Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2
Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2
Pangea will continue to gather stories, give voice, and archive the experiences of communities dealing with the pandemic and uprising from Bde Maka Ska to the Mississippi.
Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre
Rhonda Buerkle: Buerkle is the current executive director of McLeod Alliance, an established nonprofit in McLeod County. Previous positions include many years of program development for Community Health Services. Buerkle recently published her first children?s book, Woofy Toofy, and frequently volunteers for a local theater/vocal arts community. Her professional degrees include an MS in health science from Minnesota State Mankato, a BS in community health from St. Cloud State University, and a liberal arts degree from Bemidji State University.; Chandler Daily: Daily is a theater technician, stage manager, performance curator, and arts administrator. He has been a curator and producer of Queertopia since 2016, served on the board of directors of Patrick's Cabaret, and has worked backstage throughout Minneapolis focusing primarily on queer and trans performance art and theater. Chandler graduated with a degree in theater arts from Hamline University in Saint Paul.; Olivia Fantini: Fantini grew up in Massachusetts and spent six years working in public schools as an English language development teacher. She currently is a MFA candidate in fiction at the University of Minnesota where she was awarded the Gesell Fellowship. She won third place in the 2021 Marguerite McGlinn Prize for Fiction from Philadelphia Stories, and her work has also appeared in TriQuarterly.; Grace Fogland: Fogland is the development and communications assistant at Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (MCN). In her role, she works closely with the director of advancement and other members of the communications and membership team to coordinate key aspects of MCN?s fundraising and communications, including prospect research, grant proposal and report preparation, individual giving, event marketing, and external storytelling. Additionally, Fogland helps increase participation and awareness of GrantAdvisor.org, and will coordinate the production of the Minnesota Grants Directory. Fogland has past experience in graphic design, marketing, and communications work with both Minnesota and Nebraska nonprofits. She earned a bachelor of arts in sociology and anthropology, with concentrations in film and media studies, from Saint Olaf College.; Sennami Onwubuya: Goziem is a project manager and creative producer, engaging in social outreach through digital media and community organizing. She started her career as a creative organizer, providing event planning and brand marketing services. Goziem graduated with her bachelor?s degree in mass communications from Saint Cloud State University, then later graduated with her master of international business from Georgia State University. Goziem consults and provides organizational and creative services to individuals and small businesses.
ACHF Arts Access
Support Artists to Hold Story Circles and Story Gathering with Communities Along Lake Street. Written and oral surveys from participants and audiences will both inform how the program was effective in giving voice to participants and what impact the work had on larger audience.
Supported Artists to Hold Story Circles and Story Gathering with Communities Along Lake Street. Written and oral surveys from participants and artists taking part in the program.