Denise in the Streets
February 2023
Satchmo at the Waldorf
Denise attended a performance of “Satchmo at the Waldorf” starring L. Peter Callender at San Jose Stage, directed by Ted Lange (starred on TV’s “The Love Boat”).
FAll 2022
Denise meeting with NEA Chair
Denise had two opportunities to meet with National Endowment for the Arts’ newly-appointed Chair Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson when she visited the SF Bay Area.
Here I am with Dr. Jackson at the panel and reception at the Oakland Museum, hosted by Oakland Cultural Affairs Division. Dr. Jackson and Cultural Affairs Director Roberto Bedoya engaged in a discussion about the state of the Arts in our nation.
“I was so surprised to discover in our conversations that Maria and I attended the same high school in Los Angeles!” ~ Denise Pate
May 31, 2022
Denise speaks to Arts Management Students from New York
Denise joined Ralph Remington, San Francisco’s Director of Cultural Affairs, in a talk with students from SUNY-Buffalo’s arts management programs.
Denise shared with them that “there were no arts management programs in California colleges when I began my college career. I had no idea that I could become an arts administrator.” She also talked about her path to her work as an arts funder.
Summer 2018
Denise at Tommy Orange Interview
Denise and bestselling author of “There There,” Tommy Orange, after his interview with Oakland station KTOP.
Tommy Orange mentions Denise in his acknowledgments in his book, and one of the short stories in the book is based on his encounter with a grant review panel led by Denise.
