Jonathan Katz, PhD, has directed the state arts agency in Kansas, the children's museum in Denver, and the graduate arts management program at the U. of IL.-Springfield. As CEO of the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA), he guided an association whose members invest over $400 million of public funds annually in artistic and cultural activities, he co-founded the nation's Arts Education Partnership, and he helped create Poetry Out Loud. He consults extensively on strategic planning and leadership development, serves on the board of American Poetry Review, and lives in beautiful Takoma Park, MD, with his muse, Terri Moreland.
