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GEORGIA ART AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE FORUM:

Igniting the Impact of the Arts

in our Criminal Justice System

SPONSORED BY

Emory University Law School | Friday, September 28thWITH SPECIAL APPRECIATION TO:Georgia Council for the ArtsThe Art for Justice FundThe Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual ArtsThe Quentin Hancock Fund

2 | GEORGIA ART AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE FORUM | 2018

IGNITING THE IMPACT OF THE ARTS IN OUR CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM | 3

9:00 - 9:30 Registration Hunter Atrium

9:30 - 9:45 Welcome Tull Auditorium

DeanRitaSheffey,Emory University Law School

MeredithRagains,Georgia Lawyers for the Arts

AlmaRobinson,California Lawyers for the Arts

SheilaCavanagh,Emory University

KarenPaty,Georgia Council for the Arts

Governor Nathan Deal (via video)

9:45 - 10:45 Plenary Panel Tull Auditorium

Setting the Stage: Georgia Criminal Justice Reform & the Arts

MODERATOR: DougAmmar,Georgia Justice Project

PANELISTS: State Senator Brian Strickland

Dr.HeatherCorbett,Georgia Department of Corrections

MarissaMcCallDodson,Southern Center for Human Rights

BethBienvenu,National Endowment for the Arts

FredEason,Returning Citizen and Resident Artist at Atlanta Transition Center

10:55 - 11:40 Workshops

Addressing Trauma through the Arts Room 1B

Traumaplaysapowerfulhand,thoughoneoftenunseen,inthewayinwhichweliveourlives.Thissessionwillexploretheimpactoftraumaonthoseinthecriminaljusticesystemandthedynamicroleoftheartsinhealing.Ourpanelincludedexpertsinneuroscience,socialwork,psychologyand arts programming in prisons.

AGENDA


FACILITATOR: SheilaCavanagh,Emory University

PANELISTS: AndreaPack,Emory University Neuroscientist

SarahHiginbotham,Common Good Atlanta

SusanBishop,Lee Arrendale State Prison Choir

Dr.EricSchumacher,Georgia Tech

The Arts & Juvenile Justice Room 575

Theimpactofyouthartsprogrammingasameansofempowerment,skillsbuilding,developingperseveranceandnurturingcreativityiswellknown.Thepanelistsinthissessionwilldiscussthesuccesses,opportunitiesandlessons learned in developing arts programs that serve youthinvarioussettingsrelatingtothejuvenilejusticesystemincludingasadisruptoroftheprisonpipeline,asanalternativetosentencing,andasaneducationalandsocialemotionaldevelopmentopportunityforincarceratedyouth.OpportunitiestobecomeengagedwiththeGADepartmentofJuvenileJusticewillalsobediscussed.

FACILITATOR: GinaMoore,Crosswalk Ministries, ARTreach 180

PANELISTS: LateraDavis,Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice

KateMcLeod,High Museum of Art

DareDukes,Deep Center

ChrisAppleton,WonderRoot

How To: Bringing Arts Programs to State Prisons Room 5F

Thissessionwillserveasahow-totrainingondevelopingartsprogramsforadultoffendersinthestateprisonsystem.Thepanelistswillsharetheirexperience,tipsandinvaluableinsights on developing prison art programs in Georgia that willpositivelyimpactoffenders’livesandassisttheminreintegratingintotoday’sworld.

FACILITATOR: GailDeschamps,Rome Shakespeare Festival


PANELISTS: LucyFugate,HeartBound Ministries’ Art From the Inside

AndreaShelton,HeartBound Ministries

DeputyWardenJeanieKasper,Georgia Department of Corrections

WendeBallew,Reforming Arts

11:50 - 12:30 Keynote Conversation Tull Auditorium

TayariJones,author of An American Marriage

12:30 - 1:10 Networking Lunch Hunter Atrium

1:15 – 1:40 Performance Tull Auditorium

TheVoicesofHope,Lee Arrendale State Prison Choir

1:50 – 2:30 Workshops

Arts as Access to Empowerment, Enrichment & Employment Room 5E

Thissessionwilldiscusstheintersectionsofart,advocacyandhealingwithmembersofthecriminallegalreformandcreativecommunities.Panelistswilldiscusshowartcanbeusedbyimpactedpeopletobothadvocateforchangeandempowerthevoicelesstohealthemselvesandtransformtheir environments.

FACILITATOR: BeverlyIseghohi,BMI & Associates

PANELISTS: DantesRameau,Atlanta Music Project

FabianWilliams,Artist

NancyFlakeJohnson,Urban League of Greater Atlanta

CadeemGibbs,The ROUNDTABLE Project

ShantiDas,The Hip-Hop Professional Foundation, Inc

Arts Programs and Reentry Room 5F

Theroleoftheartsinthelivesofex-offendersasasocialandemotionalsupportinreintegratingintosocietywillbediscussedonthispanel.Participantswillshareprogram


successes and lessons learned and personal stories in the contextofemployment,communitysupportandbuildingconfidenceinreentry.

