March 21, 2018 – 8:30AM to 4:30PM Woodruff Arts Center, 1280 , , GA

Session Description 8:30-9:30 AM Marian Liou, founder of We Love BuHi, discusses how she came to Leadership Profile create a social enterprise organization to strengthen the multicultural fabric of Buford Highway and how she approaches placemaking. Marian Liou, We Love BuHi 9:45-11:00 AM “We need people who think with the creative side of their brains— Arts & Economic Development people who have played in a band, who have painted…it enhances symbiotic thinking capabilities, not always thinking in the same Craig Lesser, Pendleton Consulting paradigm, learning how to kick-start a new idea, or how to get a job Tom Cunningham, Metro Atlanta Chamber done better, less expensively.” –Annette Byrd, GlaxoSmithKline Elayne DeLeo, MA! Design is Human Craig Lesser, Tom Cunningham and Elayne DeLeo, will have a conversation with the class about the relationship between business and the arts in . 11:00-Noon We had too brief of a time to introduce ourselves in the first class – Class introductions and discussion everyone gets to intro themselves and share what’s coming up at their organization or what they are excited about in arts and culture in metro Atlanta. Noon-1:00 PM Lunch 1:00-1:30 PM We get out of our meeting room and check out the new Alliance Viewing of new Alliance Space Theatre. 1:45-2:45 PM Woodruff Arts Center leadership discuss the communities that exist Woodruff Arts Center within the Woodruff Arts Center, and the ways in which the Woodruff Arts Center relates to the communities of arts and people around it. Doug Shipman, Woodruff Arts Center Janine Musholt, Woodruff Arts Center 3:00-4:15 PM “There is no simple answer to why corporations support nonprofit Funding for the Arts organizations and their causes. Many contribute out of a combination of altruism and self-interest, and it is nearly impossible to determine where Lisa Cremin, Community Foundation one leaves off and the other begins.” --The Foundation Center Karen Paty, Georgia Council for the Arts Lain Shakespeare, MailChimp The ALMA class will listen hear from government, corporate and Lionell Thomas, Fulton County Arts & philanthropic leaders about how and why they facilitate giving to the Culture arts. 4:15-4:30 PM Evaluation & Wrap-up

Also: Post-class gathering at TAP at 14th and Peachtree. Marian Liou Founder and Executive Director – We Love BuHi

Marian Liou is the Founder and Executive Director of We Love BuHi.

For her work with We Love BuHi, she has been awarded fellowships with the Center for Civic Innovation, the Sara Blakely Foundation, and Next City Vanguard. She is the recipient of Creative Loafing Atlanta's 20 People To Watch (2016), an Atlanta Bicycle Coalition Blinkie Award for Best Local Bike Initiative (2016), the Georgia Conservancy Generation Green Longleaf Award for emerging environmental leader in metro Atlanta (2017), and Southern Living's Southerners of the Year (2017). She serves on MARTA's Council for the Arts, which oversees MARTA's public arts program Artbound. She has been a featured speaker at Creative Mornings Atlanta and Pecha Kucha Atlanta.

A graduate of Stanford and Columbia Law School, Marian lives on Buford Highway in the City of Brookhaven with her two boys.

Craig Lesser Managing Partner – Pendleton Group

Craig Lesser provides advice, connectivity and strategic planning services to corporations, institutions and government entities in the areas of economic development and governmental affairs. He served as Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Economic Development from 2004 to 2007.

As chief marketing officer for the State, he led efforts to recruit new businesses and industries to Georgia and expand global trade and tourism. During his tenure as Commissioner, Georgia announced nearly 500 new investments and business expansions, which totaled more than $8 billion and created more than 40,000 new jobs.

Lesser led expansion of Georgia’s international presence by adding representatives in Germany, Chile, Brazil, China, and France, which were additions to existing representation in other international offices. He also served as president of Hemisphere, Inc., a public-private partnership that brought the Free Trade Agreement of the Americas Secretariat to Atlanta.

