Amy came to the position of Executive Director of Dance/USA after serving as the Director of Government Affairs for both Dance/USA and OPERA America.  As Director of Government Affairs, Amy was responsible for tracking federal legislation and informing members of the dance and opera fields of advocacy news and opportunities.  Through coalition activities with the Performing Arts Alliance and the Cultural Advocacy Group, Amy advocated in support of funding for the National Endowment for the Arts, arts in education programs at the Department of Education, cultural exchange programs at the State Department, visa and tax policies for foreign guest artists, charitable giving and tax regulations, national service and the arts, and technology policies at the Federal Communications Commission.  Amy danced with the Peninsula Ballet Theatre in the San Francisco Bay Area and is the former director of Lisa Spector’s Music School in Half Moon Bay, CA.  She received her ballet training from the Nutmeg Conservatory for the Arts in Connecticut.  Amy holds a B.S. in piano performance from Indiana University and an M.A. in arts administration from Teachers College, Columbia University.

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