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.
To contact Mid-America Arts Alliance by phone, please call (816) 421-1388 or email communications@maaa.org.
Administration/Operations
- Title Name Pronouns Email
- President and Chief Executive Officer Todd Stein he/him/his
- Executive Assistant Steve Crays he/him/his steve@maaa.org
- Senior Vice President Deborah McNulty she/her/hers deborah@maaa.org
- Accountant Nic Hathaway he/him/his nic@maaa.org
- Director of HR and Salesforce Accessibility Coordinator Angelette Sevart she/her/hers angelette@maaa.org
- Facilities and Office Manager Regina Schneider she/her/hers regina@maaa.org
- Salesforce Administrator Sri Gopisetty she/her/hers sri@maaa.org
- Access and Inclusion Program Officer Francesca Haynes she/her/hers francesca@maaa.org
Artist Services
- Title Name Pronouns Email
- Director Diane Scott she/her/hers dscott@maaa.org
- Program Officer (Artist INC Express) Allison Bowman she/her/hers allison@maaa.org
- Professional Development Program Manager Eepi Chaad she/her/hers eepi@maaa.org
- Program Officer (Artists 360, Catalyze, and Interchange) Kyle Mullins he/him/his kyle@maaa.org
- Program Officer (Artists 360, Catalyze & Interchange) Jade Osborne she/her/hers jade@maaa.org
- Artist Services Communication Manager David Wayne Reed he/him/his david@maaa.org
- Program Officer (Artist INC) Liz Sholar they/them liz@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
CHAT: Culture of Health Advancing Together
- Title Name Pronouns Email
- Director Dr. Aisha Siddiqui she/her/hers aisha@maaa.org
- Program Coordinator Ashley Chacko she/her/hers achacko@maaa.org
- Community Outreach Coordinator Goli Timori she/her/hers goli@maaa.org
- Project Facilitator Weeda Mehrzai she/her/hers weeda@maaa.org
Organizational Services
- Title Name Pronouns Email
- Director Carris Adams she/her/hers carris@maaa.org
- Organizational Services Assistant Peter Jasso he/him/his peter@maaa.org
- Evaluation Specialist Erin Thornton she/her/hers erin@maaa.org
- Organizational Services Program Officer Kathy Liao she/her/hers kliao@maaa.org
Advocacy
- Title Name Pronouns Email
- Director Margaret A. Keough she/her/hers margaret@maaa.org
Development
- Title Name Pronouns Email
- Director 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