FACILITATOR: AndreaShelton,HeartBoundMinistries

PANELISTS: RachelMay,Synchronicity Theatre

OmarHoward,Chaplain, Atlanta Transitional Center

JohnTurner,Community Review Board member

AngelaMarshall,Urban League of Greater Atlanta

PageDukes,Piedmont College Student

2:40- - 3:30 Plenary Panel Tull Auditorium

Catalyzing Opportunity: Art in Criminal Justice

MODERATOR: BillTaft,Common Good Atlanta

PANELISTS: DeputyWardenJeanieKasper,Georgia Department of Corrections

OmarHoward,Atlanta Transitional Center

JohnTurner,Citizens Advisory Board Member

3:30 Closing Remarks and Next Steps Tull Auditorium

SheilaCavanagh,Emory University

KarenPaty,Georgia Council for the Arts

MeredithRagains,Georgia Lawyers for the Arts

AlmaRobinson,California Lawyers for the Arts

3:45 Reception and Exhibit 1st Floor Rotunda and Bacardi Plaza


PANELIST & MODERATOR BIOGRAPHIES

Douglas B. Ammar hasbeenassociatedwiththeGeorgiaJusticeProjectGJPsinceitsinceptionin1986–servingfirstasavolunteer,thenasastafflawyerin1990,andsince1995,astheExecutiveDirector.In1984,DougearnedhisBachelor’sdegreeinhistoryfromDavidsonCollegeandhereceivedhislawdegreein1989fromWashingtonandLeeUniversity.DoughasreceivedtheprestigiousAnnieE.CaseyFoundationFellowshipandanumberofotherawardsincludingmostrecentlytheElbertP.TuttleJurisprudenceAwardfromtheSoutheasternAnti-DefamationLeague;TheUniversityofGeorgia’sMilnerS.BallWorkingInthePublicInterestLifetimeAchievementAward;theGeorgiaCenterforNonprofits’EvelynG.UllmanInnovativeLeadershipAward;DavidsonCollege’sJohnW.KuykendallAwardforCommunityService;andtheGeorgiaIndigentDefenseCouncil’sCommitmenttoExcellenceAward.

Chris AppletonisCo-founderandExecutiveDirectorofWonderRoot,anAtlanta-basedorganizationfoundedin2004thatworksattheintersectionofarts,communitydevelopment,andsocialjustice.AnAtlantanative,Chrisisengagedwithorganizationsandnationalnetworksthatfocustheireffortsoncreatingmorethriving,equitablecommunitiesforallpeople.AleaderandvoiceforprogressivechangeinAtlanta,Chrisistherecipientofanumberoflocalandnationalawardsincludingthe2014AmericansfortheArtsNationalEmergingLeaderAwardWinner,2015GeorgiaTrendMagazine50NotableGeorgians,a2015HonoreebyOutstandingAtlanta,and2011EmoryCenterforCreativity&theArtsCommunityImpactAward.HeisagraduateofLEADAtlantaandformerFellowwithNewLeadersCouncilandtheWorldEconomicForum’sGlobalShapersProgramandwasadelegateatthe2014WhiteHouseYouthSummit.Chris’work,atWonderRootandelsewhere,isbasedonthebeliefthatlastingchangehappenswhenpeoplecometogetheracrosslinesofsocialdifferencetobuild consensus around values.

Wende BallewistheExecutiveDirectorofReformingArts,anorganizationthatprovidestopqualityartsandhumanitieshighereducationclassesinStatePrisonstooverfortystudentseachquarter.Shehasextensiveexperienceasafreelancetheatreprofessionalandartsmanageraswellasbeinganeducator.AsatheatreprofessionalshehasworkedforGeorgiaEnsembleTheatre,AuroraTheatre,theNeighborhoodPlayhouse,andtheAtlantaArtsFestival.Asanartsmanager


WendeworkedfortheUniversityofWestGeorgiaandCobbCounty.WendeholdsaBachelorofArtsinTheatreArts,aMasterofBusinessAdministration,aMasterofArtsinAmericanStudies,andsheiscurrentlyworkingonherPhDinQualitativeResearchandEvaluationMethodologiesattheUniversityofGeorgia.WendehastaughtatKennesawStateUniversityandcontinuestoteachanddirectReformingArts classes inside Lee Arrendale State prison.

Dr. Beth BienvenuistheDirectoroftheOfficeofAccessibilityattheNationalEndowmentfortheArts,whereshemanagestheNEA’stechnicalassistanceandadvocacyworkdevotedtomakingtheartsaccessibleforpeoplewithdisabilities,olderadults,veterans,andpeopleininstitutionalsettings.Sheprovidesguidanceandsupporttostateartsagencystaffandprofessionalsworkingthefieldsofartsaccess,creativityandaging,artsandhealth,universaldesign,andartsincorrections.Sheoverseesalong-termpartnershipwiththeFederalBureauofPrisonstofundartist-in-residenceprogramsinsixfederalprisons.

Chaplain Susan BishopreceivedherMastersofDivinityfromTheCandlerSchoolofTheology,EmoryUniversityin1975.ShegraduatedfromGeorgiaStateUniversityin1976withaMastersofMusicEducation.HerundergraduatedegreesarefromAndersonUniversityandColumbiaCollegeinSouthCarolina.ChaplainBishophasservedasaClinicalChaplainwiththeGeorgiaDepartmentofCorrectionsforover30years.Herspecialareaofexpertiseistheusemusicasatoolofrehabilitationandrestorationwithintheprisonsetting.ChaplainBishophasbeentheDirectoroftheVoicesofHopeChoirsince1992andtheyhavebeentravelingandsinginginchurchandcommunitysettingssince2004.In2009,ChaplainBishopwasselectedastheGeorgiaDepartmentofCorrectionsEmployeeoftheYear.ShewasalsotherecipientoftheEmoryUniversityUnsungHeroineAwardin2008.In2014shewasawardedtheCentennialMedalfromtheCandlerSchoolofTheology.ChaplainBishophasworkedatbothmaleandfemaleprisons.ShehasservedatfourdifferentprisonsandiscurrentlytheClinicalChaplainatLeeArrendaleStatePrisoninAlto,Georgia.

