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Diversity Committee

Fran BennettAs part of the “VASTA vision 2005-2014,” VASTA board created a “Diversity” sub-committee to brainstorm how VASTA defines “diversity,” and initiatives and activities towards that goal.  Committee members include Joanna Cazden, Antonio Ocampo-Guzman, Elizabeth Terrel, and Phil Thompson.  The chair of the committee is Anntonio Ocampo-Guzman, and the VASTA Board liason is Phil Timberlake.  The committee created a “diversity template” for discussion at the 2006 VASTA conference, and from the ideas shared during that discussion, generated a VASTA Diversity document.  There is also a diversity bibliography [insert url] and a Recommendation for Best Practices in Diversity for Academic Theater Programs.  If you have questions, ideas, or thoughts for the committee, please contact its chair, Antonio Ocampo-Guzman

Chair: Fran Bennett

Members:
Micha Espinosa
Michele Lopez-Rios
Elizabeth Terrel
Christine Morris

 

 

Endowment Grants & Awards Committee
Eric ArmstrongThe purpose of the VASTA Endowment Grants and Awards Committee is to distribute allocated funds from the endowment through awards, grants and special projects.

Chair: Eric Armstrong

Members:
Deena Burke
Mary Irwin
Barry Kur
Marya Lowry
Lise Olson
Karen Ryker
Paul Schierhorn
Phil Thompson
Judylee Vivier

 

 

Fellows Committee
Kristen LoreeThe goal of the Fellows Program is to connect qualified VASTA representatives with institutions and organizations in need of workshops, master classes and symposia. The purpose is to provide expertise in specific areas that may not be available in a given institution or organization.

Chair: Kristen Loree

Members:
Linda de Vries
Debra Hale
Thomas Keating
Ursula Meyer
Lynn Watson

 

 

International Liaison
Rocco Dal VeraThe International Liaison oversees the long range goal of extending the principal mission of VASTA through a focus on service to practitioners, alliances with fellow organizations and communication across borders.

Chair: Rocco Dal Vera

 

 

 

Teaching & Learning
Joanna CazdenThe purposes of the VASTA Teaching and Learning Committee are to advance the quality of training offered by members, and to enhance the professional/academic standing of VASTA as an organization, through active engagement with pedagogical meta-principles and with the educational philosophies that underlie various voice/speech training methods.

Chair: Julia Guichard

Members:
Marina Gilman
Julia Guichard
Dudley Knight
Rebeccah Magore

 

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