WCA BOARD & COMMITTEES

Executive Committee

President
Margo Hobbs, Art Historian, Chair and Associate Professor at Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA 
President Elect
Julia Marsh, Art Gallery Director, Rider University, Lawrenceville, NJ
Treasurer/Secretary/Honor AwardsChair/WCA Legacy Initiative
Janice Nesser-Chu, Dean of Liberal Arts, Chair of Humanities, and Prof. at Florissant Valley College, St. Louis, MO
VP for Chapter Relations
Laura Morrison, Artist, Concord, NH 
Past President
Susan M. King, Artist and Art Historian, Santa Clara, CA

Officers

VP for Programming
Sandra Mueller, Artist, Curator, and Community Organizer, Founder, Zest Collaborations, Mailbu, CA
Exhibition Chair
Noreen Dean Dresser, Artist, Chapter Treasurer WCA New York, WCA Past President (2002-04)

Regional Vice Chairs

Regional Chair Northeast
OPEN
Regional Chair Southeast 
OPEN 
Regional Chair Midwest
Laurie Hall, Independent Artist, Curator, and Collector, Middleton, WI
Regional Chair Southwest
Rona Lesser, Artist, Houston, TX
Regional Chair Pacific/Northwest
Ulla Barr, Artist, San Clemente, CA 

Standing Committee Chairs

Special Events
OPEN 
Student Clubs
Sondra Schwetman, Artist, Associate Professor at Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA 
Nominations Chair 
OPEN

Directors

2019–22
Sondra Schwetman, Artist, Associate Professor at Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA
Emily Getsay, Artist, Atlanta, GA
Pattie Byron, Artist, Denver, CO and Cincinnati, OH
2018–21
Linda Gilbert-Schneider, Art Curator, Brooklyn, NY
2017–20
Dale Osterle, Artist, DeKalb, IL

Caucus Chairs

Eco-art Caucus
Marcia Wood, Artist, NH
International Caucus
OPEN
Jewish Women Artists Network (JWAN)
Reva Solomon, Artist, NY
Young Women’s Caucus (YWC)
Bianca Lago, Artist, CA

Board Appointed Advisor

CAA and the Committee on Women in the Arts Liaison
Rachel Epp Buller, Assistant Professor, Bethel College, Newton, KS 

Staff

Director of Operations
Karin Luner, Saugerties, NY

COMMITTEES

Legacy Committee

Chair: Janice Nesser-Chu
Janet Wade
Marilyn Hayes
Sandra Mueller
Linda Gilbert-Schneider
Susan King

Communications Committee

Chair: OPEN
Susan King
Noreen Dean Dresser
Sandra Mueller
Margo Hobbs

Membership Committee

Chair: Laura Morrison
Susan M. King
Janice Nesser-Chu
Margo Hobbs
Noreen Dean Dresser
Sondra Schwetman 

Governance Committee

Chair: Janice Nesser-Chu
Julia Marsh
Susan King
Margo Hobbs

Student Clubs

Chair: Sondra Schwetman
Susan King
Margo Hobbs

Queer Committee

Chair: Emily Getsay
Noreen Dean Dresser
Margo Hobbs 

Honor Awards Selection Committee

Chair: Janice Nesser-Chu
Amalia Mesa-Bains
Ferris Olin 
Howardena Pindell
Melissa Potter 
Ruth Weisberg