Dr. Heather CorbettistheDirectorofCareerandTechnicalEducationfortheGeorgiaDepartmentofCorrections.Priortojoiningthedepartment,Dr.Corbett held various positions across the state. She served as a teacher in HenryCounty,aScienceSpecialistfortheGeorgiaDepartmentofEducationandDirectorofPublicRelationsandCommunicationsaswellasanAssistant


PrincipalintheLowndesCountySchoolSystem.Heatherledschoolstoperforminthetop5%ofthestatewhileearningstateandnationalrecognitionsasaSchoolofExcellenceandLighthouseSchooltoWatch.Dr.CorbettholdsaDoctorateinLeadershipfromValdostaStateUniversity,aMaster’sdegreeinMiddleGradesScienceandLanguageArtsfromBrenauUniversity,aSpecialistdegreeinMiddleGradesSciencefromUniversityofWestGeorgia,andaBachelor’sdegreeinMiddleGradesScienceandLanguageArtsfromValdostaStateUniversity.Sheholdsseveralstateteachingcertificates,isaFarmBureauGrantandHenryEducationFoundationGrantrecipient,aNationalDean’sListScholar,andreceivedtheNationalCollegianEducationAward.

Dr. Sheila T. CavanaghisaprofessorofEnglishatEmoryUniversity.SheisactivelyinvolvedwithanumberofShakespeareinPrisonprogramsandisworkingonabookfocusingonShakespearewithspecializedpopulations.Dr.CavanaghistheauthorofCherishedTorment:TheEmotionalGeographyofLadyMaryWroth’sUrania(Duquesne,2001)andWantonEyesandChasteDesires:FemaleSexualityinTheFaerieQueene(Indiana,1994)andnumerousarticlesonRenaissanceliteratureandpedagogy.SheistheDirectoroftheEmoryWomenWritersResourceProject,whichwasawardedamajorgrantfromtheNEH.CavanaghreceivedherPh.D.fromBrownUniversityandiscurrentlycompletingaMasterofScienceinCollegeTeachingattheUniversityofNewHampshire.SheisalsoEditorofTheSpenserReview.

Shanti Dasisanaccomplishedentertainmentindustryveteran,entrepreneur,speaker,author,andPhilanthropist.Shehasworkedintheentertainmentbusinessforover25years.Hermusicindustrycareer(frominterntoExecutiveVicePresident)includespositionsatCapitolRecords,LaFaceRecords,ColumbiaRecords,SonyUrbanMusicandUniversalMotownwheresheworkeddirectlywithsomeofmusic’stoptalentlikeOutkast,Usher,Prince,TLC,ToniBraxton,ErykahBadu,andmore.BecauseofShanti’scommunityserviceworkforthepast8years,shedecidedtoestablishherveryownnonprofit,TheHip-HopProfessionalFoundation,Inc.ThementalhealthinitiativeofthisfoundationiscalledSilencetheShame®andisleadingthewayforthefoundation.ThemovementhasreceivedglobalawarenessandisbecomingacommonlyusedhashtagtonormalizetheconversationintheUS.Shanti’sfoundationcuratespaneldiscussions,createscontentandbroadensawarenessaroundmentalhealthandwellness.


Latera DavisservesastheDirectorofPlanningandPreparedness(OfficeofVictimandVolunteerServices,EmergencyManagement,Training,AmericanCorrectionalAssociation)fortheGeorgiaDepartmentofJuvenileJustice.ShereceivedaB.S.inCriminalJusticeatGeorgiaStateUniversityandholdsaMaster’sDegreeinSocialWorkandPublicAdministration.Mrs.DavisisaLicensedClinicalSocialWorkerholdingseveralotherspecialtiesinChildForensicInterviewing,VictimAdvocacy,VictimOffender-Dialogue,RegisteredMediatorandGrantWriting.Inhercurrentcapacity,sherepresentsDJJonmultiple committees and boards to include: Georgia Child Abuse Prevention TreatmentAct,FBIHumanTraffickingTaskforce,StatewideHumanTraffickingTaskforce,CHOA-InstituteofHealthandHumanTraffickingTaskforce,alongwithProjectIntersectAdvisoryCouncil.Mrs.Davishasanextensivebackgroundinjuvenilejustice,datingbackto1998.SheservesasanAdjunctFacilitatorfortheUniversityofPhoenixandovernineyearsofconsultationandclinicalexperiencewithyouthinthefostercaresystem.Herexpertiseincludesprovidingsubjectmattertrainingintheareaofjuvenileandvictimrelatedservicesforavarietyofpublic and private entities.