Prior to founding Pendleton Atlanta, Lesser served as managing director of McKenna Long & Aldridge where he headed International Affairs consulting services. He served as vice president of governmental and regulatory affairs for Georgia Power Company; president and CEO of Mirant, New York; and senior vice president of external affairs for Mirant Americas. He is chairman of the board of CIFAL Atlanta, a UN-based initiative that provides training to local officials, most frequently in Latin America, on governance, economic development, women’s and health issues.

Lesser was named to the Carter Center Board of Councilors in 2017, and currently serves on Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed’s Marketing Task Force for Hartsfield Jackson International Airport, as well as the advisory committee of the J.W. Fanning Institute of the University of Georgia, and the board of directors of Public Broadcasting of Atlanta.

He has served as chairman of Georgia Public Broadcasting, as chairman of the World Trade Center Atlanta, and Atlanta Regional Commission’s Economic Competitiveness Initiative. He has served on the Boards of Visitors of and the University of Georgia, the World Trade Center Atlanta, the Georgia Chamber International and bi-National Committees, and the Georgia Municipal Association’s Downtown Cities Task Force.

Lesser provides consulting services through the Pendleton Group, the JEL Consulting Group and the Saffron Group.

Georgia Trend Magazine once again named Lesser to its list of the 100 Most Influential Georgians in 2018, his tenth time on the list. He has been honored for his work in the international sector and the arts by a number of organizations and has been asked to speak on international business and economic development at universities and seminars around the world, including China, Brazil, Argentina, Canada, Germany, The Netherlands, England, Honduras and El Salvador. Recently, he spoke on public private partnerships at a UN conference in Geneva, Switzerland.

He received his B.A. from the State University of New York College at Oneonta and is a graduate of the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School, Leadership Georgia and the Regional Leadership Institute.

He and his wife, Nancy, live in Sandy Springs. His oldest daughter is a graduate of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; and his youngest recently graduated from the University of Georgia.

Thomas Cunningham Senior Vice President-Chief Economist – Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce

Thomas J. Cunningham is Senior Vice President and the Chief Economist for the Metro Atlanta Chamber (MAC). Tom joined MAC in July 2015 following a 30-year career at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. He is a specialist in open economy macroeconomic policy and regional analysis. At MAC, he manages an internal team that supports the research and advocacy roles of the economic development and public policy departments.

After starting his career at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta as an economist in the Macropolicy group, Tom served at various times as associate director of research, interim director of research, vice president for the Regional group where he was also responsible for the Latin American group, and acting head of the Finance group. He served on the Bank's Personnel, Information Technology, and Risk Management Committees and as a member of the Federal Reserve System's Information Security Group and Technology Services Council. He also was the acting director of, and helped establish, the Bank's Center for Real Estate Analytics. When Dr. Cunningham retired from the Fed, his title was Vice President, Senior Economist and Regional Executive.

A native of Reedley, California, he received a bachelor's degree, summa cum laude, in economics from California State University, Fresno. He earned a master's degree, a master of philosophy, and a PhD in economics from Columbia University. He previously worked as an economics instructor at Barnard College at Columbia University and as an adjunct instructor at Iona College, Agnes Scott College and Emory University. He attended the executive development program at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School. Dr. Cunningham has published numerous professional articles and is a member of the American Economic Association, the Western Economic Association, and the Southern Economic Association.

Elayne DeLeo Co-founder – MA! Design is Human Producer – Atlanta Design Festival

Elayne DeLeo is the co-founder of MA! Design is Human, and producer of the annual Atlanta Design Festival. MA! is in the business of sharing creative knowledge, growing the design economy and creating culture. MA! values design's contribution to business sustainability and society. Founded in Atlanta in 2007 by Elayne DeLeo and her partner Bernard McCoy, MA! has established itself as a constant and staunch supporter of U.S. and international design via conversations, events and partners. Its yearly Atlanta Design Festival programming aims to nurture Atlanta’s design dialogue on the economic impact of design on the city and the region. The event also serves as a popular and inspiring meeting point for designers, architects, manufacturers, students, design institutions, government, the press and a design inspired public. MA! Design is Human and Atlanta Design Festival aims to showcase Atlanta as a dynamic and unique design-driven destination. MA-designishuman.com Prior to MA! Design is Human, Elayne has 20 years of senior management experience in Marketing, Product Management and User Experience Design for technology start-ups and Fortune 500 companies. She is also the Chapter Administrator for the Georgia Chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers. A native of Connecticut, she majored in Fine Arts, Communications and Media Design at Albertus Magnus College in New Haven, CT, and Western Connecticut State University. She resides in Atlanta, GA with her husband and daughter.

