Winston Calvert Becomes Board Member of Prison Performing Arts

ST. LOUIS (January 17, 2012) - Winston Calvert, an Armstrong Teasdale litigator and former professional clarinetist, has been named to the board of the Prison Performing Arts, a program that involves incarcerated youth and adults in the performing arts to inspire intellectual curiosity and personal development.

Calvert was nominated to the board by Lisa Harper Chang, Director of Community Projects at the Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts, who noted: “We are delighted that Winston will be joining the Prison Performing Arts Board. His strong background in the arts, creative and strategic mindset, and unwavering commitment to the community make him an ideal addition to the Board and will be an invaluable asset as Prison Performing Arts looks to the future.”

Although Calvert’s legal practice focuses on complex environmental transactions and high-profile litigation, he is also heavily involved in the arts and has performed as a professional clarinetist. Calvert received his J.D. from Washington University School of Law, where he was the executive articles editor for Washington University Law Quarterly. He graduated magna cum laude from Southern Illinois University Carbondale, where he earned his B.M. in music performance.

Prison Performing Arts serves incarcerated adults and children at St. Louis City Juvenile Detention Center, Hogan Street Regional Youth Center, Northeastern Correctional Center in Bowling Green, MO and Women's Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center in Vandalia, MO. It nurtures the discipline, teamwork and communication skills necessary for successful re-entry into society and offers continuing programs for participants who have been released.

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