Raised in Texas by an Italian mother, Flaminia Chapman moved to Rome in the early 2000s to work as a tour guide alongside her mother and brother and younger sister,…

Sandy Edwards is the senior director of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Prior to Crystal Bridges, Edwards and her late husband, Clay, served as the management team for University…

Nancy Bailey is lecturer in Vocal Studies for the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University and has taught music appreciation courses for the School of Continuing Studies since 1984.…

Jim Nelson is a former professional dancer who moved into nonprofit administration in 2000, when he became Houston Ballet's general manager, before being named executive director of the company in…

Robert L. Patten, the Lynette S. Autrey Professor Emeritus of Humanities at Rice University, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of English Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London,…

James Hollis received his doctorate from Drew University and taught humanities for 26 years in various colleges and universities before retraining as a Jungian analyst at the C. G. Jung…

Lynn Randolph is a Houston-based artist who has exhibited her work widely in Texas and throughout the U.S. She was a fellow at the Radcliffe Center for Advanced Study. Her…

David Hanlon is a composer, conductor, and pianist. Achampion of contemporary music, Hanlon has taken part in many notable premieres such as the world premiere and recording of Ted Hearne’s…

Doreen Stoller is president of the Hermann Park Conservancy and has successfully led the Conservancy's efforts at Hermann Park for more than eighteen years. Under her direction, the Conservancy launched…

Jane Curtis is an experienced landscape architect who was most recently the Director of Horticulture, Hermann Park Conservancy. Previously, she worked as a landscape architect on various commercial and residential…