Staff
Meet our employees
Mid-America Arts Alliance is a nonprofit, regional arts organization—representing Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, and beyond. We focus on strengthening communities and improving lives by supporting artists, elevating arts organizations, and connecting people to extraordinary cultural experiences.
We are artists, administrators, historians, preservationists, preparators. We are writers, poets, painters, photographers.
Arts Connect Houston (ACH) is a supporting organization of Mid-America Arts Alliance. ACH unites over 80 partners including Houston ISD, arts and culture organizations, funders, and the community to advance arts education for all children.
To reach staff at Mid-America Arts Alliance by phone, please call (816) 421-1388.
Administration/Operations
- Title Name Pronouns Email
- President and Chief Executive Officer Todd Stein he/him/his todd@maaa.org
- Executive Assistant Steve Crays he/him/his steve@maaa.org
- Accountant Nic Hathaway he/him/his nic@maaa.org
- Director of Finance Ivan Lundberg he/him/his ivan@maaa.org
- Director of HR and Salesforce Accessibility Coordinator Angelette Sevart she/her/hers angelette@maaa.org
- Access and Inclusion Program Officer Kathy Liao she/her/hers kliao@maaa.org
- Facilities and Office Manager Regina Schneider she/her/hers regina@maaa.org
- Salesforce Administrator Sri Gopisetty she/her/hers sri@maaa.org
Artist Services
- Title Name Pronouns Email
- Director Diane Scott she/her/hers dscott@maaa.org
- Program Officer (Professional Development) Eepi Chaad she/her/hers eepi@maaa.org
- Program Associate (Artist INC) Huascar Medina he/him/his huascar@maaa.org
- Program Officer (Artists 360, Catalyze, and Interchange) Kyle Mullins he/him/his kyle@maaa.org
- Program Associate (Artists 360, Catalyze, and Interchange) Jade Osborne she/her/hers jade@maaa.org
- Constituent Engagement Specialist David Wayne Reed he/him/his david@maaa.org
- Artist Services Program Associate Allison Bowman she/her/hers allison@maaa.org
Arts and Humanities Grant Programs
- Title Name Pronouns Email
- Director Christine Dotterweich Bial she/her/hers christine@maaa.org
- Grant Programs Coordinator (Creative Forces Community Engagement Grant) Matt Aelmore he/him/his matt@maaa.org
- Grant Programs Assistant (Artistic Innovations and Regional Touring Program) Dey Brown she/her/hers dey@maaa.org
Arts and Humanities Programming
- Title Name Pronouns Email
- Director Kathy Dowell she/her/hers kathy@maaa.org
- Registrar Kelly John Clark he/him/his kelly@maaa.org
- Chief Preparator Jessica Heikes she/her/hers jessica@maaa.org
- Administrative and Curatorial Assistant Kaitlyn B. Jones she/her/hers kaitlyn@maaa.org
- Fabrication and Preparation Manager Art McSweeney he/him/his art@maaa.org
- Curator of Education Catherina (Cat) Mueller she/her/hers cat@maaa.org
- Exhibition Tours Manager Amanda Wiltse she/her/hers amanda@maaa.org
Development
- Title Name Pronouns Email
- Director DeMarcus Akeem Suggs he/him/his demarcus@maaa.org
- Grants and Development Specialist Tabitha Dunham she/her/hers tabitha@maaa.org
- Development Coordinator Sarah Richardson she/her/hers srichardson@maaa.org
Marketing and Communications
- Title Name Pronouns Email
- Director Sarah Mote she/her/hers smote@maaa.org
- Communications Manager Elizabeth Stehling Snell she/her/hers elizabeth@maaa.org
- Graphic Design Coordinator Maggie Price she/her/hers maggie@maaa.org
- Social Media and Community Manager MacKenzie Fulmer she/her/hers mackenzie@maaa.org
Advocacy
- Title Name Pronouns Email
- Director Margaret A. Keough she/her/hers margaret@maaa.org
Organizational Services
- Title Name Pronouns Email
- Director Carla Patterson she/her/hers carlap@maaa.org
- Professional Development Specialist Carris Adams she/her/hers carris@maaa.org
- Evaluation Specialist Erin Thornton she/her/hers erin@maaa.org
Arts Connect Houston
- Title Name Pronouns Email
- Executive Director Jack McBride he/him/his jack@artsconnecthouston.org
- Director of Strategic Initiatives Taylor Bush she/her/hers taylor@artsconnecthouston.org
- Director of Partnerships & Learning Meggie Monahan Niles she/her/hers meggie@artsconnecthouston.org
- Data Manager Monique Mogilka she/her/hers monique@artsconnecthouston.org
- Operations Manager (Contractor) Mandy Whited she/her/hers mandy@artsconnecthouston.org