Leadership

Board of Directors

Gary Gatzke, President
Director, Continuing & Community Education, Interlochen Center for the Arts
Principal Bass, Traverse City Philharmonic

Megan Holtrey, Vice President
Operations Manager, Dennos Museum Center

Nick Walsh, Secretary
Artist & Graphic Designer, Nick Walsh Design
Project Director, Grand Traverse Art Bomb & Basement Art Shows

Diana Baribeau, Treasurer
Retired Executive Director, City Opera House

Mercedes Bowyer, Immediate Past President
Director of Donor Engagement, Grand Traverse Community Foundation

Michelle Bien
Education & Outreach Coordinator, Crooked Tree Art Center
Independent Artist, Atelier Bien

Sue Brown
Director of Development, NAMI Grand Traverse

Becky Childs
Director of Community Engagement, Traverse City Philharmonic

Amy Gillard
Executive Director, Harbor Springs Festival of the Book

Amanda Kik
Co-Founder / Co-Director, Crosshatch Center for Art & Ecology

Chad Lindsey
Executive Director, City Opera House

Brett Sinclair
DEI Consultant, Raven & Lotus; Sonder DEI Network

Kristi Wodek
Vice President, Crooked Tree Arts Center

 

Staff

Mary Bevans Gillett, Executive Director

Troy DeShano, Associate Director

Maria Klimaszewski, Administrative Assistant