Leadership

Board of Directors

Amy Gillard, President
Executive Director, Harbor Springs Festival of the Book

Cindy McSurely, Vice President
Nonprofit Consultant, The Benedict Group

Tyler Palsrok, Treasurer
General Manager, Image360 Traverse City

Becky Childs, Secretary
Director of Community Engagement, Traverse City Philharmonic

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Sam Charnes
Interlochen Center for the Arts

Kari de Boer
Owner, Art Therapist, LPC, Hawthorn Hive

Julie Hay
HKM, LLC

Chad Lindsey
Executive Director, City Opera House

James Reznich
J2 Farm + Cedar North / Dentolutions

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

Mi Stanley
Rotary Charities

Whitney Waara
Traverse City Tourism

Staff

Troy DeShano, Executive Director

Maria Klimaszewski, Administrative Assistant