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    PA Council on the Arts Staff

    Please direct general questions to 717-787-6883 or RA-arts@pa.gov, or submit your inquiry here. 

    Staff Directory

    • Karl Blischke, Executive Director | kablischke@pa.gov | (717) 787-1530

    • Heather Doughty, Deputy Executive Director | hdoughty@pa.gov | (717) 787-1517

    • Christopher Duerr, Program Coordinator & Grants Specialist | cduerr@pa.gov | (717) 214-0057

    • Jamie Dunlap, Chief of Creative Catalysts & Lifelong Learning | jadunlap@pa.gov | (717) 525-5542

    • Amy Gabriele, Chief of Finance & Administration | agabriele@pa.gov | (717) 525-5547 

    • Norah Johnson, Director of External Affairs | norajohnso@pa.gov | (717) 525-5549

    • Laura Kline, Executive Secretary | laurakline@pa.gov | (717) 425-7600

    • Amanda Lovell, Director of Access to the Creative Sector | alovell@pa.gov | (717) 783-5056

    • Sarah Merritt, Director of Pennsylvania Creative Communities and the Creative Economy | skmerritt@pa.gov | (717) 787-1521

    • Dana Payne, Director of DEI Initiatives, Diverse Cultures & Heritage | danpayne@pa.gov | (717) 525-5544

    • Seth Poppy, Director of Data Systems & Creative Services | spoppy@pa.gov | (717) 787-1520

    • Ian Rosario, Director of Arts Organizations & Arts Programs & Grants Liaison | irosario@pa.gov | (717) 525-5548

    PCA Office Information

    • The Pennsylvania Council on the Arts' physical location is: 216 Finance Building, which is at the corner of Commonwealth & North Streets, Harrisburg, PA 17120
    • Hours of business: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. EST, Monday - Friday
    • To schedule a meeting with a member of our staff, please contact the appropriate individual in advance, to ensure availability and location.

    • The PCA is located in the Finance Building, part of the historic Capitol Complex completed in 1939. The Commonwealth hired artists to create sculptures and murals for the building, and philosophers to select quotations engraved in various building locations.