Miami-Dade County | Department of Cultural Affairs
Staff & Councils
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
Department Director
(305) 375-4634
Michael Spring serves as director of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, where he is responsible for supervision of a public arts agency with an annual budget of more than $53 million and a staff of 100. He represents the... More
Deputy Director
(305) 375-5042
Marialaura Leslie is an arts administrator with thirty years of experience in nonprofit arts management, cultural policy and local arts agency operations. She serves as Deputy Director of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, a... More
Construction Projects Manager
(305) 375-3671
Carolina Alfonso joined the Department of Cultural Affairs in 2006, as a Construction Projects Manager. She is responsible for the management, development and contract execution for diverse projects including currently existing facilities, projects... 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
Chief of Education, Outreach and Access
(305) 375-5024
Francine Andersen joined the Department of Cultural Affairs in 1993, first as an administrator in support of the Performing Arts Center Trust during the design phase of the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts and the South Miami-Dade... 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