Pat A. Johnson
Pat Johnson is a career arts administrator and comes to "Grannies on
Safari®" and
The Art Explorers from San
Francisco where she was the
Founding Director of the new
Museum of the African
Diaspora. Prior to that
appointment, she was an
Assistant Commissioner and
Director of the Chicago
Artists International
Program (CAIP), a division
of the Chicago Department of
Cultural Affairs from 1983
to 1993. Pat organized CAIP
to support bilateral
international cultural
exchange between artists and
arts administrators in
Chicago and throughout the
world.
Pat’s career includes
tenure as Executive Director
of the Jamaica Center for
the Arts in New York City
and Founding Director of the
South Dallas Cultural Center
in Texas. As a national
recognized leader in a
multi-disciplinary arts
management, she has been a
consultant for many arts and
cultural organizations
including UNESCO and the
U.S. Department of State.
Her work as a Cultural
Specialist includes
residency assignments in
India, Ghana, Brazil, South
Africa, China and
Indonesia.
Regina S.
Fraser
Regina Fraser is a
marketing, media
and communications
strategist. She
held management
positions in
corporate
communications,
video, advertising
and marketing
during 31 years
with a major
airline.
She developed
marketing
strategies for
Discovery Channel
Inc., Art.com, The
Polish American
Contractors and
Builders
Association
Exposition (in
Warsaw, Wroclaw,
and Chicago), The
Greenwich Festival
(England), and a
United
Airlines/Academy of
Motion Pictures
promotion.
Additionally,
Regina was a loaned
executive to the
Americans for the
Arts and the White
House Millennium
Council and
developed a
cultural exchange program for the 50
largest cities in
the United
States.
An energetic world
traveler, her
interest in the
arts has taken
Regina to more than
28 countries.
Currently she is a
member of the
Chicago-Durban,
South Africa
International
Sister City Program
and chair of the
sub-committee on
Arts & Culture.
Regina serves on
several boards,
including the James
Jordan foundation
and “Music
Alive”
– an
educational arts
program for music
in schools.
The
Grannies are available
for personal appearances
and speaking engagements.
For inquiries please call
Mari Sanders at the Bazel Group at (865)
689-7376.
