The Arts & Culture Collaborative (ACC)
Governing Council Members
The Governing Council of the Arts & Culture Collaborative guides the mission and goals of the organization and directs its activities to accomplish its strategic plan in conjunction with an ACC team led by Administrator Diane Ploch.
Members of the Governing Council for the 2022-2023 year are:
Executive Team
Chair – Elizabeth Fisk Barisser, Brass City Ballet, Middlebury
Vice Chair – Andrea Nyquist, Palace Theater, Waterbury
Secretary – Dr. Lisa Dresdner, Naugatuck Valley Community College, Waterbury
Treasurer – Rick Sadlon, Gomez & Sadlon Jazz Duo; CT Arts Administrators Association
Immediate Past Chair – Jeff Dunn, Landmark Community Theatre, Thomaston
Members at Large
Ed Bassett – Phoenix Stage Company, Oakville
Stephanie Caban – Post University, Waterbury
Douglas Donato – Waterbury Symphony Orchestra, Waterbury
Fiona de Merell – Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UConn Waterbury
Joseph Jacovino – Waterbury Chorale, Middlebury
Scott Kealey – Seven Angels Theatre, Waterbury
Terry Macary – Waterbury Regional Chamber, Waterbury
Sheree Marcucci – Palace Theater, Waterbury
Lynnette Letsky Piombo – American Heating Service, Waterbury
Foster Evans Reese – Director/Choreographer/Actor, Southbury
Isaiah Santiago – Shakesperience Productions, Waterbury
Barbara Sticco – Arts & Tourism Commission, City of Waterbury
Student Representatives
Ethan Ledina – Naugatuck Valley Community College
Samantha Valle – University of Connecticut
