Local Arts Leader Serving On Statewide Arts Board
The Missouri Association of Community Arts Agencies (MACAA) held its Fall Gathering and Annual Meeting in Rocheport, MO on November 8. Over sixty community arts leaders from across the state attended the meeting, which included networking, guest speakers from selected community arts agencies, a mini-professional development session led by Leslie Forrester, Executive Director of the Springfield Regional Arts Council and presentations by statewide partners of MACAA, including the Missouri Arts Council, Missouri Citizens for the Arts, Missouri Folk Arts Program and the Missouri Alliance for Arts Education.
During the business portion of the meeting, it was announced that Nancy Crouse (Florissant), Kim Carr (New Florence) and Gary Grigsby (Warrensburg) were elected to the MACAA board and current board members Sarah Dresser (Columbia) and Kathy Green (Marshall) were approved to renew for second 3-year terms.
The full list of current MACAA board members includes:
- Sara Steffens (Cape Girardeau)
- Teresa Fankhauser (St. Joseph)
- Tom Beard (Lexington/Blue Springs) – Treasurer
- Leslie Forrester (Springfield) – President
- Kat Schien (Manchester)
- Stephanie Kulas (Mexico)
- Reba Fryer (Rolla) – Secretary
- Jamie Tomek (Middletown)
- Denny Ward (Marquand) – Vice President
- Cindy DuBois (St. Peters) – Ex Officio
- Nancy Crouse (Florissant)
- Kim Carr (New Florence)
- Gary Grigsby (Warrensburg)
- Sarah Dresser (Columbia)
- Kathy Green (Marshall)
MACAA is a network of Missouri community arts agencies that has served communities since 1979 and believes that the arts make communities better places to live. MACAA programs and services are designed to enhance members’ ability to create and sustain programs and services which meet their community’s needs. The MACAA office is in Hannibal MO and is staff by Executive Director Michael Gaines and Office Assistant Kerrie Green-Otten. For more information about MACAA programs and services contact MACAA at 573-221-4853 or [email protected] or go to their website macaa.net.
