Wisconsin Arts Board Staff

The Wisconsin Arts Board is located in the State Administration Building at South Pinckney and Wilson Streets in downtown Madison, Wisconsin. Feel free to drop by, call us at 608/266-0190 or TDD: 608/267-9629; Fax: 608/267-0380; email: artsboard@wisconsin.gov, or write to us:

Wisconsin Arts Board
101 East Wilson Street, First Floor
Madison, WI 53702

Office hours are 7:45 am – 4:30 pm Monday through Friday. As a state agency, our offices are closed all state holidays.

Staff listing

The agency’s program and support staff members implement policies and programs and provide technical and informational services to the public.

George Tzougros, Executive Director
Creation & Presentation Grants; Creative Communities Grants – Arts Education Emphasis; Compiler, Wisconsin Arts News; Agency Liaison to Governor’s Office and Legislature as well as the Cultural Coalition of Wisconsin; Governor’s Council on Tourism; Robert E. Gard Wisconsin Idea Foundation; Wisconsin Alliance for Arts Education; Wisconsin/Chiba Inc., and the Wisconsin Foundation for the Arts. Chairman of the Department of Tourism’s Joint Effort Marketing Program.
E-mail: george.tzougros@wisconsin.gov
Phone: 608/267-2006

Mark Fraire, Grant Programs and Services Specialist
Individual Artists Program – Visual and Literary Arts; Artist and Community Collaborations; Creation & Presentation Grants; Artists Advisory Committee; Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator.
E-mail: mark.fraire@wisconsin.gov
Phone: 608/264-8191

Karen Goeschko, Assistant Director for Programs & Services
Individual Artists Program – Choreography/Performance Art; Creation & Presentation Grants; Cultural Facilities Assistance Program; Wisconsin Regranting Program; Creative Communities Grants – Local Arts Emphasis; Liaison to Wisconsin Presenters Network, Arts Wisconsin, and Rural Development Council; supervision of program staff.
E-mail: karen.goeschko@wisconsin.gov
Phone: 608/267-2026

Dale Johnson, Information Management Coordinator
Arts Challenge Initiative - Minority Program; Database Management; Coordinates efforts with the state computer system re: computer network, e-mail, and web site.
E-mail: dale.johnson@wisconsin.gov
Phone: 608/261-8217

Jeri Krohn, Office Operation Assoc.
Board Secretary; front-line communication; administrative support; Coordinates the lobby exhibition space.
Email: jeri.krohn@wisconsin.gov
Phone: 608/266-0190

Christine Manke, Percent for Art Coordinator
Percent for Art Program, including Direct Purchase and Artists and Architects Programs; Percent for Art Conservation Initiative; Liaison to Department of Facilities Development and the American Institute of Architects-Wisconsin; Individual Artists Program – Media Arts.
E-mail: chris.manke@wisconsin.gov
Phone: 608/266-9737

Richard March, Folk & Community Arts Specialist
Creative Communities Grants – Folk Arts Emphasis; Traditional Native Arts Apprenticeships; Individual Artists Program – Music Composition; Lead Worker for Folk Arts in Education Staff.
E-mail: rick.march@wisconsin.gov
Phone: 608/266-2513

Connie Miller, Assistant Director for Administration
Agency budget and fiscal management; tracking of federal and other grants; human resource management; Employee Assistance Program Coordinator; supervision of administrative staff.
E-mail: connie.miller@wisconsin.gov
Phone: 608/266-0841

Matthew Poulson, Percent for Art Associate
Percent for Art Program, including the Mentorship Program and Direct Purchase.
E-mail: matthew.poulson@wisconsin.gov
Phone: 608/261-0345

Anne Pryor, Folk Arts Education Specialist
Development of the Wisconsin Folks web site; works with teachers and other education partners to develop a folk arts in education curriculum and related materials.
E-mail: anne.pryor@wisconsin.gov
Phone: 608/266-8106

Renée Tertin, Communications Specialist
Web Site Developer and Designer; Liaison with Carnegie Mellon’s Center for Arts Management and Technology (CAMT) regarding the eGRANT system; Art and Craft Fairs Directory; Wisconsin Arts in Education and Touring Performing Artists Directory.
E-mail: renee.tertin@wisconsin.gov
Phone: 608/267-2027

Updated: January 10, 2008