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 Thompson
Executive Director
brett@ctartsalliance.org

Alyssa Colquhoun
Community Engagement & Communications Manager
admin@ctartsalliance.org
Board of Directors

Calida Nicole Jones
President
CNJ Associates & Creative Evolutions

Tatiana DaSilva
Vice President
Cohen and Wolf P.C.

Tina B. Prakash
Secretary & Treasurer
Prakash Management Consulting

Lara Langer
Mattatuck Museum

Andrew Giering
Federal Defender Office, District of Connecticut

Carrie Hammond
Consultant

Michelle Lapine McCabe
CT Main Street Center

Denise Santisteban
International Festival of Arts & Ideas

Alana Ladson
Music Haven

John Murphy
Human Arts Media

Andre Rochester
Andre Rochester Fine Art

Dan McMahon
Goodspeed Musicals