Gail DeschampsisFounder/ArtisticDirectorofRomeShakespeareFestival(RSF)andisanactor,stagedirector,playwrightandteachingartist.Underherdirection,RSFproducesafree,outdoorShakespeareFestivalindowntownRome,Georgiaeachyear,andarts-educationprogramsforstudents,artistsandthecommunity.GailisaprofessionalvocalcoachforverseplaysandhasdirectedboththecomediesandtragediesofShakespeare.Fortwelveyears,sheservedasFounder/ArtisticDirectorofFloridaShakespeareFestivalandTheMinorcaPlayhousewherehertheatresgarneredravereviewsfromtheFloridaPressandtheShakespeareQuarterly.Asaplaywright,herworkhasbeenperformedattheSpoletoFestivalinCharleston,SouthCarolinaandtouredthesoutheasternUnitedStates.GailstudiedwritingunderNobelLaureate,IsaacBashevisSingerandisarecipientofanindividualartistgrantfromTheGeorgiaCouncilfortheArts.Currently,GailiscollaboratingwithRSFteachingartists,CurtToftelandandtheWardenofFloydCountyPrisontoimplementaShakespeareinPrisonProgramwhichisscheduledtotakeplaceduringApril,MayandJune2019.

Marissa McCall DodsonisthePublicPolicyDirectoroftheSouthernCenterforHumanRights.BeforejoiningSCHR,MarissaworkedontheAmericanCivilLibertiesUnion’s(ACLU)CampaignforSmartJusticeassistingadvocacyeffortstosignificantlyreduceprisonpopulationsandimprovethequality,scope,availability,andaccessibilityofservicesthataddresstheneedsofimpacted


communitiesintheSouth.In2008,MarissawasawardedanEqualJusticeWorksFellowshiptodevelopthefirstprograminGeorgiatoaddressindividualandsystemicbarriersfacingpeoplewithacriminalhistorythroughdirectservice,educationandlegislativeadvocacyattheGeorgiaJusticeProject.MarissareceivedherB.A.inPoliticalSciencefromSpelmanCollegein2005andherJ.D.andBachelorsinCivilLawfromthePaulM.HebertLawCenteratLouisianaStateUniversityin2008.SheisamemberoftheGeorgiabar.

Dare DukesistheexecutivedirectorofDeepCenter,Savannah’saward-winningcreativewriting,leadership,andadvocacyprogramforpublicschoolyouthandadultsintheirvillage.Deepusesartsandculturalstrategiestoliftupmarginalizedyouthandtheirfamilieswhileworkingtochangetheharmfulnarrativesandsystemsatoddswiththeirwell-being.Dareisamusician,writer,andanonprofitleaderwithmorethan25yearsofexperienceworkinginarts,education,andsocial-justicenonprofitsettings,bothasanartistandleader.DarehasbeentheexecutivedirectorofDeepCentersince2014,andinthatshortperiodoftimeDeephasgonefrombeingamuch-lovedlocalafter-schoolprogramtoanationalleaderinthefieldsofartseducation,youthdevelopment,andcommunitydevelopment.InNovember2015,Dareandayoungcreativewriter,AndréMassey,traveledtotheWhiteHousetoacceptfromFirstLadyMichelleObamaaNationalArtsandHumanitiesYouthProgramawardforDeepCenter,thenation’shighesthonorforcreativeyouthprograms.DareearnedanMFAinCreativeWritingfromTheNewSchool,anMFAinTheaterfromtheUniversityofMinnesota,andaBAinEnglishLiteraturefromtheCollegeoftheHolyCross.

Page DukeswasbornandraisedinAtlanta,wherebothherparentsaremusicians.ShewasattendingGeorgiaStateUniversity,butendedupspending10yearsatLeeArrendalePrison,wheresheparticipatedinthechoir.ShewasreleasedlastspringandiscurrentlyajournalismstudentatPiedmontCollege.

Fred EasonistheresidentartinstructorforHeartBoundMinistries’ProjectA.R.T.(“ArttoRehabilitateandTeach”)programatAtlantaTransitionalCenter.Hisworkhasbeenprominentlyfeaturedintheannual“ArtfromtheInside”exhibitandattheGeorgiaGovernor’sMansionwhereheworksaspartoftheMansiondetailcrew.

Lucy Fugate,co-founderandchairpersonforARTFROMTHEINSIDE,isaboardmemberofHeartboundMinistries,whichservestheGeorgiastateprisonchaplainsandinmatecommunity.Lucywasinspiredbyhergrandmother’s


workonbehalfofinmatesinhernativeMississippitostartasimilarprograminGeorgiatoprovideanartisticoutletforGeorgia’sincarcerated.ShehaslivedinAtlantasince2000andismarriedandamotheroftwo.

Cadeem Gibbs,currentlybasedinNewYorkCity,isthefounderofTheROUNDTABLEProject(RegainingOurUnderservedNeighborhoodDevelopments through Teaching And Building Leaders through Entrepreneurship),asocialenterprisegearedtowardssocio-economicawareness,civicengagementandentrepreneurship.Theyaimtoraisepublicconsciousness about issues impacting black communities and start businesses that serve as viable resources in those communities. He is a dedicated activist foryouth,social,racialandeconomicjusticeissues.Cadeememploysthephilosophythatthevoicesofthosemostimpactedbyanissueshouldbenotonlyincorporatedintothelegislativeandcommunityhealingandbuildingprocesses,butleadingthemovementstowardsthesechanges,astheyarethetrueexperts.Cadeemhasworkedpassionatelyinyouthandleadershipdevelopment,organizingadvocacy,facilitation,fororganizationssuchasTheChildren’sDefenseFund,TheNewYorkCityAdministrationofChildren’sServices,andTheCenterforCourtInnovation,andRaiseTheAge-NY.

