Executive Office
Gary Gibbs, Ph.D., Executive Director
512/936-6561
ggibbs@arts.texas.gov
Dana Douglass Swann, Executive Assistant
512/936-6570
dana.swann@arts.texas.gov
Program Staff (Grants)
Jim Bob McMillan, Deputy Director
512/936-6572
jbm@arts.texas.gov
Laura Wiegand, Director of Programs & Technology
512/936-6565
laura@arts.texas.gov
Anina Moore, Director of Communications
512/936-6573
anina@arts.texas.gov
Derek Mudd, Program Administrator
512/936-6563
derek@arts.texas.gov
Kenneth Williams, Program Administrator
512/936-6581
kenneth@arts.texas.gov
Chuck Winkler, Program Administrator
512/936-6575
chuck@arts.texas.gov
Program Associates
Cynthia Gray, Program Assistant
512/936-6583
cynthia@arts.texas.gov
Mary Kettlewell, Program Assistant
512/936-6595
mary@arts.texas.gov
Ernest Luna, Program Assistant
512/936-6566
ernest@arts.texas.gov
Fiscal & Human Resources
Amber West Rhodes, Director of Finance
512/936-6567
amber@arts.texas.gov
Katy Jennings, Finance Assistant
512/936-6568
katy@arts.texas.gov
Information Technology
Freddy Martinez, Systems Administrator
512/936-6577
freddy@arts.texas.gov
Area of Expertise or Duties
ADA/504 Coordinator: Chuck Winkler
Arts Education: Chuck Winkler
Arts Respond Project – Economic Development: Jim Bob McMillan
Arts Respond Project – Education: Chuck Winkler
Arts Respond Project – Health & Human Services: Laura Wiegand
Arts Respond Project – Natural Resources & Agriculture: Kenneth Williams
Arts Respond Project – Public Safety & Criminal Justice: Derek Mudd
Complaints: Jim Bob McMillan
Contracts: Kenneth Williams
Cultural Districts: Jim Bob McMillan
Dance: Derek Mudd
General Information: Ernest Luna, Mary Kettlewell
Literature: Anina Moore
Local Arts Agencies: Jim Bob McMillan
Media Arts: Kenneth Williams
Multidiscipline: Jim Bob McMillan
Music and Opera: Chuck Winkler
Open Records Requests: Jim Bob McMillan
Panelists: Chuck Winkler
Payment of Grants: Kenneth Williams
Poetry Out Loud: Anina Moore
Presenting: Derek Mudd
Public Art: Laura Wiegand
State Artists: Anina Moore
State Tourism Partners: Anina Moore
Theater: Derek Mudd
Touring Roster: Anina Moore, Derek Mudd, Chuck Winkler
Visual Arts and Museums: Laura Wiegand
Young Masters: Chuck Winkler, Kenneth Williams
