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Staff & Board

We're a team of artists, professionals, and leaders dedicated to supporting and empowering craft artists through readiness, relief, and recovery programs at CERF+.

Denise Bohart Brown Art

Denise Bohart Brown art

Staff

Ruby Lopez Harper

She/Her/Ella
Executive Director

James Hafferman

He/Him/His
Deputy Director

Nichole Potzauf

She/Her/Ella
Director of Advancement

Charity Hall

She/Her/Hers
Communications Manager

Lindsey Hayakawa

She/Her/Hers
Advancement Coordinator

Kim Sudol

She/Her/Hers
Senior Administrative Manager

Deanna Poelsma

She/Her/Hers
Manager, Artist Grants

Marisol Gomez

She/Her
Finance Coordinator

Ebony Bailey

she/her/hers
Manager, Field Education and Programs

Board of Directors

Adrienne Benjamin

Anishinaabe multi-faceted artist, Equity advocate, and Cultural educator

Deb Dormody, Treasurer

Strategist, Arts Leader, Grantmaker

Dr. Allison Druin

Associate Provost for Research & Strategic Partnerships, Pratt Institute

Lindsay Gates

Artist, Executive Director of Touchstone Center for Crafts

Marjorie Hunt

Folklife Curator and Education Specialist, Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Lauren Kalman, Vice Chair

Professor and Chair of the Department of Art, Art History, and Design at Wayne State University

Ashanti McGee

Artist and Arts Advocate

Jean Mandeberg

Artist, Faculty Emerita, The Evergreen State College

Jaydan Moore, Board Chair

Metalsmith, Printmaker

Greg Stice, Secretary

Cherokee coppersmith, Sr Risk Management Administrator for Cherokee Nation Businesses, LLC

Pati Young

Psychotherapist (Retired), Collector/Craft Advocate, Former JRA and ACC Board Member

Debra Ruzinsky

She/Her
Executive Director of Sonoran Glass School

Diana Dávila

Studio Artist and Art Professor

Javier Hernandez

he/him
Associate Professor, Dean of the School of Arts, Design and Creative Industries at the Universidad del Sagrado Corazón

Brandi Hunter

She/Her
Emergency Management Professional, Founder and CEO of Aspiring Emergency Managers Online

Lydia Warren

she/her and they/them
Director of the Frank & Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center

Hadassah St. Hubert

she/her
Independent Scholar and Preservationist

Community Members, Grants Committee

Lisa Moore

Quilt Artist

Michael Royce

CEO of New York Foundation for the Arts

Jaime Suárez

Ceramic Artist

Interested in serving on the CERF+ board or getting more involved in supporting CERF+ initiatives and activities?

In one of many ways that we are continuing our journey as a more participatory organization, we now have an open submission process. Please fill out this brief form to express your interest today:

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