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Greater
Pittsburgh Alcoa Foundation Leadership Grantees
Grantees
from the May 1, 2009 deadline
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Teresa
Heistand
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IT
Coordinator |
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$1000 |
In
an effort to expand our in-house IT and database capabilities,
I am requesting $1000 to help defray the cost of attending
Filemaker Devcon 2009. |
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Ada
Gay Griffin
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Director
of Annual Giving |
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$1000 |
Support
to attend the Association of African American Museums
annual conference in Baton Rouge, LA August 19-22, 2009
in anticipation of the 2010 conference to be hosted by
the August Wilson Center and the Heinz History Center
in Pittsburgh. |
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Rachael
French
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Assistant
Directorof Development |
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$1000 |
By
attending the Tessitura Learning & Community Conference
in San Antonio, TX, I will gain important knowledge to
more effectively and efficiently navigate the Tessitura
System Software, to which Pittsburgh Opera has just transferred. |
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Sue
Tolmer
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Associate
Director of Development |
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$1000 |
I
respectfully request $1000 to attend the Americans for
the Arts Annual convention in Seattle, WA June 18-20,
2009 where I'll be attending the Private Sector track
that will inform my fundraising work in developing collaborative
strategies with those wor |
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Kathryn
Heidemann |
Senior
Manager of Education and Community Engagement/Director
of First Night Operations |
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$1000 |
I
am seeking funds to pursue a summer festival management
opportunity at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, during which
I would take a personal (unpaid) leave of absence from
my current employer. |
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Dale
Luce
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Senior
Preparator |
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$1000 |
As
part of CMA's object preparation team, Dale Luce would
like to attend a hands-on workshop and information session
at the Seattle Museum of Art's mountmaking lab. |
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Pamela
Pennywell
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Assistant
to Administrator |
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$1000 |
YMWAHA
is requesting GPAC to sponsor Pamela Pennywell to attend
the Americans for the Arts Conference held in Seattle,
WA June 18-20, 2009. |
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Courtney
Ehrlichman
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Artists'
Incubation Center Feasibility Study Researcher |
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$1000 |
I
am respectfully requesting $1,000 to be able to attend
the Americans for the Arts Annual Convention in Seattle,
where I will attend the Economic Development Track that
will inform my project in assisting Pittsburgh artists
in generating wealth through s |
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Kelly
Lyons
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Program
Direector, Architecture Explorations |
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$1000 |
To
support Kelly Lyons' attendence at the Architecture and
Design Education Network (A+DEN) and Association of Architecture
Organizations (AAO) conjoined conference held November
5-7 in Chicago. |
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Katherine
Reilly
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Head
of Publications |
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$1000 |
I
would like to visit significant publishers in the New
York area to further my understanding of the field and
learn how to better promote and develop the museum's book
projects, including seeking potential co-publishers for
several major upcoming exhibit |
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Grantees
from the February 1, 2009 deadline
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Melissa
Grande |
Marketing
Director |
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$1,000 |
I
am seeking support to participate in the annual Theatre
Communications Group Conference, both for my own professional
development and to share the resulting information with
my peers at PICT and other arts professionals in Pittsburgh. |
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Lois
Winslow |
Director
of Education |
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$1,000 |
Funding
for registration, travel and hotel expenses to the annual
conference of the Association of Children's Museums, 2009,
to be held in Philadelphia, PA, April 28-30. |
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Jara
Dorsey |
Community
Outreach Specialist |
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$1,000 |
To
attend the Americans for the Arts annual convention in
Seattle, WA and learn about best practices for sustainable
arts-based civic engagement programs designed for underserved
audiences, as well as network with peers from a variety
of organizations acr . |
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Shawn
Fertitta |
Facilities
Manager |
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$250 |
In
an effort to contribute to the sustainability of the environment,
Pittsburgh Opera is currently undergoing LEED (Leadership
in Energy and Environmental Design) Certification, a system
of the United States Green Building Council. |
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Grantees
from the August 1, 2008 deadline |
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Lauren
Bracey |
Public
Relations & Marketing Manager |
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$1,000 |
To
attend the 2008 National Arts Marketing Project Conference
in Houston from November 10-12, 2008. |
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Camilla
Brent Pearce |
Director
of Individual Support |
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$1,000 |
Funding
is requested to cover tuition for a 2 year Leadership
Program for Development and Marketing Professionals sponsored
by the League of American Orchestras.. |
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Melissa
Hiller |
Director |
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$1,000 |
I
am requesting funds so that I can attend the Council of
American Jewish Museum's 2009 conference, which will address
topics including ways to keep museums relevant, developing
new approaches to exhibitions, ways to enhance technological
services, and sh |
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Kathryn
Heidemann |
Senior
Manager of Education and Community Engagement/Director
of First Night Operations |
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$1,000 |
I
would like to request funds to help cover the tuition
costs for Leadership Pittsburgh's Leadership Development
Initiative, a nine-month program for high-potential young
professionals in the Pittsburgh Area. |
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