Linda Sullivan

Linda Sullivan is the President & CEO of the Arts Council of Fairfax County. Ms. Sullivan has served the greater Washington area as an arts management consultant since 2001.  She specializes in executive and governance services, strategic and organizational planning, capital project planning and fundraising.  As a consultant Ms. Sullivan has worked with museums and exhibition centers, literary, performing arts, and multi-arts presenting centers.  Prior to beginning a consulting business Ms. Sullivan served as Executive Director of the Mississippi Museum of Art, the Academy of the Arts (now Academy Art Museum) in Easton, Maryland, and Director of the development of BlackRock Center for the Arts in Montgomery County.

Ms. Sullivan teaches in the Museum Studies Program at George Washington University, conducts organizational development workshops for the Maryland State Arts Council, and serves as a Standards of Excellence reviewer for Maryland Nonprofits.  She holds an MFA in Arts Administration from Columbia University and has served as a National Endowment for the Arts – Arts Management Fellow.  She has served as a commissioner and board member of numerous state and local arts councils, including as member of the board of the Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County for two terms, and as Chair of its Grants Committee. Currently Ms. Sullivan sits on the Board of the Writer’s Center and on the Executive Committee of ArtTable’s DC Chapter.

Maureen Clyne

Maureen Clyne began this lifetime as a visual artist.  After receiving both her BFA and MFA from Boston University, she simultaneously built careers in the arts and the restaurant business.  (Restaurants fed her body while art fed her soul).  Maureen’s paintings and drawings were included in six solo shows, 38 group exhibitions, and 25 collections, and featured in over 30 publications.  She was a fellow at the MacDowell Colony, the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, the Fine Arts Work Center in Province town, and the Cill Rialaig Project in County Kerry, Ireland. Maureen’s next incarnation took her to Georgetown University’s Graduate School of Business to begin a career in arts management.  Upon graduation, Maureen worked in public relations and marketing for a local museum and an internationally renowned architecture and design firm. During this time, Maureen became increasingly involved with yoga, a practice she began while at art school.  In this incarnation, Maureen founded a Vedic arts and education business, Prasada Yoga, to share yoga’s physical and philosophical teachings.  Always drawn to the creative arts, Maureen began producing concerts of Indian classical, devotional, and world music.  In eight years, she has promoted over 40 events. In October 2010, Maureen came full circle and joined the Arts Council as Development Coordinator.  Having scrounged for years as an artist, she knows first hand the value of economic stability for artists and the organizations that support them.  Maureen is excited about contributing her business and arts management expertise towards expanding the arts in Fairfax County.  She thanks the Arts Council for offering her this fabulous opportunity, and looks forward to working with you to make Fairfax County the place for the arts.

Lisa Mariam

Lisa Mariam is the Grants Manager & Master Arts Plan Coordinator and joined the staff of the Arts Council in 2009 as the Grants Coordinator and she is now also administering the Master Arts Plan.  She has lived in the Washington area for most of her life, earning a BA from Georgetown University and an MA in art history with a concentration in museum studies at George Washington University.  She organized travelling exhibitions and coordinated loans at the National Gallery of Art, Washington for 10 years. Lisa is an active volunteer in the community, including the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology PTSA and Longfellow Middle School PTA Cultural Arts Program.  When she's not at the Arts Council or volunteering at her children’s schools, you can find Lisa enjoying performances and exhibitions throughout the region.

Henrik Sundqvist

Henrik Sundqvist is the Director of Communications & Programming and joined the staff in 2007. Mr. Sundqvist oversees the arts education programming, defines, implements, and oversees marketing and branding strategies for both electronic and printed communications for the Arts Council. He has 15 years of combined experience in marketing, design, and communications in addition to a strong visual arts management background. Mr. Sundqvist earned an MFA in graphic communications from the University of Engineering & Technology in Mannheim, Germany and a second MFA in painting from the University of Houston, Texas. In his free time, Henrik enjoys creating contemporary prints in his studio, using silkscreen and etching.

Janay Turner

Janay Turner joined the staff of the Arts Council in 2011 as the Office Manager. Janay is a recent graduate of George Mason University’s Arts Management Masters Program.  A native Californian, Janay pursued her undergraduate education at Howard University and graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Music in 2009.  She received many accolades and honors for her scholastic achievements and for her leadership contributions to the Howard University Choir, notably being selected to participate in two international festivals and tours in Russia and China.  Janay continues her support for the arts by serving on the Board of Directors of Dancin’ Unlimited Jazz Dance Company of Fairfax, VA.