Staff

The Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge

427 Laurel Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70801
(225) 344-8558
Fax (225) 344-7777

Derek Gordon, CEO
Phone extension 224 dgordon@acgbr.com
Provides leadership and direction for multi-service Arts Council through fundraising management of art and cultural programs, arts education, granting, state and local funds, technical assistance, community arts events, and the strategic plan. Serves as an advocate for artists and arts organizations and as a liaison to the community for cultural and economic development.

Katherine Scherer, Deputy Director
Phone extension 228 katherine@acgbr.com
Assists in the administrative oversight of the organization and directs several Arts Council events geared towards creating economic and marketing opportunities for artists, musicians, and arts organizations in order to cultivate growth for the arts industry. Responsibilities also include fundraising, resource development, and marketing. Programs include: the Baton Rouge Arts Market, FestForAll, the Laurel Street Lollapalooza and event collaborations with partner agencies.
Laura Larkin, Grants Director
Phone extension 226 llarkin@acgbr.com
Manages the outreach, technical assistance, application and review process for the council’s grants programs including Project Assistance Grants, Multicultural Grants & Decentralized Arts Funding Program within our 11 parish region.
Sandy Dokka, Assistant to the Deputy Director and Curator of the Community Gallery
Phone extension 233 sandy@acgbr.com
Provides administrative assistance to CEO and Deputy Director. Oversees the Arts and Business Fusion Program. Maintains Arts Council archives and permanent collection, printed material and web site. Curator of the Communtiy Gallery.
Toni Brown, Arts Education Director
Phone extension 231 tbrown@acgbr.com
Develops and manages arts education services for schools including: after school and community programs. Coordinates budget, grants, publications, workshops, seminars, marketing, statistics and reports; recruits, schedules and evaluates artists, schools, and program partners.
Robin Mc Andrew, Community School for the Arts Coordinator and Office Manager
Phone Extension 223 robin@acgbr.com
Develops and manages programming, coordinates class schedules, supervises and hires Teaching Artists, enrolls students, and promotes the school to the Greater Baton Rouge community. Maintains office operations.
Jonathan Grimes, Programmatic Assistant
jonathan@acgbr.com
Provides assistance to the CEO and Deputy Director for Arts Council events.
Linda White, Financial Administrator
Phone extension 225 lwhite@acgbr.com
Responsible for fiscal management of the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge. Manages accounts payable and receivables. Works with Executive Director and CPA on yearly budgets and monthly financial statements.
Maureen Joyce, Marketing Coordinator
Phone Extension 222 maureen@acgbr.com
Responsible for marketing efforts of the Arts Council
Fairleigh Cook Jackson, CFA Campaign Director
Phone Extension 234 fairleigh@acgbr.com
Responsible for the
administrative oversight of the Community Fund for the Arts Campaign
brcfa.org