Cathy Havicon Email & Phone Number

Cathy Havicon has over twenty years of experience in arts management, and received her BA in Music from the University of North Texas and her MS from Drexel University with a Masters in Arts Management. She has served on numerous grant panels for groups including seven state arts councils: Pennsylvania, Mississippi, Texas, Nevada, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Arkansas; three Texas cities: Fort Worth, Dallas, and Austin; the national juries for both the Heinz Award (Arts & Humanities) and the Coming Up Taller Award; and Fulbright Selection Panel. Ms. Havicon has led engaging arts management seminars for students at Drexel University, Texas Christian University and Texas Women’s University.She has received the Outstanding Women of Fort Worth Award from The Women’s Center, The Rudy Eastman Diversity Award from Live Theatre League of Tarrant County, The Great Women of Texas Award from the Fort Worth Business Press, Best Case Study Award from Drexel University’s Arts Management Department, the Dean's Fellowship from Drexel University, and was a national finalist for the American Symphony Orchestra League’s Arts Management Fellowship. Cathy’s work has been recognized by the White House through the Coming Up Taller Award, the U.S. State Department through a cultural exchange with Amman, Jordan, the National Endowment for the Arts American Masterpieces program, and the Kennedy Center through a capacity-building program for culturally-specific organizations. Cathy has also served on numerous local, state, national, and international boards and committees including the South Arts board (Development Committee Chair), International Performing Arts for Youths (IPAY) board, Texas Nonprofit Theaters board, Development Committee for Association of Arts Administration Educators (AAAE), State Advisory Board for VSA Arts of Texas, and the Latino Advisory Committee for U.S. Congresswoman Kay Granger.

Listed skills include Fundraising, Grant Writing, Arts Administration, Nonprofits, and 43 others.