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Our Team

The Cabarrus Arts Council staff is a team of professionals that brings a combination of knowledge, experience and talent to the council. Skill, character and competence are evident in each member, and the team has specialists in a variety of art disciplines: theatre, dance, music, literary and visual art.

Visitors to the galleries and theatre discover a friendly, warm atmosphere where everyone is accessible. Community partners quickly learn that the arts council Executive Director and staff are team players, working for the good of the whole.

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Liz Fitzgerald

Executive Director
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Lisa Baker McCombs

Operations Director
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Brian Sullivan

Director of Performing Arts

Eliana Arenas

Visual Arts Director

Heather Case

Finance Associate

Mallory Spagnoletti

Arts Associate

Bailey Hunter

Arts Associate

Charlotte Marcellus

Director of Marketing

Program Advisory Council

Alex Canup
Allen Dobson
Becky Tolle
Carolina Diaz
Crystal Cronan
Danielle Mickens
Dawn Anthony
Daryle Adams
Diamond Staton Williams
Doug Cremer
Karen Andrade
Kat Harmon
Keshia Sandidge
Kimberly Stoll
Latise Howie
Lori Clay
Matthew Minchew
Misty Moler
Neha Motley
Nick Dorney
Rosa Gonzalez
Rosemary Giraldo
Zaria Franklin


Board of Directors

The Cabarrus Arts Council serves the entire county and carefully selects its board members to provide community-wide representation. Directors are nominated by a committee that includes board and non-board members who consider a matrix of priorities including municipalities, race, gender, arts expertise, professional expertise and many other factors. Every director fills a specific need on the board in order to build an effective team.

The Arts Council board is a working board. Every director attends monthly board meetings and is active on at least one committee. 100% of board members donate to the council and raise funds for it. The arts council board of directors works closely with the President and CEO and actively promotes the arts throughout Cabarrus County.

Current Board

Robbie Furr, Chair

Director of Cooperative Extension (Retired)
Cabarrus County

Emily Davis, Vice Chair

Former Associate Director of Admission
Cannon School

Steven Tice, Treasurer

Principal/Broker
Mortice Commercial Real Estate

Francene Green, Secretary

Artist and Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse

Susanna Black

Owner

Susanna Black Media

Jaymond Bryant-Herron

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Erin Burris

Assistant Town Manager & Planning Director
Town of Mount Pleasant

Margarita Cruickshank-Martinez

Advocate Health Associate Director

Angela Clark

Director of Spiritual Care and Education
Atrium Health Cabarrus

Dominique Clark

More Information Coming Soon

Carolina Diaz

Owner

Inka Print CLT

Brian Floyd

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Lousia Hartsell

Co-owner
Hartsell Funeral Homes

Ryan Hawkins

More Information Coming Soon

Krista Johns

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Danielle Lotito

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Amos McClorey

President
Cabarrus County NAACP

Justin Moore

Owner
Sublmnl Design

Emily Murdoch

More Information Coming Soon

Kacey Nestor

Communications Director
Town of Harrisburg

Garrett Price

CEO
Market Street Studio

Barbara Wilson Propst

Civic Organization President

Jamie Richardson

More Information Coming Soon

Jenny Ripley

Community Services Coordinator
Cabarrus County Library

Susan Smith

Former Owner
The Black-eyed Susan

Sandra Torres

More Information Coming Soon

Amy Woolwine

Primary Care Doctor
Retired


Ex Officio

John Crump

Mayor
Midland

Mayor Steven Morris

Mayor
City of Concord

John Kopicki

Superintendent
Cabarrus County Schools

Sara Newell

Superintendent
Kannapolis City Schools

Tony Lapish

Mayor

Town of Mount Pleasant

Mike Legg

City Manager
City of Kannapolis

Kelly Sifford

Interim County Manager

Jennifer Teague

Mayor
Town of Harrisburg