Speakers
Adjunct Faculty/Acting Executive Director, American University/The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
I am a cultural omnivore, personal stylist and an ENFJ. I played violin with the Volgograd Symphony Orchestra while a Peace Corps volunteer in Russia and initiated a first-ever U.S. tour for the group. This convinced me that arts management was my true calling and I haven’t looked...
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Director/Professor, Performing Arts Management / Arts Leadership, DePaul University
President, Association of Arts Administration Educators, Director, Arts Management Program at American University
Ximena Varela is Associate Professor & Director of Arts Management at American University, President of the Association of Arts Administration Educators (AAAE), and an enthusiastic karaoke singer. Her professional work has focused for over two decades on inclusive cultural policy...
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