Staff

Eileen Bagnall

Executive Director

Eileen joined Arts Access as Executive Director in January 2022. Eileen most recently served as the Executive Director of ARTabilityAZ, and brings a passion for making arts accessible to her new role. She has an extensive career in arts administration having worked with professional theaters and managing performing arts centers. Eileen graduated from the University of Arizona with a Bachelor of Arts degree focused on Arts Management and Drama Theory and currently serves on the VSA and Accessibility Advisory Board at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

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[Image Description: A White woman with tortoiseshell glasses and shoulder length hair, wearing a black and white blouse under a black blazer.  She is outdoors, and smiling.]

Contact: eileen@artsaccessinc.org  or 919-833-9919 ext. 1

Makayla Haag

Gallery Manager

Makayla is a mixed media artist with a passion for accessibility and disability justice. She studied art at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Previously she worked in accessibility at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, and in the Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities in Chicago. Makayla enjoys using her art and design knowledge to educate people on disability and the importance of accessibility.

a white woman with blue eyes and long black hair that has been curled and falls down her shoulders
[Image Description: A white woman with long black hair. Wearing a black top and necklace. Smiling at the camera.]

Contact: makayla@artsaccessinc.org or 919-833-9919 ext. 2

Christian Howard

Accessibility & Inclusion Coordinator

Christian Howard is a passionate accessibility advocate. He recently relocated to Raleigh to begin his journey with Arts Access. Having a background in digital accessibility testing for a variety of websites, he is excited to combine his knowledge from this work with his love for the arts, in order to coordinate art-centered events that are inclusive for all. In his spare time, he enjoys writing, live music, and being in nature. He lives with his guide dog, a yellow lab named Umpire.

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[Image Description: A white man wearing sunglasses and a blue polo shirt, stands smiling next to his service dog, Umpire, a yellow lab.]

Contact: christian@artsaccessinc.org or (919) 262-0844