David Bury
David works in the areas of management, planning and fundraising. Since founding DB&A in 1981, he has helped arts organizations raise tens of millions of dollars. Prior to forming DB&A, he served as Assistant Director of the Vermont Council on the Arts and Executive Director of the New England Bach Festival. David has taught history and economics on the secondary and post-secondary levels, founded an alternative school, and served as Development Director for a private college. He was a Peace Corps volunteer and trained VISTA volunteers. He received a B.A. from Bethany College, WV in 1964 and a M.A. from Antioch New England in 1968.

Among the clients David has worked with are the Orchestra of St. Luke’s (capital campaign, annual fundraising, development counsel), the American Composers Orchestra (development counsel, capital campaign), Chamber Music America (capital campaign, annual fundraising, development counsel, program development), and many others.

Steve Procter
Steve has been associated with DB&A for nearly 20 years. He has held administrative positions at the Yellow Barn Music School and Festival, the Marlboro Music Festival and the New England Bach Festival. Steve is an accomplished classical guitarist. He has held teaching positions at the Brattleboro Music Center and Castleton State College, among others. He received a B.A. from Middlebury College and holds a M.M. from Ithaca College.

Bryony Romer
Bryony has been with DB&A since 1996, working with clients in the areas of strategic planning, development strategy, and institutional and individual fundraising. Prior to joining DB&A, she worked with a range of cultural organizations including Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, the National Endowment for the Arts, Elders Share the Arts and Ifetayo Cultural Arts Facility. A visual artist herself, Bryony pursues her own work both individually and in collaborative community contexts. She holds a B.A. from Yale University and an M.F.A. from Rutgers University.

Jill Sigman
Before joining DB&A, Jill worked as Development Manager at The Field, a non-profit service organization for performing artists in New York City, and as an independent grant writing instructor and development consultant for artists working in dance, theater, and puppetry. She is a choreographer, solo performer, and the Artistic Director of jill sigman/thinkdance. Jill has presented her work in the US and Europe. Along the way, she has also led architectural tours of Belgium, restored Renaissance tapestries, and taught analytic philosophy. She holds A.B., M.A., and Ph.D. Degrees in philosophy from Princeton University.

Meredith B. Robbins
Prior to joining DB&A, Meredith served as the Development Associate for Miller Theatre at Columbia University, and has worked with New Dramatists, The Public Theater, and Glimmerglass Opera. As a dramaturg, she has been involved with the Princess Grace Awards, Young Playwrights Incorporated, and Scholastic International, as well as numerous premieres. Meredith holds an M.F.A. in Dramaturgy from Brooklyn College, a dual B.A. in Theater and English from Hartwick College, and attended the British Academy of Dramatic Art, London.

Dana Boll
Before joining DB&A as Operations Manager, Dana was Company Manager for American Ballet Theatre's Studio Company. She served as co-chair of the Gallatin Arts Festival at NYU, an assistant teacher at Ballet Academy East, and a resident assistant for the School of American Ballet's Summer Program. Dana is a singer/dancer/actor who works in musical theatre with a range of directors and companies in New York City. She received a B.A. with honors from NYU's Gallatin School of Individualized Study in dance, performance studies, and writing.

Ellia Bisker
Before joining DB&A, Ellia worked with the New York Public Library’s development department, the performing arts service organization The Field, and the Research Center for Arts and Culture at Columbia University. She has also held editorial positions at the Morgan Library & Museum and Simon & Schuster. Ellia is a singer/songwriter who performs her original work in New York City and beyond. She received her B.A. in English with honors from Vassar College and is an M.A. candidate at Columbia University’s program in Arts Administration.

Bethany Wall
Bethany Wall spent 20 years in philanthropy playing a variety of roles for the NYC-based Mertz Gilmore Foundation.  Initially responsible for advancing the Foundation's internal systems, she progressed to program-based work with a portfolio that covered $1 million annual grantmaking supporting urban environmental issues and the arts while managing related funding initiatives for the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust. Most recently, Bethany served as Director of Development & Planning for Riverside Park Fund. She holds a degree in dance education from the University of North Carolina.