Our Team

Richard Kamenitzer is emeritus Program Director and Associate Professor of Arts Management at George Mason University, where he led the graduate program for nine years prior to his retirement in 2013. He has taught at 8 U.S. colleges and universities, as well as 3 Chinese Universities and 6 Korean universities, and has served as U.S. State Department Cultural Envoy to the Kingdom of Swaziland. Kamenitzer is the 2014 recipient of the Jinx Hazel Award, the highest arts award in Fairfax County, Virginia. Over his 50+ year career, he has been a financial and management executive at numerous colleges, universities, and private educational institutions, and has consulted with dozens of not-for-profit and for-profit entities. He has extensive experience in governance at the board level, and currently serves on the board of the First Alliance Foundation. He has led board and management professional retreats and has consulted with the President of the United States on social programs.