STUDENT CURATORIAL TEAM
Yuge Cai
Communication–Public Relations ‘24
Artistic Planning Fellow
Nyomi Fox
Linguistics ‘24
Minor: Arts Leadership
Artistic Planning Fellow
Malaya Heflin
Immersive Media Design–Computing ‘25
Artistic Planning Fellow
Rashonda Lazar
MFA Projection Design ‘24
Artistic Planning Graduate Assistant, Festival Arts
GUEST CURATORS & DESIGNERS
M. Aragon
Guest Curator
Malory Hartman
Lighting Designer, NextDANCE
James Jenets
Festival Designer
NEXTNOW FEST OPERATIONS
Terrence “Terry” Dwyer
Executive Director, The Clarice
tdwyer1@umd.edu
Megan Pagado Wells
Artistic Planning Program Director, Festival Arts
mpagado@umd.edu
Tyler Clifford
Senior Artistic Planning Coordinator, Festival Arts
tylerc@umd.edu
Sara Gordon
Manager of Guest Experience
swright6@umd.edu
Carlos Howard
Marketing Communications Coordinator
cmhg92@umd.edu
Emily Shallbetter
Guest Experience Coordinator
eshallbe@umd.edu
Kara Wharton
Production Manager
karaw@umd.edu
NextNOW Fest is supported by the entire management staff of The Clarice. Click here to view the full Clarice Management Staff listing.
Photo by David Andrews