Ryan A. Koons
Maryland State Folklorist @Maryland State Arts Council
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WORK HISTORY
Maryland State Folklorist @Maryland State Arts Council
Baltimore, MD, US
direct Maryland Traditions, the state folk and traditional arts program-direct all aspects of the Folklife Network, Folklife Apprenticeship, and Heritage Award grant programs-oversee the Maryland Traditions Archives, housed at the University of Maryland Baltimore County-administer MSAC\'s award-winning, constituent-requested Land Acknowledgement Project-manage traditional arts media-provide executive production and oversight of over twenty media-contractor-created documentary short films featuring traditional arts grantees, including film dissemination on Maryland Public Television-work with traditional arts grantees to identify and disseminate success stories
EDUCATION
UCLA
Master's degree, Musicology and Ethnomusicology
Dickinson College
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Music
UCLA
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Musicology and Ethnomusicology
SKILLS
ABOUT RYAN A. KOONS
Award-winning arts administrator, archivist, and ethnomusicologist with over 20 years\' experience supporting arts and cultural heritage through grantmaking; collections and media management; and research, education, and performance. Specialization in collaborating to support community-derived goals and projects. Record includes 7 research publications, over 30 films, over 80 presentations, over 300 performances, and 22 grants and 10 awards received.
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