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Jacqueline Z. Davis, moderator at The Next Chapter, ISPA's 27th June Congress, in Wrocław, Poland on June 17-22, 2013. View the full Schedule of Events.

As Executive Director of The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center Jacqueline Z. Davis has general supervisory responsibilities for the Music, Dance, Theatre, and Recorded Sound Divisions. She oversees the Center’s exhibitions, performances, and lectures.

Ms. Davis was Director of the Lied Center of Kansas, University of Kansas, serving a dual role of Artistic Producer and Executive Director.  She recently completed a two-year term as President of the University of Kansas Theatre Advisory Board.

Prior to her activities in the artistic sector, Ms. Davis served as a staff assistant in the Office of Senator Edward Kennedy. She is a Tony Awards nominator and voter. 

In 2004, she received an Obie Award for the Imagine '04 Festival of Arts. In May, 2004, Ms. Davis was named a Chevalier of Arts and Letters by the Minister of Culture of France. She is the recipient of the New York Women's Agenda's Galaxy Award and received the Distinguished Service Award from the University of Kansas. In 2011, she received the Global Interdependence Prize in New York for her work in engendering communication across cultures. In 2012, she received the HT Chen Dance Company Award for her commitment to the field of Dance. In May, 2012,  she became a graduate of Harvard Kennedy School's Executive Leadership Program.