NPAFE benefits greatly from the remarkable credentials of its Board and team members…together, “The Team”! Each brings valuable know-how, perspective, and passion on matters business, marketing, finance, and especially the performing arts.
Team & Board
Now up to her elbows in alligators at Fordham University’s Film Studies program, Katherine Bilbao brings a rare combination of imagination and entrepreneurial drive coupled with a determination to become the go-to script writer and …more…
Clifford Brody (“Cliff”) serves as the CEO of the National Performing Arts Funding Exchange.
Born and raised in New York City and a long-time resident of Washington, D.C., Brody has had professional incarnations as an …more…
Mighty proud of her Polish heritage and having been born and raised in Buffalo, New York, Megan Gawlak now calls Washington DC her home, where she holds a senior position with WeWork, the worldwide coworking enterprise. Her presence on the NPAFE board gives us access to …more…
From Antibes in the south of France comes Lou Jimenez-Corsetti, joining NPAFE for the latter hald of 2025 to contribute to ongoing projects, especially its 8-episode docuseries Arc and Sound of Dance. A skilled social media creator, copy-writer, and project planner…more…
A 2025 graduate from Western Washington University, Gigi Krupa joined NPAFE in early 2026 to help with workshop promotion, now joining the team long-term to help out with all things social media. From Tacoma, Washington (not Washington, DC!), Gigi has also worked as…more…
Scott McAuliffe
Board Member
Scott McAuliffe brings a remarkable breadth and depth of entrepreneurial and technological experience to the National Performing Arts Funding Exchange, along with tenacity and a sense of humor unlike any other. Scott’s level of hand-on experience …more…
Power is anchored in the mind and movement of choreographer / dancer Isabelle Nelson. Her creative drive reaches way beyond brilliant performance on stage and screen to the magic of inspiring filmmakers, sound artists, musicians, festivals and more to collaborate in …more…
A native of Changzhou, China near Shanghai, Leilei (LAY-lay) Zhou is a graduate of Columbia University in New York, awarded her degree in Business and Entrepreneurialism with Honors in December 2020. Having lived in Manhattan during the first three …more…
Advisory Board
A person who lives to dance, lives FOR dance, and then dances with that special passion that carries audiences all the way to ecstasy, Nicole Baker lives the rigorous life of a New York City-based performing artist competing for success against all the known odds – and a few …more…
Alison Cook Beatty Dance is an astonishing NY-based modern dance company founded in 2012 by award-winning choreographer Alison Cook-Beatty, a true creator who has successfully married passion, leadership, originality, entrepreneurial courage, and …more…
Now working with NPAFE from her home country of France and a self-described pure and proud product of Montpellier, France, Lucia Forment arrived in Washington DC for a four-month stint at NPAFE’s Washington office to help build its social media, marketing and…more…
A native of Germany living in the city of Mainz near Weisbaden and Frankfurt, Jana Gerhart is both scientist and musician. Born in 1992, she received her first cello lessons at the age of six and today holds degrees in instrumental pedagogy and orchestral music from the Peter Cornelius Conservatory in Mainz. More than this, Jana has …more…
Jamiel Laurence occupies a unique position within the wider arts economy, as an artist creating work through collaborative practice, while also producing the work of other artists through entrepreneurship, bringing together his experience as a Performer, Creative Director, Venue Director, Filmmaker, and Choreographer. Jamiel embarked …more…
Jamiel Laurence occupies a unique position within the wider arts economy, as an artist creating work through collaborative practice, while also producing the work of other artists through entrepreneurship, bringing together his experience as a Performer, Creative Director, Venue Director, Filmmaker, and Choreographer. Jamiel embarked …more…
Alumni
As Artistic Vision Director at NPAFE, Julia Battist is charged with monitoring the quality of performing artists’ creative process, assuring that there is a match between artist and sponsor expectations. Already a renowned ballet dancer from …more…
Now supporting NPAFE from France, A native of Marseille, France, Stella Binnert joined the NPAFE staff in April 2024 for her first professional stint in the US where she is helping define critically important elements that make up NPAFE’s social media campaigns. …more…
A recently-minted honors graduate from Florida State University with a dual degree in dance and finance, a previous Corps de Ballet member for the Tallahassee Ballet, a current guest choreographer for the company, and a financial mainstay at …more…
From Kharkiv in Ukraine with a degree in linguistics and a 7-month working sojourn in Israel, Daria “Dasha” Kobzan has joined the NPAFE/AAlchemy team in Washington DC to direct all social media and marketing initiatives. Smart as a whip and …more…
It is only by accident, but for NPAFE a very lucky accident, that we can share this information about Victoire Sadorge, a rising graduate student well along the way in her …more…
Rob is the longtime owner/CEO of Williams Whittle, a marketing and advertising agency located in Old Town Alexandria. Long recognized as a leader in the mid-Atlantic region, the agency celebrates its 50th birthday in 2017 …more…