ABOUT US
STAFF AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Working Together for the Arts
We come from different backgrounds and bring different skills to this work but we all share one thing in common: a passion for the arts. Working together, we’re building a stronger arts community for our state, our communities and all our residents.
Staff
![Brett Brett](https://ctartsalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Brett-1.jpg)
Brett Thompson
Executive Director
brett@ctartsalliance.org
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Alyssa Colquhoun
Community Engagement & Communications Manager
admin@ctartsalliance.org
Board of Directors
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Denise Santisteban
President
International Festival of Arts & Ideas
![Dasilva Dasilva](http://ctartsalliance.mysites.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Dasilva.jpg)
Tatiana DaSilva
Vice President
Cohen and Wolf P.C.
![Tina_Prakash Tina_Prakash](https://ctartsalliance.mysites.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Tina_Prakash.jpg)
Tina B. Prakash
Secretary & Treasurer
Prakash Management Consulting
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Steph Burr
NWCT Arts Council
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Jennifer Crookes Carpenter
Breakfast Lunch & Dinner
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Andrew Giering
Federal Defender Office, District of Connecticut
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David L. Green
Consultant: Culture Connector
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Alana Ladson
Music Haven
![Lara Lara](https://ctartsalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Lara.jpg)
Lara Langer
Connecticut Museum of Culture and History
![Michelle_McCabe Michelle_McCabe](http://ctartsalliance.mysites.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Michelle_McCabe.jpg)
Michelle Lapine McCabe
CT Main Street Center
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John Murphy
Human Arts Media
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Andre Rochester
Andre Rochester Fine Art