Rhodes Arts Center
Arts Advisory Council
The Arts Advisory Council (AAC) is a special initiative designed to promote the NMH arts program as well as the spectacular new building that will house it. The council’s responsibilities are three-fold:
- to provide advice concerning the creation and execution of events that will highlight the Rhodes Arts Center;
- to encourage the attendance of high-profile arts alumni and friends at such events;
- and to lend the names of its members in support of the NMH arts program.
Award-winning actress Laura Linney '82 is the honorary chair of this extraordinarily talented group; below is a list of the members to date. “Northfield Mount Hermon was a wonderful place for me to be at such a formative time in my life,” Linney explained, “and I have warm memories of the sense of community it promoted. Arts education plays a vitally important role in the lives of young people, and I feel lucky to have attended a school that continues to take the arts in general, and theater in particular, so seriously. As an alumna and an artist, I fully support the initiative at NMH to build such a stunning center to house all the arts together under one roof.”
Laura L. Linney '82, honorary chair
actor; Beverly Hills, CA
Sherif W. Anis '85
architect; Wakefield, MA
William B. Canterbury '83
comedy writer; Valley Village, CA
Maria Cole
former trustee, former parent, jazz singer; Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Mark B. DeGarmo '73
dancer, choreographer, teacher; New York, NY
Michael C. Forman '83
TV producer; Sherman Oaks, CA
John W. Irving
current parent, author; Dorset, VT
Yaya C. Johnson (aka DeCosta) '00
actor; New York, NY
Daniel J. Kellison '82
TV producer; Santa Monica, CA
Dave M. King '73
author; Brooklyn, NY
Carolyn Kuan '95
conductor; Seattle, WA
Yasufumi L. Michino '00
designer; Paris, France
Daniel M. Petrie '70
screenwriter, director; Sherman Oaks, CA
Luke B. Rosen '98
playwright, actor; New York, NY
Mark R. Sheinkman '80
visual artist; New York, NY
Ann G. Tenenbaum '79
current trustee, art collector; New York, NY