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Grantees from the May 1, 2009 deadline
Teresa Heistand
IT Coordinator
$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.
Ada Gay Griffin
Director of Annual Giving
$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.
 
Rachael French
Assistant Directorof Development
$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.
Sue Tolmer
Associate Director of Development
$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
Kathryn Heidemann Senior Manager of Education and Community Engagement/Director of First Night Operations
$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.
 
Dale Luce
Senior Preparator
$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.
Pamela Pennywell
Assistant to Administrator
$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.
Courtney Ehrlichman
Artists' Incubation Center Feasibility Study Researcher
$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
Kelly Lyons
Program Direector, Architecture Explorations
$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.
Katherine Reilly
Head of Publications
  $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
  Melissa Grande Marketing Director
  $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.
 
  Lois Winslow Director of Education
  $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.
 
  Jara Dorsey Community Outreach Specialist
  $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 .
 
  Shawn Fertitta Facilities Manager
  $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.

Grantees from the August 1, 2008 deadline
Lauren Bracey Public Relations & Marketing Manager
  $1,000 To attend the 2008 National Arts Marketing Project Conference in Houston from November 10-12, 2008.

Camilla Brent Pearce Director of Individual Support
  $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..

Melissa Hiller Director
  $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
 
Kathryn Heidemann Senior Manager of Education and Community Engagement/Director of First Night Operations
  $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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