Omar Howard isaprisonchaplainandfounderofFreedomisAChoice,Inc.,anonprofitwhichencouragesat-riskyouthandadultstochoosefreedomoverincarceration.Omaruseshisownstoryofincarcerationasatooltocounselandmentorat-riskyouthandtroubledadultstoavoidmakingbadchoicesthatcannegativelyimpacttherestoftheirlives.Omarserved14yearsand10monthsintheGeorgiaprisonsystemandwasreleasedonDecember10,2007.Omarencounteredmanylegalandpersonalobstaclesafterincarceration,perseveringthroughtoughtimesthatwouldcausemostindividualstogiveup.Inadditiontorunninganonprofit,OmarservesasachaplainforHeartBoundMinistriesattheAtlantaTransitionalCenter,whereheservedthefinaltwoyearsofhissentence.HeiscertifiedinAngerManagementandisatrainedfacilitatorforTheIntegrityProject.Hissuccessfultransitionfromprisontosocietyservesasaviable,positiveexampleforat-riskyouthandincarceratedpeople.In2018,OmarreceivedapardonfromtheStateofGeorgia.

Sarah Higinbothamfoundedandco-directsacollege-in-prisonprogramcalled“CommonGoodAtlanta,”whichisaconsortiumofover50collegefacultyteachingfourdaysaweekinthreeprisonsthroughoutGeorgia.HerPhDis


inearlymodernliteratureandherscholarshipexplorestheintersectionsofliteratureandlaw.She’swrittenabouttheviolenceofthelawinearlymodernEngland,reformmovementsinjustice,andhumanrightsandliterature.ShecurrentlyteachesatOxfordCollegeofEmoryUniversity.HerpublicationsappearinLaw,Culture,andtheHumanities,ColumbiaHumanRightsLawReview,ContemporaryJusticeReview,TheSocialHistoryofCrimeandPunishmentintheUnitedStates,WakeForestLawReview,andReadingMilton.Asawayofexploringtheconstructiveaspectsoflaw,sheco-authoredHumanRightsandChildren’sLiterature:ImaginationandtheNarrativeofLaw.

Beverly McLeod Iseghohi, JD,isprincipalofBMI&Associates,anAtlanta-basedgovernmentaffairsconsultingfirm.Ms.Iseghohiisanexperiencedlegislativeandpublicpolicystrategistwithexpertiseincriminaljusticeissues.Shecombinesover15yearsofexperienceintheexecutivebranch,attheGeorgiaStateCapitolandintheprivatesector.AsexecutivedirectoroftheCivilProBonoFamilyLawProject,Ms.Iseghohiledaprisonprogramgivingincarceratedmothersaccesstocivillegalinformationandfamilylawattorneys.Herarticlesandessayshaveappearedinnationalpublicationsincluding:BarLeader;Cornerstone;HuffingtonPostandWomen,Girls&CriminalJustice.Ms.Iseghohi’seducationalcredentialsincludeaJurisDoctordegreeandaBachelorofArtsdegreeinEnglish.

Nancy Flake JohnsonbecamepresidentandCEOoftheUrbanLeagueofGreaterAtlantain2008.ShehasservedasVicePresidentofProgramsfortheDetroitUrbanLeague,ledHowardUniversity’sSmallBusinessDevelopmentCenter,andoperatedanaccountingandtaxpractice.Nancyhasapassionforempoweringpeopleandcommunities.Sheandherteamhavegainedareputationfordeveloping,deliveringimpactfulprogramsthatsupporttheeconomicmobilityofyouth,adultsandfamiliesinblackandurbancommunitiesandadvocatingforinnovativeeconomicpolicy,reentry,workforceandyouthdevelopment,andpartnerships and collaborations in the public and private sectors. A servant leader,Nancy’smostrecenthonorsincludea2019Atlanta500LeaderbyAtlantaMagazine;2018WomanofExcellence,AtlantaTribuneMagazine;theNationalUrbanLeague’sWomanofEmpowerment2017;andAtlantaBusinessLeague’sMostInfluentialWomenofAtlantafor2012-2017.NancyearnedaBachelorofBusinessAdministrationdegreeinAccountingfromHowardUniversityandaMasterScienceinTaxationdegreefromDePaulUniversity.


Tayari JonesistheNewYorkTimesbest-sellingauthorofthenovelsLeavingAtlanta,TheUntelling,SilverSparrow,andAnAmericanMarriage.HerwritinghasappearedinTinHouse,TheBeliever,TheNewYorkTimes,andCallaloo.AmemberoftheFellowshipofSouthernWriters,shehasalsobeenarecipientoftheHurston/WrightLegacyAward,LifetimeAchievementAwardinFineArtsfromtheCongressionalBlackCaucusFoundation,UnitedStatesArtistFellowship,NEAFellowshipandRadcliffeInstituteBuntingFellowship.SilverSparrowwasaddedtotheNEABigReadLibraryofclassicsin2016.JonesisagraduateofSpelmanCollege,UniversityofIowa,andArizonaStateUniversity.SheisaProfessorofCreativeWritingatEmoryUniversity.

Jeanie KasperistheDeputyWardenatWalkerStatePrisoninRockSpring,Georgia.ShehasworkedfortheGeorgiaDepartmentofCorrectionsformorethan25years.

