Steven Skerritt-Davis, MSAC's Executive Director, joined the staff in February 2017 as Program Director, then served as Deputy Director for several years, overseeing the County Arts Agencies of Maryland, Arts & Entertainment Districts, and marketing and communications. Steven grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma and danced professionally with Tulsa Ballet, American Ballet Theater Studio Company, and Ballet West. After retiring from a ten-year career, he earned his bachelor's degree magna cum laude from Brown University where he focused his studies on philanthropy and non-profit management. Prior to joining MSAC, Steven worked as Program Coordinator for the National Dance Project at the New England Foundation for the Arts and as Director of External Relations for Lumberyard Contemporary Performing Arts where he helped secure grants and partnerships that brought the organization to national prominence and he helped conceive and initiate a creative placemaking effort in upstate New York.
