Staff
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John Schratwieser, Executive Director
John joined MCA as Executive Director in June 2010. John has more than 17 years experience in the field of arts and non-profit management. For the last five years John was Executive Director at the Prince Theatre Foundation in Chestertown on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. He also has previously worked at Lincoln Center Theatre in New York and Signature Theatre in Arlington, VA. John received a B.A. from Fairfield University in 1991 and an M.P.A. from The George Washington University in 2005. John has also performed, as an actor and singer, for most of his life, rounding out his understanding of, and affinity for, arts organizations of all shapes and sizes.
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Rachel Ciprotti, Advocacy Coordinator/Administrative Manager
In August of 2009, Rachel joined Maryland Citizens for the Arts as Advocacy Coordinator/Administrative Manager. She graduated from Dartmouth College with a degree in English and then spent several years in Boston, Massachusetts working at the Harvard Law School Library before taking a position with the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s Tanglewood Music Center, where she worked as the Coordinator for their summer fellowship program. Ms. Ciprotti possesses practical financial and communication skills, as well as a lifelong devotion to arts and culture.
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Erin Harrison, Office Assistant
Erin began her work with MCA in March of 2010 and has been working on the Annual Fund appeal and performing various clerical and technical tasks around the office. Ms. Harrison graduated in 2009 from Washington College in Chestertown, MD with a B.A. in Art History. Her valuable experience as a Development Intern at the American Visionary Art Museum and a Curatorial Intern at the Kohl Gallery in Chestertown have already made her a wonderful asset for the organization. Email Erin Harrison