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Artist Description The three artists running the Rashkis program are Marlon Torres, <br />Doug Largent and Tiana Sutton. <br />NC AIA’s Executiv e Director, Marlon Torres, ov ersees the program in <br />all schools. As former principal dancer of the international modern <br />dance company Galumpha, Marlon created and performed award- <br />winning choreography showcased around the world. His work as a <br />Planner, Trainer, and Dev eloper of Project Management Concepts <br />through Body Mov ement receiv ed the 2014 Platinum Award from the <br />NC Project Management Institute. He holds an MBA in marketing from <br />the Univ ersity of Leicester in the UK and earned a B.A. in theatre and <br />dance from Binghamton Univ ersity. Marlon is Hispanic. <br />Musical Director Doug Largent is a Carrboro, NC-based music <br />director, double bassist, jazz organist and pianist. After earning his <br />degree at UNC-Chapel Hill, Doug worked in New York City as a <br />freelance musician at jazz clubs such as The Blue Note, Smalls, and <br />the Jazz Standard. As a studio musician, he contributed to hundreds <br />of projects, including Emmy-winning children's programs W onder <br />Pets, Sesame Street, and Third and Bird. After mov ing back to NC in <br />2010, Doug has played in productions at NC Theater, Burning Coal <br />Theater, and Raleigh Little Theater. He serv ed on the faculty of The <br />UNC Jazz W orkshop. His jazz group The Doug Largent Trio has <br />released fiv e albums. Doug plays organ and bass at Unity Church of <br />the Triangle and Cornerstone Presbyterian. He accompanies ballet <br />classes at Duke Univ ersity. Doug is a part-time employee of Arts in <br />Action. Doug is white. <br />Tiana Sutton is a dancer and choreographer who has been with NC <br />AIA for the past three years. She is a full-time NC AIA teaching artist, <br />and she also teaches hip hop at sev eral area schools and is trained <br />in the NDI methodology. Tiana is African American. <br />Are you hiring <br />multicultural artists <br />with the requested <br />funds from this <br />grant? <br />Yes <br />For each multicultural <br />artist you intend to <br />hire, please list their <br />name, race, and how <br />much you plan to pay <br />them. <br />Marlon Torres, Hispanic, $1,500; Tiana Sutton, African American, <br />$1,500. <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 59E3910D-F8AD-4560-94EE-2F65304A3A11