2020 Presenters & Mentors | Women's Artistic Leadership Initiative

MEET OUR IMPACT TEAM

Hearing from the women at the Summer Leadership Intensive made me feel like my goals were more achievable.
- 2019 ALI Fellow

Keynote Speakers

KATHLEEN CAREY

Community Impact Leader

Gensler, a Global Architecture & Design Firm

Social Impact as a Catalyst for Career Growth

Using artistic opportunities to engage with your community can positively help businesses, organizations, individuals and YOU as an artist, especially in times of unexpected change. In this session, see examples of how Gensler designers have reimagined connecting with their communities to give back while growing their skills and professional networks.

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Kathleen Carey is the Community Impact Leader at Gensler, a global architecture and design firm with offices in 50 cities around the world. Kathleen has responsibility for all of Gensler’s community engagement efforts, including the firm’s volunteer and pro bono work and its philanthropic efforts. She has been instrumental in developing and implementing the firm’s Community Impact strategy which focuses on four key areas: the Environment, Health and Wellness, the Next Generation and Housing and Homelessness. Carey joined Gensler in April of 2018. Prior to joining Gensler, she spent five years with the Urban Land Institute, first as the Institute’s Chief Content Officer and most recently as President and CEO of the Urban Land Institute Foundation. Prior to ULI, Carey spent 17 years at GE Capital Real Estate where she was a Senior Vice President with global responsibilities including portfolio management and leadership of an investment advisory business. Kathleen is an attorney by training and is admitted to practice law in New York, Connecticut and California.

AFA SADYKHLY DWORKIN

President and Artistic Director

Sphinx Organization

Women Leaders Breaking the Sound Barrier

In this session, we will be examining a rich legacy of women in classical music and paving a pathway forward to leaders and heroines in the making. During a transformative time in our nation's history, each of us lead from every seat. Beyond innovation and transformation we can bring about today, we also look forward by empowering others. A candle loses nothing by lighting another: let us discover the ways in which we can pay it forward and augment our impact by lifting up those around us.

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I was motivated, uplifted, and encouraged to cultivate connections, raise my standards, and find a voice of my own.
- 2019 ALI Fellow

Presenters

LAUREL CANNON ADLER

Grants Manger

Utah Division of Arts & Museums

Grants manager for Utah Division of Arts & Museums. During her career, Laurel has been a forward-thinking, strategic and steady leader in Utah’s nonprofit communities focusing on building partnerships and empowering leaders. Education: MA Arts Administration and Philanthropy, Indiana University, BA Liberal Arts & Sciences, Utah State University.

ANA DE ARCHULETA

President & CEO

ADA Artist Management

Ana De Archuleta has quickly established herself as one of the most sought-after managers in the operatic field. Representing a thriving roster of vocalists, conductors, and directors worldwide, ADA Artists can be seen at the Metropolitan Opera, Deutsche Oper Berlin, English National Opera, Grand Théâtre de Genève, the Salzburg Festival, the Aix-en-Provence Festival, Lyric Opera of Chicago, San Francisco Opera, Washington National Opera, Houston Grand Opera, and throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, and South America.

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JASON BOWCUTT

Community & Performing Arts Manager

Utah Division of Arts & Museums

Community and Performing Arts Manager for the Utah Division of Arts and Museums. He has overseen the Performing Arts program, launched and produced the annual Mountain West Arts Conference, and has facilitated the Change Leader Program which received the Governor’s Award for Excellence in May 2018.

LIZ DIXON

Adjunct Faculty

BYU Marriott School of Business

The principal trainer and consultant for Leverage Communication Workshops, LLC, Liz trains business executives to improve their written and oral communication skills. She has trained at American Express, VISA, Intermountain Health Care, and LDS Motion Picture Studios.

Liz teaches similar professional communication workshops to BYU MBA students who have gone on to work for companies such as Adobe, Amazon, Union Pacific, Price Waterhouse Coopers, Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, and Vivint.

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LINDA EVANS

Career Coach

Launched by Linda & Trinity University

Linda Evans is a strengths-based career coach and higher education professional. She has a B.A. in American Studies and minor in Ballroom Dance from Brigham Young University, and a M.A. in Psychological Counseling from Columbia University. Linda has taught personal branding in college courses, conferences, webinars, and podcasts. As an artist, she enjoys dancing, taking dance photos, playing piano, and accompanying herself singing song covers on her Youtube channel. She works full-time in Career Services at Trinity University.

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TRACY HANSFORD

Community Arts Coordinator
Utah Division of Arts & Museums

Tracy Hansford grew up dancing, acting, singing, and administrating from a young age. She is currently the Community Arts Coordinator for the Utah Division of Arts and Museums where she works with Local Arts Agencies across the state. Tracy works to grow and strengthen UA&M’s network of Change Leaders.

BRITTANY WATSON JEPSEN

Founder & Creative Director

The House That Lars Built

Brittany Watson Jepsen is the founder and creative director of The House That Lars Built, an award-winning design website and shop focused on teaching people the importance of making things with your hands and creating whimsical projects to uplift the spirit. Established in 2008, the site has now been featured in The New York Times, Martha Stewart, Vogue, and more. She is the author of Craft the Rainbow and My Life in Color. She believes that making has the power to transform lives.

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SARA JONES

CEO

InclusionPro

Sara Jones creates global diversity and inclusion strategies to elevate inclusive work cultures. Sara was adopted from South Korea in 1977 at age three and miraculously found her birth family after 42 years of separation. Sara was featured by TED sharing about adoption at go.ted.com/sarajones. She has advocated throughout her career for the benefits of greater diversity in our companies, boardrooms, and circles of power. Above all, Sara is an inclusionist, working to amplify inclusion as a core leadership skill.

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ERIKA STALLINGS

Attorney & Writer

Broadcast Music, Inc.

Erika Stallings is an attorney and freelance writer based in New York City. She currently works as an attorney in the music industry. Prior to her current role she spent six years in private practice with a focus on copyright and trademark infringement, online intellectual property enforcement and intellectual property portfolio management. She is a frequent speaker on issues relating to intellectual property law and is a member of the Associates Board of Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts.

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GRACE ZANDARSKI

Assistant Professor of Acting

Yale School of Drama

Grace Zandarski is a faculty member of the Acting Department at Yale School of Drama where she has taught Voice since 2002, specializing in Advanced Vocal Technique and Text for 2nd and 3rd Year Actors. She has coached numerous Yale Rep and YSD productions including Cymbeline (Evan Yionoulis, director), Caucasian Chalk Circle (Liz Diamond, dir.), Hamletstarring Paul Giamatti (James Bundy, dir.), The Winter’s Tale(Liz Diamond, dir.), Romeo and Juliet (Shana Cooper, dir.), and The Three Sisters (Les Waters, dir.), among many others.