Angela H. MarshallisDirectorfortheUrbanLeagueofGreaterAtlantaAdultReentryProgram.Angelaretiredfromlawenforcementaftertwenty-fiveyearswithsupervisionandcasemanagementexperienceinthefieldsofhumanservices,criminaljusticeandcommunitycorrectionscombined(14ofthoseyearsspecializingintheareaofreentry).ShehasbeenanAdjunctProfessorforEssexCountyCommunityCollegeandprovidedfirstyearcourseinstructionforRutgersUniversityNJSTEPPrograminsideEdnaMahanCorrectionFacilityforWomen.Angela’smostrecentkeyaccomplishmentsincludebeingappointedtotheGeorgiaDepartmentofCorrections(GDC)CitizensAdvisoryPanel-September2018,receivingtheU.S.Attorney’sNorthernDistrictofGeorgia2017AwardandbeingawardedbyGeorgiaMicroEnterpriseNetworkas2017ReentryProgramoftheYear.

Rachel Mayisoneoftheco-foundersofSynchronicityTheatre–aprofessionaltheatrecompanyinAtlantawithafocusonupliftingthevoicesofwomenandgirls.Shehasdirectedmorethan20productionsforSynchronicity,includingRipeFrenzy,StraitofGibraltar,IntheNextRoomortheVibratorPlay,ExitPursuedbyaBear,Women+War,1:23,LanguageofAngels,ThreeSistersandMarisol.HerdirectingworkhasbeenseeninandaroundAtlantaatActor’sExpress,AuroraTheatre,TheatreGael,Dad’sGarageandtheUniversityofGeorgia.CreativeLoafingnamedherbestdirectorof2002forherworkonOneFleaSpareandKiaCorthron’sBreath,Boom,theproductionthatledtothecreationofSynchronicity’saward-winningPlaymakingforGirlsprogramwithgirlsinthejuvenilejusticeandrefugeecommunities.InJune2004Maywaschosenforthehighlycompetitive


NEA/TCGCareerDevelopmentProgramforDirectorsandwasnamedaBankofAmerica“LocalHero.”InadditiontoherexecutiveroleatSynchronicity,sheactivelyteachesandleadsworkshopsacrossAtlanta,andspenteightsummersasdirectoroftheFerstCenter’sDramaCampatGeorgiaTech.www.synchrotheatre.com

Kate McLeodistheHeadofSchoolandTeacherServicesattheHighMuseumofArt.Shemanagesallschoolprogramming,whichserves60,000studentsand6,000teachersannuallythroughtours,workshops,andprofessionallearningseminars.KatewasnamedGeorgiaMuseumEducatoroftheYearin2012andservesontheboardfortheGeorgiaArtEducationAssociation.KateservesontheArtsEducationCouncilforAmericansfortheArts.Sheisalsotheco-founderoftheAtlantaCulturalEducatorsgroup,whichisaprofessionallearningcommunityforeducatorswhoworkinculturalinstitutionsinthemetroAtlantaarea.ShereceivedherBFAinArtEducationfromtheUniversityofGeorgiaandherMAinArtEducationfromtheSchooloftheArtInstituteofChicago.

Gina Mooreisdirectorandco-founderofCrosswalkUSAandhasdirectedtheARTreach180programsinceitsinceptioninJanuary2010.GinataughthighschoolEnglish,music,andtheatreinvariouscombinationsfor23yearsbeforesteppingintofull-timenon-profitworkin2007.SheearnedBachelor’sdegreesinMusicEducationandCommunicativeArtsfromLubbockChristianUniversityinLubbock,Texas,in1980,andstillholdscurrentGeorgiateachingcertificationinEnglish,drama,andschoolsocialwork.In2009,shewascertifiedinJuvenileJusticeMinistryfromGordon-ConwellSeminaryinBoston,andinMay2012,shereceivedherMaster’sinSocialWorkfromGeorgiaStateUniversity.SheisaLicensedMasterSocialWorkerwiththestateofGeorgiaandisalsoanordainedminister.GinahasimplementedallofCrosswalk’sprogramsinsideDJJfacilities,andsheconceptualizedanddevelopedtheARTreach180programanditscurriculumwhichistobepublishedsoon.Shehasbeenmarried41yearsandhastwochildren,bothworkingartiststhemselves.

Andrea Pack isaGraduateStudentinNeuroscienceatEmoryUniversity.AndreagraduatedfromtheUniversityofVermontin2011withaB.S.inNeuroscienceandminorsinAppliedMathematicsandDance.BeforejoiningtheEmoryNeuroscienceGraduateProgram,sheworkedinDr.RandyNudo’slabatUniversityofKansasMedicalCenterstudyingneuralmechanismsunderpinningplasticityfollowingstrokeandtraumaticbraininjury.Andrea’scurrentresearchfocusesonhowpatternsofcoordinatedactivityacrossmultipleneuronsandmusclesemergeduringthelearningofaskilledbehavior.


Karen L. PatyistheExecutiveDirectorofGeorgiaCouncilfortheArtsandbringsmorethan15yearsofleadershipexperienceinartsandcultureandcommunitydevelopment.ShehasbeenwithGeorgiaCouncilfortheArtsforfourteenyears,servingastheagency’sfirsthired,ratherthanappointed,executivedirectorforsevenyears.Ms.Patyleadsthestate’sstrategiceffortstosupporttheartsindustryandbringmoreawarenessandvisibilitytotheroleoftheartsinsupportingeconomicdevelopmentopportunities,creatingvibrantcommunities,enhancingthestate’squalityoflife,andcontributingtoastrongeducationalcurriculum.In2011,PatymanagedGCA’sseamlessintegrationintotheGeorgiaDepartmentofEconomicDevelopment(GDEcD),restructuredtheagency’sadvisoryboardandimplementedanewfive-yearstrategicplanthatredefinedtheagency’smission,visionandgoalstobetterprovideanopportunityfortheartstobecomeanintegralpartofthelivesofallGeorgians.Underherleadership,theagencyfulfillsitsstrategicplanbycontinuallycultivatinginnovativecollaborationsandbuildinglong-term,statewidepartnershipsthatresultinbothpolicyandprogrammingtosupportGeorgia’svitalartsindustry.InrecognitionofhervaluablecontributionstotheartsandtothestateofGeorgia,in2018Ms.Patywasagainnamedoneofthe“100MostInfluentialGeorgians”byGeorgiaTrendmagazine.SheisagraduateofNewYorkUniversity,whereshewasalsoarecipientoftheuniversity’sPresident’sAwardforService.

