Don Quinn Kelley & Sandra Burton

Don Quinn Kelley & Sandra Burton have contributed to the cultural life of the Berkshires in many ways. A retired professor and filmmaker, Kelley serves as the founding co-chair of the Lift Ev’ry Voice festival, which celebrates African-American culture and heritage in the Berkshires. Burton serves on the Lift Ev’ry Voice steering committee. She is also the Lipp Family director of dance at Williams College and the cofounder of Stalwart Originality: New Traditions in Black Performance, an annual series at Williams College. She has served on the boards of MASS MoCA, Jacob’s Pillow and the New England Foundation for the Arts. She and Kelley also run their nonprofit organization, ThinkLarge.