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Staff & Board of Directors

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EMILY GIBBONS

Executive Director

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DAVID
BEALE

President

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Finance Committee Chair

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MARTHA BECK

Vice President

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Personnel Committee Chair

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SHERRY
DANS

Treasurer

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Membership Committee Chair

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Katie
Keyser

Secretary

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NANCY DAFOE

Board Member

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MARY ELLIOTT

Board Member

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CAROL FITZGERALD

Executive Director

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TINA
MINERVINI

Events Committee Chair

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Scholarship Committee Chair

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MARY
COFFEY

Lifetime Achievement Award Committee Chair

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MONICA
RYAN

Board Member

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JO
SCHAFFER

Board Member

STANDING COMMITTEES*

 Nominating Committee

 Finance Committee

 Personnel Committee

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AD HOC COMMITTEES*

Gallery

 Membership

Events

 Arts and Wine

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*Board President and Executive Director serve on all committees.

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