LittleSis: Laura Aswad

Laura Aswad is originally from Binghamton, New York. She received her B.A. in Theater from the State University of New York at Binghamton. From 1989 to 1993 she was the senior associate at International Production Associates, a management and production company in New York. While at IPA, she coordinated domestic and international tours for such artists as Sankai Juku, Philip Glass and the Philip Glass Ensemble, Diamanda Galas and Spalding Gray. She was also tour manager for international and domestic tours of Koyaanisqatsi Live and Powaqqatsi Live by Philip Glass and the Philip Glass Ensemble, Hydrogen Jukebox by Philip Glass, Allen Ginsberg and Jerome Sirlin and the 1992 world tour of Einstein on the Beach by Robert Wilson and Philip Glass. From 1990 to 1993, she was the associate producer of Lincoln Center’s Serious Fun! Festival. From 1993 to 1995, she was company manager for Meredith Monk/The House Foundation for the Arts. She was responsible for all domestic and international of Meredith Monk solo concerts, ensemble tours and music-theater works. From 1996 to 2004 she was producer of the Lincoln Center Festival, the international summer performing arts festival. She has produced numerous productions for the Festival in all genres of the performing arts. Particular highlighted productions she produced include: The Peony Pavilion, the 20-hour Chinese opera presented in 1999, and Ta’ziyeh, a music drama from Iran in 2002. She is an expert in providing non-immigrant visa services, producing live performances in all genres of the performing arts, consulting, programming, producing festivals, and strategic planning. Having toured extensively throughout the United States and internationally, she can provide comprehensive touring and company management consulting services for artists and companies. Laura has been an adjunct faculty member of NYU’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies, where she has taught a course on “Planning Performing Arts Festivals. She is council member of the New York State Council on the Arts.

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Joseph Belluck	Hillary Clinton, Lloyd Doggett, Russ Feingold, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Claire McCaskill, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson, John Edwards, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Kerry Victory 2004, New York State Democratic Committee, Wesley Clark, Ralph Nader, Daniel B Maffei, Eliot Spitzer, Andrew Cuomo, Eric T Schneiderman, John Liu, William Owens, Alan Khazei, GIOIA FOR NEW YORK
Jeffrey R Gural	Hillary Clinton, Russ Feingold, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Claire McCaskill, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, New York State Democratic Committee, Wesley Clark, Daniel B Maffei, Eliot Spitzer, Andrew Cuomo, Eric T Schneiderman, Michael N Gianaris, William Owens, GIOIA FOR NEW YORK
Gail Furman	Hillary Clinton, Russ Feingold, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Claire McCaskill, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson, John Edwards, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, New York State Democratic Committee, Wesley Clark, Daniel B Maffei, Eliot Spitzer, Eric T Schneiderman, William Owens, GIOIA FOR NEW YORK
Daniel L Nir	Hillary Clinton, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Claire McCaskill, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Kerry Victory 2004, New York State Democratic Committee, Wesley Clark, Daniel B Maffei, Eliot Spitzer, Andrew Cuomo, Eric T Schneiderman, William Owens, GIOIA FOR NEW YORK
Bernard L Schwartz	Hillary Clinton, Russ Feingold, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Claire McCaskill, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson, John Edwards, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, New York State Democratic Committee, Eliot Spitzer, Andrew Cuomo, Eric T Schneiderman, Michael N Gianaris, John Liu, GIOIA FOR NEW YORK
William C Rudin	Hillary Clinton, Russ Feingold, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Claire McCaskill, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, New York State Democratic Committee, Daniel B Maffei, Eliot Spitzer, Andrew Cuomo, Michael N Gianaris, William Owens, GIOIA FOR NEW YORK
Leo Hindery Jr	Hillary Clinton, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Claire McCaskill, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson, John Edwards, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, New York State Democratic Committee, Eliot Spitzer, Andrew Cuomo, Eric T Schneiderman, Michael N Gianaris, Alan Khazei, GIOIA FOR NEW YORK
Elizabeth Strickler	Hillary Clinton, Russ Feingold, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Claire McCaskill, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Kerry Victory 2004, New York State Democratic Committee, Andrew Cuomo, Eric T Schneiderman, William Owens, Alan Khazei
George S Kaufman	Hillary Clinton, Russ Feingold, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Bill Nelson, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, New York State Democratic Committee, Daniel B Maffei, Eliot Spitzer, Andrew Cuomo, Eric T Schneiderman, Michael N Gianaris, John Liu, GIOIA FOR NEW YORK
Bernice Manocherian	Hillary Clinton, Russ Feingold, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Claire McCaskill, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson, John Edwards, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, New York State Democratic Committee, Daniel B Maffei, Eliot Spitzer, Eric T Schneiderman, GIOIA FOR NEW YORK
Lisa Perry	Hillary Clinton, Russ Feingold, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Claire McCaskill, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson, John Edwards, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, New York State Democratic Committee, Wesley Clark, Eliot Spitzer, Andrew Cuomo, Eric T Schneiderman
David C Rich	Hillary Clinton, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Claire McCaskill, Bill Nelson, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Kerry Victory 2004, New York State Democratic Committee, Daniel B Maffei, Eliot Spitzer, Andrew Cuomo, Eric T Schneiderman, Michael N Gianaris, William Owens
Barbra Streisand	Hillary Clinton, Russ Feingold, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Claire McCaskill, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson, John Edwards, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Wesley Clark, Eliot Spitzer, Andrew Cuomo, Eric T Schneiderman, William Owens
George Soros	Hillary Clinton, Russ Feingold, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Claire McCaskill, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, New York State Democratic Committee, Wesley Clark, Daniel B Maffei, Andrew Cuomo, Eric T Schneiderman, William Owens
Laurie M Tisch	Hillary Clinton, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Kerry Victory 2004, New York State Democratic Committee, Daniel B Maffei, Eliot Spitzer, Andrew Cuomo, Eric T Schneiderman, Alan Khazei, GIOIA FOR NEW YORK
John Catsimatidis	Hillary Clinton, Russ Feingold, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Claire McCaskill, Bill Nelson, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, New York State Democratic Committee, Eliot Spitzer, Andrew Cuomo, Eric T Schneiderman, Michael N Gianaris, GIOIA FOR NEW YORK
Lewis B Cullman	Hillary Clinton, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Claire McCaskill, Bill Nelson, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, New York State Democratic Committee, Wesley Clark, Daniel B Maffei, Eliot Spitzer, Andrew Cuomo, Eric T Schneiderman, GIOIA FOR NEW YORK
Douglas D Durst	Hillary Clinton, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Claire McCaskill, Bill Nelson, John Edwards, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, New York State Democratic Committee, Wesley Clark, Eliot Spitzer, Eric T Schneiderman, Michael N Gianaris, GIOIA FOR NEW YORK
Mark Gallogly	Hillary Clinton, Russ Feingold, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Claire McCaskill, Bill Nelson, John Edwards, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, New York State Democratic Committee, Daniel B Maffei, Eliot Spitzer, Andrew Cuomo, Alan Khazei
Henry Laufer	Hillary Clinton, Russ Feingold, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Claire McCaskill, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, New York State Democratic Committee, Daniel B Maffei, Eliot Spitzer, Andrew Cuomo, Eric T Schneiderman

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Joseph Belluck