Doug Shipman President and CEO – Woodruff Arts Center

Doug Shipman is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Woodruff Arts Center, home to the , the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and the .

Mr. Shipman became the Arts Center CEO in July 2017, after serving as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of BrightHouse, a stand-alone business unit of the Boston Consulting Group since 2015. BrightHouse is a purpose-driven consulting firm that helps its clients define their true purpose to accelerate their transformation and value creation.

Prior to that role, Mr. Shipman was the founding Chief Executive Officer of the National Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta from 2007 through 2015. Starting from the ground up, he developed the Center’s business strategy, its fundraising strategy and its public engagement plan that led the $100 million museum to become a reality. From 2001 until 2007, Mr. Shipman was a principal with the Boston Consulting Group at its offices in New York, Atlanta and Mumbai. He led project teams on several continents in a variety of industries and functional areas, including financial services, travel and tourism, medical devices, airlines and consumer foods.

Mr. Shipman, an Arkansas native, is a magna cum laude graduate of Emory University, with B.A. degrees in Economics and Political Science. He received a Master of Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School and a Master of Public Policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard, both in 2001.

Mr. Shipman is a member of the Board of Trustees of The Carter Center and a member of the Board of Directors of the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, the Midtown Alliance, the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau and the National Center for Civil and Human Rights. He is active with the Harvard Alumni Association and the Emory Alumni Association where he is a past President. He was named one of the 100 Most Influential Atlantans by the Atlanta Business Chronicle from 2011 – 2013.

Janine Musholt Senior Vice President, Advancement & External Affairs – Woodruff Arts Center

Janine Musholt joined the Woodruff Arts Center in Summer 2013. As Senior Vice President of Advancement & External Affairs, Mrs. Musholt leads the organization’s efforts to raise over $35M in annual contributed revenue to support the Alliance Theatre, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and the High Museum of Art. In addition to overseeing these fundraising efforts, Mrs. Musholt leads the Woodruff Arts Center’s communications, Trustee relations, food and beverage, event sales and services, and external/community affairs. Most recently she and her team completed phase one of the Art Center’s $110M Transformation Campaign; an initiative to grow the endowment, provide greater access for families, and transform the Center’s Alliance Theatre spaces.

Prior to joining the Woodruff Arts Center, Mrs. Musholt served as Chief Development Officer for the United States Olympic Committee, based in Colorado Springs, CO. Under her leadership, the USOC raised more than $50M annually and increased contributions every year of her tenure from 2008 to 2012. Mrs. Musholt created the USOC’s development strategies and led its multi-channel fundraising program, including major gifts, capital projects, direct mail, telemarketing, grants and gift planning. She capitalized on digital media to help contemporize the USOC’s fundraising efforts.

Before leading the USOC’s Development team, Mrs. Musholt was Vice President of Fundraising for the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association. In addition, she has served as a Board member for the Colorado Springs Philharmonic. A New Jersey native, Musholt received a bachelor’s degree in American Studies from Dickinson College. She lives in Decatur, Georgia with her husband and daughter.

Lisa Cremin Director, Community Advancement -- Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta

Lisa Cremin oversees a comprehensive, innovative suite of programs that serves arts organizations. Her Arts Impact portfolio leadership includes the Metropolitan Atlanta Arts Fund which has supported more than 80 arts organizations. Additionally, Lisa works with individuals and families who seek to establish a fund at the Community Foundation. Lisa previously worked at Christie’s International and the Weston Gallery and created visual arts programs for both the 1984 and 1996 Olympic Games in partnership with Olympic sponsors. Awards include the Governor’s Award in the Arts and Humanities (2015), the YWCA Woman of Achievement (2014) and the Nexus Award of the Atlanta Contemporary Arts Center (2012). Lisa attended Stanford University’s Executive Program for Philanthropy Leaders and is a graduate of Hamilton College.

