814-6522
Email

Brenna McCallum
Brenna McCallum

Research Director
(919) 814-6505
Email

Ai-Ling Chang
Ai-Ling Chang

Grant Systems &
Website Manager
(919) 814-6501
Email

Folklife

Zoe van Buren
Zoe van Buren

Folklife Director
(828) 250-3123
Email

Administration & Finances

Burdette Southerland
Burdette Southerland

Budget Manager
(919) 814-6510
Email

Tanya McGuire
Tanya McGuire

Grants Manager
(919) 814-6514
Email

Karen Tarkulich
Karen Tarkulich

Program Administrator
(919) 814-6513
Email

Alana Nanz
Alana Nanz

Program Administrator
(919) 814-6530
Email

Contact Us

North Carolina Arts Council
109 East Jones Street
Raleigh, NC 27601
ncarts@ncdcr.gov | (919) 814-6500

Mailing Address
4632 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-4632

Fax Number
(919) 715-0189

The North Carolina Arts Council is a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, a state agency.
D. Reid Wilson, Secretary; Roy Cooper, Governor

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