The President’s Advisory Committee on the Arts
Established under President Eisenhower in 1958, PACA members are appointed by the President and serve as ambassadors and Kennedy Center representatives for the arts across the country.
Chair
Eugene William Stetson III, Vermont
Members
Randa Elias Arabo, California
Mary Ann Walker Aguirre, California
Judith Barnett, District of Columbia
Mary R. Boyle, Oregon
Christopher Carrera, New York
Guy Cecil, District of Columbia
Merle C. Chambers, Colorado
Leslie Jackson Chihuly, Washington
Farah Fakir Cook, Georgia
Barabaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel, New York
Cynthia Friedman, Florida
Barbara Goot Gamson, Texas
Catherine Hurst Gledhill, Florida
Melissa Hedden, Ohio
Teena Hostovich, California
Lorna Johnson, California
Shahid Ahmed Khan, Massachusetts
Bonnie Lautenberg, New York
Robin Leeds, District of Columbia
Noah Bryson Mamet, California
Tom Mims, Florida
Esther Brollier Oppenheimer, Idaho
Eric Paquette, California
Sheldon Pang, Connecticut
Michael Parham, Washington
Allison Putala, District of Columbia
Sunil Puri, Illinois
Charles Pohlad, Minnesota
Diane Robertson, North Carolina
Thomas Safran, California
Mark D. Sena, Florida
Jessica Slater, Massachusetts
Gary Sugarman, Florida
Andrew Tavakoli, California
Carri Belinda Twigg, Ohio
Charlotte R. Cramer Wagner, Massachusetts
Christine Warnke, District of Columbia
Stephen N. Zack, Florida
As of October 2, 2024