Board of Directors
Sandy Skelaney
Board Chair
Professor of Women and Gender Studies, Florida International University, Activist & Advocate
Sandy Skelaney is an award-winning Social Venture Consultant and nationally recognized anti-trafficking expert who is passionate about social change, equity, justice, and empowering individuals, communities and organizations to mindfully engage in innovative global transformation.
Celia Cody
Board Secretary
International Field Marketing Manager, Latin America & the Caribbean, Dunkin Brands
Celia is a native New Yorker, but has called the South home since 2000. She’s been in Marketing for the duration of her career, having previously worked in the music industry, television, advertising agencies and finally found her calling with QSR (food service). She’s been with Dunkin’ Brands as a Field Marketing Manager for over 7 years, working on Baskin-Robbins, then managing Markets in the Southeast for Dunkin’ Donuts and oversees Latin America and the Caribbean.
Gina Margillo
Board Member
Filmmaker
Specializing in Social and Behavioral Change Communication, Gina Margillo has produced and directed multimedia based, social movement initiatives from environmental justice and public health, to sexual and reproductive rights for the United Nations, Planned Parenthood Latin America, and governmental and non-profit organizations. As an artist, she uses the mediums of dance, performance, conceptual art, video, and collage to tell stories, deconstruct issues, and build connection. Gina is a Professor of Communication, specializing in Storytelling for Social Change. She joined the Hanan Arts Executive Board in 2019.
Vivian Marthell
Board Member
Co-Founder and Co-Director O Cinema
Creative • Collaborator • Protogeek • VR Evangelist • Lizard Whisperer • Chile Lover • Medicine Maker • Flow Hacker • Wanderluster • Banned Book Reader • Transgressor *evil laughter*
Elisabela Valls
Board Member
Educator and Educational Leader, Dancer
Elisabela (Bela) Valls, Ed.D. is interested in the intersection of arts and education and the role of the arts as an essential component in education. Her eclectic background includes a B.A. in philosophy and literature, an M.B.A. in management, and an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership. Having studied dance and music from an early age, she developed a parallel career as a dancer and arts administrator. Bela is a firm believer in the power of the arts to communicate stories, as well as a source of internal reflection and personal healing.
Melanie Van Allen
Board Member
Educator and Educational Leader, Dancer
Melanie Anastacia Van Allen (Ph.D. M.A. M.F.A.) holds a Ph.D. in Dance Studies from Texas Woman’s University. She also holds a Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies from the Draper Program of Social Thought at New York University and a Master of Arts in Performance Studies from the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. She also holds a Master of Fine Arts in Dance Choreography/Performance from the University of Michigan.
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