Karen L. Paty Executive Director – Georgia Council for the Arts

Karen L. Paty has been working in the arts and community development for nearly twenty years, and was hired as executive director of Georgia Council for the Arts in 2011. As executive director, she is responsible for developing funding initiatives, programs and services; initiating statewide partnerships and collaborations; and cultivating innovative ways to support Georgia’s vital arts industry.

As the agency’s executive director, Ms. Paty leads the agency’s efforts in bringing more awareness and visibility to the role of the arts in supporting economic development opportunities, creating vibrant communities, enhancing the state’s quality of life, and contributing to a strong educational curriculum. Karen has executed multiple programs and projects that contribute to these goals including overseeing a redesign of the agency’s grant programs, creation of a new grant program to serve under resourced counties in the state, the instituting an annual Governor’s Awards for the Arts and Humanities, integration of the arts in several tourism initiatives, creation of a new Arts Education program to focus on increasing access to and the quality of arts education programs and curriculum, initiating a multi-year program to foster and support the sustainability of Georgia’s nonprofit arts organizations, the publication of Inspired Georgia a book which explores the work of Georgia’s contemporary poets and photographers and the development of, “The Art of Georgia,” Georgia Council for the Arts’ first exhibit featuring the work of state artists at the State Capitol.

In 2011, Paty managed GCA’s seamless integration into the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) and implemented a new five-year strategic plan that redefined the agency’s mission and goals to better provide an opportunity for the arts to become an integral part of the lives of all Georgians. Under her leadership, Ms. Paty endeavors to fulfill the agency’s strategic plan by strengthening long-term statewide partnerships and collaborations with the Office of the Governor, Georgia Municipal Association, Georgia Humanities, multiple divisions within the Georgia Department of Economic Development, University of Georgia Press, the Georgia Department of Education and many more.

In recognition of her valuable contributions to the arts and to the state of Georgia, in 2018 Ms. Paty was again named one of the “100 Most Influential Georgians” by Georgia Trend magazine. She serves on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of South Arts and on the Board of Directors of the National Association of State Arts Agencies. She is a graduate of New York University, where she was also a recipient of the university’s President’s Award for Service. Ms. Paty resides in Decatur with her husband and two children.

Lain Shakespeare Director of Corporate Citizenship – MailChimp

Lain Shakespeare is the director of corporate citizenship at MailChimp. He's a native of Decatur and a graduate of Pace Academy and Kenyon College. From 2006 until 2011, he was the executive director of the Wren's Nest house museum in Atlanta's West End neighborhood. Lain joined MailChimp in 2011 and has been a nonprofit manager and a brand marketing manager. He oversaw MailChimp's sponsorship program before starting their corporate citizenship initiative.

Lionell Thomas Director – Fulton County Arts and Culture

Lionell Thomas comes to the Fulton County after nearly three decades of dedicated public service in the arts in the Washington, DC metropolitan region and national cultural stage. For over 26 years, Lionell was a stalwart at the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (DCCAH), serving in various professional capacities including most recently as the Executive Director from 2011 to 2015. During his tenure as DCCAH’s Executive Director, he directed strategic planning efforts that successfully grew the agency’s budget from $7 million to $17 million in less than four years. He was also credited with oversight of the financial business plan instrumental to restoring the Historic Lincoln Theater. From 2009 to 2011 as the Executive Director of the Prince George’s Arts and Humanities Council (PGAHC), Lionell was responsible for raising the visibility of PGAHC, expanding programs to the community and establishing the humanities as central to the core mission of the agency.

Having served on numerous nonprofit national boards and commissions, Lionell is widely respected for his keen knowledge and profound sensitivity to arts and culture. Lionell holds a Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership from Lewis University and a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from the University of Pittsburgh. Lionell was inducted into the DC Hall of Fame in 2014 for his outstanding contribution to the arts as the youngest ever to receive the honor.