Jannes Waples Gibson

Jannes Waples Gibson (she, her, hers) received her B.A. at the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado. Living in Afghanistan, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Malawi provided many opportunities to enjoy other cultures and their artistic forms. From 1987-1994 she was Education Program Specialist at The Textile Museum, Washington, DC. She has served on the Andean Textile Arts board from 2003-Present and has been a member of the Washington Performing Arts Women’s Committee since 2013. Jannes joined the Dance Place board in 2011 and served as Board Chair for six years during the Moving Forward Campaign and Leadership Transition. A dear friend introduced Jannes to Dance Place, and she is committed to the range of opportunities for young people as well as programming for performances offering patrons such a broad scope of experimental and excellent presentations.

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