Meredith RagainshasservedastheExecutiveDirectorofGeorgiaLawyersfortheArtssince2013.Meredithoverseeslegalservices,educationprograms,andcommunityrelationsforthestatewideorganization.Herdutiesalsoincludelong-rangeplanning,budgetarycontrols,fundraising,andpersonnelsupervision.PriortoherworkatGLA,Meredithwasalitigatorfor12yearsatRobinsKaplanwhereshewasintheCommercialLitigationpracticegroup.In2009,theStateBarofGeorgiaawardedMeredithitsProBonoProjectAwardforheroutstandingworkwithprobonoclients.MeredithgraduatedfromEmoryUniversityandMercerLawSchool.Afterlawschool,MeredithclerkedfortheHonorableG.ErnestTidwelloftheUnitedStatesDistrictCourtfortheNorthernDistrictofGeorgia.InadditiontoherworkatGLA,MeredithisanadjunctprofessoratEmoryLawSchoolwheresheteachescontractdrafting,andsheregularlyguestlecturesattheGeorgiaStateUniversityCollegeofLawonintellectualproperty-relatedtopics.

Dantes Rameau,bassoonistborninOttawa,Canada,isCo-FounderandExecutiveDirectoroftheAtlantaMusicProject.Foundedin2010,theAtlanta


MusicProjectprovidesintensive,tuition-freemusiceducationtounderservedyouthrightintheirneighborhood.DantesholdsaBachelorofMusicinBassoonPerformancefromMcGillUniversityandaMasterofMusicinBassoonPerformancefromtheYaleUniversitySchoolofMusic.HealsocompletedaPerformanceCertificateatCarnegieMellonUniversity.In2010hegraduatedfromtheSistemaFellowsProgramattheNewEnglandConservatory,wherehestudiednon-profitmanagementandmusiceducation.Heisagraduateofthe2012classofLEADAtlanta,aleadershipdevelopmentprogramforAtlanta’soutstandingyoungprofessionals,andthe2015classoftheAtlantaRegionalCommission’sRegionalLeadershipInstitute.DantesisalsoFounderofEmpoweredArtistsConsulting,aCanada-basedconsultingfirmthatprovidesartistsandartsorganizationswithstrategiesforsocialgood.HisclientshaveincludedtheWinnipegSymphonyOrchestraandSharetheWarmth,aMontreal-basedyouthandcommunitycenter.

Alma Robinson,agraduateofMiddleburyCollegeandStanfordLawSchool,hasservedastheExecutiveDirectorofCaliforniaLawyersfortheArtssince1981.In1987sheexpandedtheorganizationintoastatewideagencythatnowprovidesstaffedprogramsinSanFrancisco,Berkeley,Sacramento,LosAngelesandSanDiego.IN2011,shestartedCLA’ssuccessfulArtsinCorrectionsInitiativetorestorefundingforCalifornia’sartsprogramsinprisons,whichhadbeendefundedin2003.WithsupportfromtheNEAandothers,shecollaboratedwiththeWilliamJamesAssociationandDr.LarryBrewsteroftheUniversityofSanFranciscotoproducenewevidence-basedresearchdocumentinghowartsprogramsbenefitincarceratedpersons.WithgrantsfromtheArtforJusticeFund,theWarholFoundationandtheQuentinHancockFund,AlmaiscurrentlyproducingArtforJusticeForumswithco-convenersinMichigan,Texas,Alabama,Georgia,CaliforniaandNewYork.

Eric SchumacherisanAssociateProfessorintheSchoolofPsychologyattheGeorgiaInstituteofTechnologyandtheDirectoroftheGSU/GTCenterforAdvancedBrainImaging.Dr.SchumacherreceivedhisPh.D.inPsychologyin1998fromtheUniversityofMichigan.Hespentfouryearsasapost-doctoralfellowinneurologyandneuroscienceattheUniversityofPennsylvaniaandUCBerkeley.HejoinedGeorgiaTechin2004.

Andrea SheltonisaPresidentandfounderofHeartBoundMinistries,anon-profitprisonministrythatseekstosupportandequipGeorgiaprisonchaplainsandmeettheneedsoftheprisoncommunity–correctionalstaff,inmates,and


theirfamilies–changingtheculturefromoneofcrimeandincarcerationtohopeandrestoration.AndreagraduatedfromOglethorpeUniversityinAtlantaandafterabriefmarketingcareeratLockheedAeronautics,sheobtainedalawdegreefromtheUniversityofTennessee.Followinglawschool,sheservedasaSpecialAssistantAdministrativeLawJudgewiththeOfficeofStateAdministrativeHearings.Andreaisamemberofthe2006classofLeadershipGeorgiaandservedasa2007LeadershipGeorgiaProgramChair.Shereceivedthefirst-ever“SpiritofOglethorpeAward”givenbyOglethorpeUniversityandtheE.DaleThreadgillCommunityServiceAwardfromLeadershipGeorgiaforherworkonbehalfoftheGeorgiaprisonsystem.In2014,shewasappointedtotheGeorgiaBoardofCorrectionsbyGovernorNathanDeal.

