Agencies, Boards and Commissions

Arts, Texas Commission on the*

9 Members - Term: 6 Years

General Information

Agency #: 813 1801 Congress Ave., Ste. 6.600P.O. Box 13406Austin 78711-3406

Members

Office Office Holder Hometown / Term Ends
Chair Karen Partee McKinney
Vice Chairman Nancy C. Windham Nacogdoches
Commissioner(s) Theresa Chang Houston
Diane Milliken Garza, Ph.D. Brownsville
Mary Ann Heller Austin
Patty Nuss Corpus Christi
Kent Perkins Mingus
Marci L. Roberts Marathon
Janine L. Turner Valley View

Staff

Office Office Holder Phone / Fax
Executive Director Gary Gibbs, Ph.D. (512) 936-6561
Executive Assistant Dana Douglass Swann (512) 936-6570
Director of Artist Services & Communications Anina Moore (512) 936-6573
Director of Programs & Technology Laura Wiegand (512) 936-6565
Director of Finance Amber West Rhodes (512) 936-6567

Notes

The commission fosters the development of a receptive climate for the arts that will culturally enrich and benefit state citizens in their daily lives and attract outstanding artist to become state residents.

* Subject to the Texas Sunset Act; will be reviewed in 2029.