WCA BOARD & COMMITTEES

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Board Minutes, Policies etc.

Executive Committee

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Sandra Davis

President
Artist, Gaithersburg, MD
Washington DC Chapter

Janice Nesser-Chu

Treasurer/Secretary
Honor Awards Chair/
WCA Legacy Initiative
WCA Past President (2010–12)
District Dean, School of Communications, Design and Creative Arts
St. Louis Community College, St. Louis, MO

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President Elect

Officers

Laura Morrison

VP for Programming
WCA Past President (2020–22)
Artist, Concord, NH
New Hampshire Chapter
programming [at] nationalwca.org

Sarah Ernst

Exhibitions Chair
Chapter President, WCA/DC Chapter
Artist, Fredericksburg, VA 

 

 

Deborah Deal-Blackwell

VP Development
Colorado Chapter President

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VP Chapter Relations

 

 

VP Special Events

Open

Regional Chairs

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Allicette Torres

Regional Chair Northeast
Visual Artist, Curator, and Arts Writer
Member-at-large

 

Rona Lesser

Regional Chair Southwest
Artist, Houston, TX
Texas Chapter

Gwen Anderson

Regional Chair Southeast

 

 

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Regional Chair Pacific/Northwest

 

 

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Regional Chair Midwest

 

 

Directors (elected through Chapters’ Council or appointed by President)

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Veronica Clements

2023–26
Young Women’s Caucus Chair
Artist, Chicago, IL
Chicago Chapter

Lisa Stavinoha

2024–27
Eco-art Caucus Chair
Texas Chapter

 

Mattie Sterling

2025–28
Director
Artist, Savannah, GA
Member-at-large

 

 

Amanda Banks

2022–25
Artist, Huntsville, AL
Alabama Chapter

 

Cathy Salser

2021–24
Legacy Giving Chair

Artist, CA
Southern California Chapter

Board Appointed Advisor

CAA and the Committee on Women in the Arts Liaison

Rachel Epp Buller

Assistant Professor,
Bethel College, Newton, KS
Member-at-large

Staff

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Karin Luner

Director of Operations
Saugerties, NY

Standing Committees

Honor Awards Selection Committee

Chair: Janice Nesser-Chu
Amalia Mesa-Bains
Meg Duguid
Kat Griefen
Melissa Potter
Susan Fisher Sterling
Ruth Weisberg

Nominations Committee

Chair: Laura Morrison
Janicie Nesser-Chu
Rona Lesser
CM Judge
Cathy Salser
Andi Steele

Conference Committee

Open

AD HOC Committees

Communications Committee

Chair: Kimberly Hart
Laura Morrison

Exhibitions Committee

Chair: Sarah Ernst
Amanda Banks
Allicette Torres
Deborah Deal-Blackwell
Sandra Davis 

Governance Committee

Chair:  Janice Nesser-Chu
Laura Morrison

Legacy Committee

Chair:  Cathy Salser
Barbara Wolanin
Sandra Mueller

Membership Committee

Chair: Sandra Davis
Laura Morrison