Senator Brian Strickland,aRepublican,waselectedtoserveintheStateSenateinaspecialelectioninJanuary2018.IntheStateSenate,Sen.StricklandservesasaGovernor’sAdministrationFloorLeaderandsitsontheJudiciary,StateandLocalGovernmentalOperations,StateInstitutionsandPropertyandHigherEducationcommittees.DuringSen.Strickland’stimeasaStateRepresentative,heservedasChairmanoftheIndustryandLaborCommitteeandwasappointedtotheGeorgiaFilm,MusicandDigitalEntertainmentCommission,aswellastheUniformLawCommission.Inaddition,Sen.Stricklandwasalsochosenasthe2016LegislatoroftheYearbytheGeorgiaSolicitorGeneral’sAssociationandthe2016ChampionsofCitiesAwardbytheGeorgiaMunicipalAssociation.Sen.StricklandwasalsoappointedtoserveontheHOPEScholarshipPreservationCommitteefortheGeorgiaHouseandSenate.Sen.Stricklandisa2006graduateofValdostaStateUniversitywithaB.B.AinEconomics.HereceivedhisJurisDoctorin2009fromtheFloridaCoastalSchoolofLawwherehecurrentlyservesonthealumniboard.Sen.StricklandpracticeslawinMcDonoughatSmith,Welch,Webb&White.

Bill Taftco-directsCommonGoodAtlanta,acollege-in-prisonprogramwhichoffersclassesatthreeprisonsthroughoutGeorgia.Billteachescollegecomposition,creativewriting,andbookart.Heisalsoamusicianwhoseworkhasappearedinfilm,video,andonstage.

John Turnerserved15yearsintheGeorgiaDept.ofCorrections.Whileincarcerated,JohnwasinstrumentalindevelopingGeorgia’sfirstFaithandCharacter-BasedPrisonprogramandtheartsandcraftsdepartmentwithinWalkerFaithandCharacter-BasedPrison.Uponhisreleasein2015,Johnbecameamuchsought-afterspeakerfortheDepartmentofCorrectionsand


currentlyservesontheGeorgiaCorrections’CommunityReviewBoard.HeisaheadmechanicforMohawkIndustriesandiscurrentlypursuinghisengineeringdegreeatNorthGeorgiaWesternTechnicalCollegeonascholarshipfromMohawk.HeisthefatheroftwoandismarriedtoMaryTurner.

The Voices of Hopeisawomen’schoircomposedofinmatesfromtheLeeArrendaleStatePrisonlocatedinAlto,Georgia.Thewomenchosenforthischoirarechosenbasedontheirbehavior,conduct,positiveattitude,andtheirabilitytoworktogetherasateam.Theyarealsochosenbasedonavocalauditionwhichevaluatestheirtonequality,abilitytosingharmony,andtheirabilitytolearnmusicquickly.TheVoicesofHopehavebeensinginginchurchesandatcommunityeventssince2004.In2008withtheassistanceofEmilySaliersoftheIndigoGirls,theVoicesofHoperecordedaCD.InNovemberof2013theyreleasedaChristmasCD.TheproceedsoftheseCDssupporttheworkoftheLeeArrendaleChildren’sCenterandotherministriesattheprison.ThewomenwhosinginthischoirknowthatGodhascalledthemtosharethismusicministrytoencourageotherswhomightbeexperiencingdifficulttimes.Theyknowthatnomatterwhereyouareandwhatyourcircumstance,allofGod’schildrenhaveaworktodo.ChaplainSusanF.Bishop,ClinicalChaplainatLeeArrendaleStatePrison,directsthechoir.WardenBrooksL.BentonistheWardenatLeeArrendaleStatePrison.Mr.GregoryC.DozieristheCommissioneroftheGeorgiaDepartmentofCorrections.

Fabian Williamsisavisualandperformanceartistbestknownforhisworkdepictingtheseeminglystatesanctionedviolenceperpetratedagainstblackmen.BorninFayetteville,NorthCarolina,WilliamsstudiedfineartatEastCarolinaUniversity.Afterworkingfor13yearsintheadvertisingindustrywithalonglistofclientsfromNike,WarnerBrostoHBO,hedecidedtomovetoapurelyexpressivepractice,outsideofthecommercialspace,wherehehadthefreedomtoexpressmorepoliticalandsociallyrelevantcontemporarythemes.Inhisentirebodyofwork,Williamsemploysabroadscopeofsourcematerialfromcommercialillustration,classicportraiture,andhip-hopiconography,toconfrontissuesofraceandthelargerpublic’softuninterrogatedconsumptionofblackculturaliconsandproducts.In2008,WilliamsbeganhisongoingartbattlesthroughtheWorld-WideArtFederation(WWAF)inAtlanta,Georgia.Theseexhibitions,inwhichartistspaintagainsteachotherintimedbouts,distinguishthemselvesfromothersoftheirilkastheyaredeemedbytheartistanextensionofpublicart,hip-hopand80’swrestling.

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