1436 U Street NW, Suite 103, WDC 20009

Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington
1436 U Street NW, Suite 103
Washington, DC 20009
Phone: (202) 638-2406 • Fax: (202) 638-3388
staff@cultural-alliance.org

The CAGW is located in the M.A. Winter Building on U Street between 14th & 15th Streets NW.
Metered parking is available on U Street.
The closest Metro stop is U Street/Cardozo (Green line).
CAGW is open 9-5 Monday through Friday, except holidays.

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Staff | Mission | Board of Directors


Staff

Executive Director: Jennifer Cover Payne x23
Deputy Director: Eileen Rappoport x24
Publications & Website: Rebecca Mills x25
Programs & Services: Remi Allen x14
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Recorded information: (202) TIC-KETS (202-842-5387)
Administration: Michael Kelley x11
Individual & Affiliate Members: Taisha Parrott x18
Health Care: Taisha Parrott x18
Comptroller: Tracie Powell x17

Mission
The Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington is an organization dedicated to sustaining and increasing regional leadership, appreciation, support and resources for arts and culture. We build and nurture a regional network by enhancing the connection, collaboration, and conversation within the arts and cultural community and among business and other interest groups.

The Cultural Alliance pursues four institutional strategies in order to progress its mission: Research, Convene, Advocate, and Serve.


CAGW Institutional Goals
I. Serve as the leading resource for information and action for arts and
culture in the Greater Washington region.

II. Lead and serve as a catalyst for advocacy efforts and action and on behalf of arts and culture in the Greater Washington region.

III. Sustain and strengthen the abilities of regional artists and cultural organizations to achieve their own missions.

IV. Build broad community support by raising awareness of the importance of arts and culture in shaping the quality of life in greater Washington.

Board of Directors

  • John Veihmeyer , President, KPMG LLP
  • Barbara Arm Funk , Vice President , MD-National Capital Park and Planning Commission
  • Joan Schweizer , Secretary/Treasurer, Deloitte
  • Arnold P. Lutzker, Legal Counsel,
    Lutzker Lutzker & Settlemeyer LLP
  • Theresa Cameron, Arts and Humanities Council
    of Montgomery County
  • Anne Delaney, The Embassy of Canada
  • Susan Farr, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at Maryland
  • Anthony Gittens, D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities
  • Michelle Goland, American Express
  • Nicholas Goldsborough, The Shakespeare Theatre
  • William H. Hanbury, Washington, DC Convention
    & Tourism Corporation
  • Jacqueline Henson, McKenna & Cuneo, LLP
  • Ira Hillman, Round House Theatre
  • Maria-Rosario Jackson, The Urban Institute
  • Terrence D. Jones, Wolf Trap Foundation for
    the Performing Arts
  • Brooke Kidd, World Arts Focus/Joe's Movement Emporium
  • Debra Kraft, The Choral Arts Society of Washington
  • Anthony A. Lewis, Verizon Washington DC
  • David Mann, Marriott International, Inc.
  • Anthony Pierce, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP
  • Barbara Reinike, Lockheed Martin
  • Stephen Richard, Arena Stage
  • Dionne M. Rogers, American Express
  • Ann S. Stock, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
  • Sam Sweet, The Signature Theatre
  • William Tartikoff, Calvert Group Ltd.
  • Barbara Tuceling, The Smithsonian Associates
  • Beth Tuttle, The Freedom Forum/Newseum
  • Eileen Gallagher Wallace, CarrAmerica Realty Corporation
  • Septime Webre, The Washington Ballet
  • Joseph E. Wnuk, Wnuk Spurlock Architecture
  • Peter C. Wolk, National Center for Nonprofit Law

Immediate Past President
Alex Orfinger, The Washington Business Journal

 

Comments about this site should be directed to Rebecca Mills, rmills@cultural-alliance.org.