{"id":5117,"date":"2020-09-04T18:34:52","date_gmt":"2020-09-04T18:34:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cecartslink.wpengine.com\/?page_id=5117"},"modified":"2025-10-09T15:48:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T15:48:50","slug":"our-staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cecartslink.org\/our-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5117\" class=\"elementor elementor-5117\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e3261c1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e3261c1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-45f97bd7\" data-id=\"45f97bd7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-122d9f5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"122d9f5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">OUR team<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8fe213c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8fe213c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e9b4344\" data-id=\"e9b4344\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c108610 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c108610\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SIMON DOVE<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-006f245 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"006f245\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">executive director<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84609ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"84609ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Simon Dove is a curator and educator. He co-curated the Crossing the Line Festival, the annual trans-disciplinary fall festival in New York City. He was previously Executive and Artistic Director of Dancing in the Streets in NYC, and Professor of Practice and Director of the School of Dance at Arizona State University. His past international projects have included work with the Amsterdam Choreography Master\u2019s program (Netherlands), Rachid Ouramdane (France), the Guardians of Doubt (UK), Philadelphia Live Arts Festival (USA), The Arab Dance Platform (Lebanon), Attakalari (India), and TseKH (Russia).<\/p><p>Simon was curator and Artistic Director of Springdance, the international festival of new developments in dance and performance in the Netherlands from 2000 to 2007. Prior to that he ran one of the first National Dance Agencies in the UK, the Yorkshire Dance Centre in Leeds, was the founder and Artistic Director of Vivarta \u2013 the first contemporary South Asian performance festival in the UK, contributed to national dance policy development with the Arts Council of Great Britain, and programmed an innovative arts center in London. He has written articles for the performance and South Asian press, devised and presented a series for BBC Radio 3 on Dance and Music, and extensively mentored students and professional artists from many countries in developing their creative practices.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9696168 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9696168\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-508dc74\" data-id=\"508dc74\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da03503 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"da03503\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cecartslink.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/BA_twenty-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-15619\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cecartslink.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/BA_twenty-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.cecartslink.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/BA_twenty.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9371d43\" data-id=\"9371d43\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4ed5b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e4ed5b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">BRUNO AMBREGNI<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-865245e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"865245e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Digital Communications<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-535a1c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"535a1c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Since 2021, Bruno Ambregni has helped expand CEC ArtsLink&#8217;s digital footprint as a digital strategist. With over 15 years of experience in communications and marketing strategy, he has worked across diverse industries, strengthening organizations&#8217; digital presence.<\/p><p>Holding a Master\u2019s in Marketing Communications and Digital Technologies, Bruno\u2019s career spans multiple continents, with a focus on Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. His international experience enables him to craft regionally tailored strategies with cultural and market-specific insight.<\/p><p>Passionate about digital marketing and emerging technologies, Bruno is dedicated to leveraging innovation for societal impact. He explores solutions that enhance community building, accessibility, and meaningful engagement through digital transformation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d74b7f9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d74b7f9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab8b025\" data-id=\"ab8b025\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d188c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3d188c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cecartslink.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Shokhina-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-15617\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ec1294f\" data-id=\"ec1294f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9ba8e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d9ba8e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SHOKHINAKHON BAKHROMOVA<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccaa7ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ccaa7ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Assistant Producer: ArtsLink Assembly<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d69c238 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d69c238\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Shokhinakhon Bakhromova is an Assistant Producer: ArtsLink Assembly at CEC ArtsLink, a role undertaken as part of her Field Experience that directly complements her Kroc Institute Fellowship (Master of Global Affairs, International Peace Studies) at the University of Notre Dame.<\/p><p>She actively explores the intersection of peacebuilding and the arts, engaging with dance as a form of social transformation. Her current focus extends to the Afghanistan Program for Peace and Development (AfPAD), founded in 2021 to work with practitioners, scholars, and governments to build lasting peace in Afghanistan.<\/p><p>Her experience with UNDP Uzbekistan involved implementing projects funded by the UN Peacebuilding Fund in the Fergana Valley and coordinating the CallUmida.uz anti-harassment initiative. She also founded the influential &#8220;&#8221;WomanUP&#8221;&#8221; leadership program and promotes Nonviolence as an International Fellow at the Martin Luther King Jr. Center.