Arts Disaster and Crisis Preparedness Conference 2026

Elizabeth Miller Riley is Co-Owner and Director of Development at Riley Architect Services, PLLC, where she helps lead client engagement and project development with a focus on meaningful, community-centered design. Elizabeth holds degrees from Lipscomb University, Tennessee State University, and Vanderbilt University. She serves in leadership roles with several nonprofit and community organizations, including the Mayfield-Graves Art Guild, Purchase Players Community Theater, The Lighthouse, a Place of Healing, and the Mayfield Farmers Market. Following the December 2021 tornado that devastated Mayfield, Kentucky, Elizabeth became deeply engaged in local disaster recovery efforts. Her experience in both design and nonprofit leadership has strengthened her conviction that the arts are not secondary to recovery, but essential to helping communities heal, remember, and move forward with hope.