Staff, Board, & Committees
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Nicole Nathan
Executive Director
Nicole has worked with arts and culture organizations throughout the northwest for more than two decades. Trained in curatorial practice and collections care, she has developed a host of exhibitions, contributed to publications, and worked with such institutions as Museum of Contemporary Craft (OR), Museum of Pop Culture (WA), Japanese American Museum of Oregon, and the High Desert Museum (OR). Nicole is a Lake Oswego Chamber Ambassador, and past board member of the Oregon Womens History Consortium and the Multnomah County Cultural Coalition.
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Norah Crean
Public Art and Collections Manager
Norah is from Washington DC and has worked in the arts since graduating college. She holds a BA in Art History with focus on Museum and Gallery Practice. Her experience extends from exhibition curation to program management. With a strong focus in community practice, she has worked to integrate visual art at music venues, as well as facilitate large scale murals in San Francisco, CA, where she lived for the past ten years. Norah founded The Midway Artist Studio Residency, which won the 2023 Anthem Small Biz Spotlight award, and has been leading that program since its origin in 2019.
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Morgan Ritter
Curator and Programs Manager
Bio information coming soon.
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Wendy Riley
Communications Manager
Bio information coming soon.
Thank you to our amazing Board and committee members
Board Members
Carey Haladay, Co-President
Melissa Messner, Co-President
Samantha Springer, Vice President
Rachel Rittman, Secretary
Larry Kitchen, Treasurer
Tiffany Minus, Past President
Beverly Aldinger
Bonnie Cartwright
Aaron Fishman
Jim Frank
Patrick Gutierrez
Lynne Naughton
Dave Riback
Elizabeth Sattelberger
Emeritus
Bill Tierney
Pat Vessely
Committee Members
Public Art Committee
Ben Mefford, Co-Chair
Pat Vessely, Co-Chair
Stephen Cohen
Shane Kucera
Bob Liddell
Lauren O’Neill
Nan Robertson
Manjula Bhatia (Alt Member)
Rachel Verdick, City Council Liaison
John Wendland, City Council Liaison
Emeritus
Dave Bower
Gallery Without Walls Committee
Melissa Messner, Chair
Dr. Stacy Geisler
Sara Lea
Amy Lincoln
Leslie Peterson Sapp
Pat Vessely
Terresa White