Akron Cultural Plan Announces Steering Committee Members

by Nicole Mullet June 1, 2019
Posted in Cultural Plan

The Cultural Plan Steering Committee came together for the first time to kick off the Akron Cultural Plan. These individuals represent multiple organizations and neighborhoods throughout Akron, including the University of Akron, Himalayan Arts Language and Cultural Academy, Stan Hywet, the Akron Art Museum, Inlet Dance, and many more exceptional organizations. They have generously volunteered their time to serve as community liaisons to the project team in this planning process. The steering committee is tasked with making sure the project team has a deep understanding of community feedback and sharing public events, surveys, and other planning tools within their networks and organizations.

  • Cristina González Alcalá (Summit Education Initiative)
  • Dr. Leslie Barnes (YEPAW)
  • Theresa Boware (Akron Summit County Public Library, Odom Branch Director)
  • Patrick Bravo (Summit County Landbank, Executive Director)
  • Miss Shirley Finney (Summit Lake, Resident)
  • Puspa Gajmer (Himalayan Arts Language & Cultural Academy (HALCA), Executive/Artistic Director)
  • John Garofalo (Akron Community Foundation)
  • Suzie Graham (Downtown Akron Partnership, President)
  • James Hardy (City of Akron, Deputy Mayor for Integrated Development)
  • Justin Hilton (University of Akron, Senior Administrator for Community Outreach)
  • Greta Johnson (County of Summit, Assistant Chief of Staff/PIO)
  • Sean Joyce (Stan Hywet, President & Executive Director)
  • Beth Knorr (Summit Food Coalition, Executive Director)
  • Sandra Kurt (County of Summit, Clerk of Courts)
  • Rob Lehr (GAR Foundation, Program Officer)
  • Dave Lieberth (The Lieberth Consulting)
  • Mark Masuoka (Akron Art Museum, John S. Knight Director & CEO)
  • Carla Moore (Retired Judge, Ohio Ninth District Court of Appeals)
  • Dominic Moore-Dunson (Inlet Dance, Dancer and Choreographer)
  • Nicole Mullet (ArtsNow, Executive Director)
  • Woodrow Nash (Artist)
  • Eric Nelson (SWAG)
  • Doug Pierkarz (Akron Zoo, President and CEO)
  • Rick Rogers (Curated Storefronts)
  • Jason Segedy (City of Akron, Director of Planning and Urban Development)
  • Priya Sircar (Knight Foundation, Arts Director)
  • Jim Slowiak (NWPL/UA)
  • Karen Starr (Hazel Tree Design)
  • Bronlynn Thurman (GAR Foundation/Knight Foundation, Artist and funder)
  • Arnold Tunstall (The University of Akron)
  • Pastor Deniela Williams (New Millennium Baptist Church, Pastor)