Miami-Dade County | Department of Cultural Affairs
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The Miami-Dade County Cultural Affairs Council serves as Board to the Department of Cultural Affairs and is comprised of fifteen volunteer members appointed by the Board of County Commissioners.
The Tourist Development Council (TDC) is a nine-member volunteer board whose members are appointed by the County Commissioners and have backgrounds in the tourism industry.
Staff listing
Director
(305) 375-5042
Ashlee K. Thomas serves as the Director of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs following a distinguished tenure as Interim Director in 2025 and Deputy Director in 2023. Appointed after a national search with broad community support... More
Assistant Director
(305) 375-2523
Graham Winick currently serves as Assistant Director of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs.
He has made a career of combining his experiences in film, arts, culture and tourism with public affairs and administration towards... More
Cultural Projects Administrator
(305) 375-4636
Kelly Allocco joined the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs in July of 2001 and serves as the administrator for three of the Department’s grants programs: 1) the Major Cultural Institutions (MCI) Grants Program, which provides funding... More
Cultural Projects Administrator
305-375-2554
Stephanie is the Cultural Projects Administrator for the Youth Arts Enrichment Program (YEP) and the Summer Arts & Science Camps for Kids (SAS-C) at the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs. Funded by The Children’s Trust, these... More
Cultural Projects Administrator
(305) 375-4209
Roxana Barba is an arts administrator and artist with twenty years of professional experience.
She joined the Department of Cultural Affairs on 2012, taking over the management of the Community Grants program, a quarterly project-based grant serving... More
Cultural Projects Administrator
(305) 375-5092
Nikenna Smart, a Coconut Grove native, received her Bachelors of Science degree with Cum Laude Honors in Political Science and Public Administration from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) in Tallahassee, Florida. Prior to joining... More