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Mary Anne Carter | 2019 National Book Festival
On August 1 of this year, Mary Anne Carter was confirmed as the 12th Chair of the National Endowment for the Arts (but has served as acting chair since June 2018). She has overseen expansion of an arts therapy program for U.S. service members and veterans called Creative Forces.
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