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Our Team

Our talented and dedicated team members are the driving force behind The ArtsCenter’s success.

With a wealth of experience and a shared passion for the arts, they work tirelessly to create enriching, transformative experiences for our community.

Get to know the creative minds behind The ArtsCenter below!

Rebecca Newton

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Rebecca Newton brings a wealth of experience as a performer, producer, and arts administrator to her role as Interim Executive Director. With a career spanning over four decades in the music industry, Rebecca’s journey is as diverse as it is impressive.

Expanded bioRebecca’s musical roots trace back to her childhood in Washington state, where she was captivated by show tunes and vaudeville acts. Her professional music career began in 1975 with the bluegrass country band “Mother Country” in North Carolina. She later founded “Rebecca & the Hi-Tones,” a swing/early jazz/R&B band that became a North Carolina institution for over 30 years.

As a composer, Rebecca has written music for National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered” and various theatrical productions. She has also performed as half of the country music duo ‘Pinky Wyoming and Duke LaCrosse’ since 1987.

Rebecca’s experience extends beyond performance. She served as CEO of the Carolina Theatre in Durham for several years, demonstrating her leadership skills in arts administration.

Rebecca’s passion for fostering creativity and cultural experiences aligns perfectly with her new role. To learn more about Rebecca’s extensive career and ongoing projects, please visit her website.

Amelia Shull

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Amelia Burch Shull is an arts administrator, educator, and multimedia artist who brings an energetic, innovative, and deeply empathetic approach to community building and leadership.

Expanded bioAs Deputy Director at The ArtsCenter and a longtime educator at Carolina Friends School, Amelia has become skilled at balancing strengths-based leadership with curriculum, conference and program design, studio management, and youth leadership development. As a founder and former Executive Director of Girls Rock NC (now Youth Rock NC), she spent over twelve years expanding community access to creative expression, mentorship, and social justice.

Christy Austin

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Christy Austin is a nonprofit leader with a passion for building strong organizations that make a meaningful difference in their communities.

Expanded bioWith extensive experience in finance, operations, fundraising, grant management, and strategic planning, she has helped nonprofits navigate growth, change, and financial recovery while strengthening their long-term sustainability. Her leadership style emphasizes collaboration, accountability, and empowering people to do their best work. Christy has successfully secured grant funding, led organizational transitions, and developed systems that support mission-driven impact. She holds an MBA in Nonprofit Management from Johnson & Wales University and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Arts from East Texas A&M University. In her role as Director of Finance & Development at The ArtsCenter, she is committed to advancing the organization’s mission and expanding its impact throughout the community.

Rachel Nunn

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Rachel Nunn (she/her) is an arts administrator, visual artist, and “theatre kid” from Wake Forest.

Expanded bioShe holds an MFA in Arts Leadership from Virginia Tech and has worked with a variety of arts organizations across the country, including Alternate ROOTS, The Taubman Museum of Art, Theatre Raleigh, College Light Opera Company, Honest Pint Theatre Company, and more. She sits on the board of Triangle Artworks and volunteers with Seed Art Share to run their creative childcare program.

Taryn Revoir

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Taryn Revoir cares about building community through experiential education and art making.

Expanded bioCreating pottery is not a solitary act. The power of clay comes from the necessity to rely on and work with community. The science, labor, learning curves and creativity necessary to build a studio takes so much collaboration. Taryn is inspired by potters, especially community studio potters, who work together to make sure everyone can produce the best ceramics they can. At UNC- Chapel Hill, Taryn studied Human Development, Critical Theory in Literature and Studio Art.  Taryn believes in using an interdisciplinary and environmentalist approach for all things in life, especially art-making.

Micky Eilish

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Micky Eilish (they/them) is a teaching artist and facilitator who values increasing access to arts as a mechanism for creative expression.

Expanded bioAn artist themselves, Micky is passionate about the intersections of community building, education, arts expression, and advocacy. With an MBA in Sustainable Leadership and a BA in Regenerative Ecological Development, they often solve problems from a holistic systems point of view. In addition to working at the ArtsCenter, Micky is an active teaching artist, community organizer, and song leader in the Triangle Area.

Jamil Nichols

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Jamil Nichols is an arts administrator and interdisciplinary artist with more than 10 years of professional experience fostering community arts education and cultural programming.

Expanded bioAn experienced arts administrator, youth worker, and socially engaged practitioner, Nichols creates arts programs and cultural interventions grounded in the values of inclusion, creative practice, collaboration, and community impact. Over the course of his career, Nichols has worked in community arts program direction, multidisciplinary team supervision, strategic partnership cultivation, and programs aimed at youth development and family engagement.

Nichols continues to pursue an active art practice alongside his professional endeavors in the field of arts administration and education. He was the 2022–2023 Bay Area Black Artist Studio Fellow at Root Division, where he created new works and curated exhibitions highlighting Black cultural memory and intergenerational storytelling. His artwork has been exhibited at the de Young Museum, Marin MOCA, Soft Times Gallery, Good Mother Gallery, Root Division, and the exhibition 50 Black Artists of Northern California at Petaluma Arts Center. He is currently a MFA candidate at the Vermont College of Fine Arts.

Tatum White

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Tatum White is the Youth Programs Manager at The ArtsCenter, where she helps support engaging arts experiences that inspire creativity, learning and community among young people.

Expanded bioTatum is passionate about empowering the next generation through education, the arts and meaningful community engagement.

Taylor Tetrault

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Taylor Tetrault is our Youth Programs Coordinator, helping to lead youth staff in supporting the students and working to curate a welcoming, positive experience for everyone in our program.

Daniel O’Shaughnessy

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Daniel O’Shaughnessy (he/him) is a c/o 2023 graduate from the University of North Carolina’s philosophy program, a strong advocate for and frequent patron of virtual and physical community art spaces, an experienced DJ (ask about his radio shows on WXYC and WCOM) and event planner, a cinema and music enthusiast, an avid reader, a basketball nerd, and a passionate friend.

Expanded bioHe has been with the ArtsCenter since 2021; working in the box office, concessions, and afterschool programs. He hopes to bring a fresh and dedicated energy to performances and rentals in 2025 and beyond.

Soleil Ananda

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Bio coming soon.

Harold Hill

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Harold Hill has been involved in building maintenance for 30 years. His approach is driven by a personal connection to a building’s life force.

Expanded bioEach mechanical system operates with a personality much like people. Seasonal changes require different care and attention. Enjoying the smallest detail about system maintenance makes for an aesthetically pleasing experience for visitors. Most of the work will go unnoticed and that’s the purpose of quality Building Maintenance. He is a graduate from the NC Apprenticeship in Building Operations hosted by UNC-CH, As well as a diploma in Industrial Building Operations from ACC.

Current board members

Bernadette Pelissier
Jackie Tanner
Emily Evens
Mark Kleinschmidt
Kamal A. James
Chieko Murasugi
Joe Daley
Allyson Cross

Vicki Rovine
Tom Galloway
Joel Hopler
Austin Perry Roebuck
Nancy Peterson
Beth Gardiner
Becky Boyles
London Dernis

400 Roberson Street
Carrboro NC 27510

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(919) 929-2787

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