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebb6327 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"ebb6327\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"megha_ralapati\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e7ca27 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e7ca27\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d477cee\" data-id=\"d477cee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3a9f85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d3a9f85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cecartslink.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/MR22-thumbnail-72dpi-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-13994\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-243d2c4\" data-id=\"243d2c4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c538f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c538f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MEGHA RALAPATI<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-532b5a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"532b5a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Program Director, fELLOWSHIPS<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39eeb64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39eeb64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Megha specializes in artist mobility and has collaborated with community-centered organizations based in the US and internationally including Project Row Houses (Houston), ARTPORT Tel Aviv, and Center for Contemporary Art Lagos. She developed and oversaw the Jackman Goldwasser Residency at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cecartslink.org\/participant\/hyde-park-art-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hyde Park Art Center<\/a>, where she forged partnerships with the MacArthur Foundation, French Embassy, Asian Cultural Council, Northwestern University, CEC ArtsLink and other institutions to design intentional cross-cultural artistic exchanges. Over her career, she has produced dynamic arts programming that centers the transformative relationship between artists, their ideas, and multigenerational audiences. Before joining Hyde Park Art Center in 2011, she was Director of Bose Pacia in New York, an international visual art gallery presenting contemporary work from across South Asia.<br \/><br \/>Megha regularly participates in award and fellowship juries, presents\u00a0workshops to artists of all levels, including at the School of the Art Institute, NYU, and most recently at Asiko, an experimental pan-African summer intensive for artists, and has contributed to publications for Documenta 14, Brooklyn Museum, Sharjah Art Foundation, among others. Megha received an MA in Visual Culture from Goldsmiths and a BA in Art History and Anthropology from Columbia University. She is a board member of Artist Communities Alliance and Enrich Chicago.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d9098fe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d9098fe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a561d25\" data-id=\"a561d25\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70b56c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"70b56c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cecartslink.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ZS-headshot-scaled-e1677209577916-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-14334\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a9321b\" data-id=\"0a9321b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b411039 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b411039\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ZHENIA STADNIK<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c90bc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c90bc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Program Director<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adcab8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"adcab8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As a skilled arts professional with experience in&nbsp;<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">communications,&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">development, special events, and program management, Zhenia was instrumental in ensuring smooth organizational transition to new leadership in 2017-2018. She has produced a series of events about contemporary issues in the arts, CEC ArtsLink Talks and a public art workshop in NYC, Publicly Creative. Zhenia played a key role in the development and implementation of the strategic plan that resulted in a more focused programming, engaged board, and effective communication. She co-edited&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cecartslink.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/woocommerce_uploads\/2020\/07\/Miracle_or_misunderstanding_eng-3yrijh.pdf\" style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 1rem;\">A Miracle or Misunderstanding,&nbsp;<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">&nbsp;a collection of essays on socially engaged practices in ten&nbsp; countries, and&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cecartslink.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/50-Anniversary-Book-SinglePages_HighRes.pdf\" style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 1rem;\">1-50: CEC ArtsLink&#8217;s 50 years of opening doors and changing perspectives<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">, a book of essays and history in honor of CEC ArtsLink\u2019s 50th anniversary.&nbsp;Zhenia produced many successful and memorable fundraisers.&nbsp;She holds an MA degree in History from Lviv University (Ukraine); she studied Economics and Business Administration at Fordham University, New York.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-136b136 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"136b136\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-359380e\" data-id=\"359380e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a2756b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7a2756b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cecartslink.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/MWelch-photo-scaled-e1741968400921-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-15243\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-65701a5\" data-id=\"65701a5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a306a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0a306a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MICHAEL WELCH<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2fd7f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c2fd7f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Finance Director<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a19506d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a19506d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For more than two decades Michael Welch has provided financial management, accounting, planning, and project management services to non-profit organizations in the New York area.<br \/>He has been CEC ArtsLink Finance Director since 2019.<\/p><p>Michael was Director of Finance at Chamber Music America from 2009 to 2021 and Director of Planning and Finance at PEN American Center from 2001 to 2009. 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