Staff & Board – Genesee Valley Council on the Arts

GVCA

Meet The Staff

Come on up to our office and say "hello"!

MORGAN HELLQUIST
Executive Director director@gvartscouncil.org
KATELYN LANE
Assistant Director assistantdirector@gvartscouncil.org
KAREN CANNING
Traditional Arts Program Director glowtraditions@gvartscouncil.org

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DAVID COON
Collections Manager david@gvartscouncil.org
JULIA STEWART-BITTLE
C.A.M.P.S. Coordinator jesbittle@gmail.com

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MEAGHAN FINDLAY
Grants Coordinator grants@gvartscouncil.org
Natalie Marino
Program Director
Info@gvartscouncil.org

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Board Of Trustees

President
John Chapman has over 25 years of experience in board and nonprofit management. John serves as the Finance Committee Chair, is on the Executive Committee, Fundraising Committee, Fundraising Committee, New Deal Committee and Monroe County Committee.
Vice President
Dr. Ken Cooper received his Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University and has been a member of the Geneseo faculty since 1993. He serves as the Chair of the New Deal Committee and sits on the Monroe County Committee.
Treasurer
Deborah Bump was the Former GVCA Executive Director from 2019 until 2022, and just began her term as Treasurer and also Chairs the Ad Hoc Advisory Committee. Before joining GVCA, Deb worked for 16 years in the finance industry.

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Secretary
Colleen Powers, lifelong community volunteer, is serving her first term on the GVCA Board and sits on the New Deal Committee, and is our Volunteer Coordinator.
Board Member
Steven Berger is a lifelong artist, business owner, and Nurse for The New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities. In his first term, he serves on the Ad-Hoc Advisory Committee and chairs the Marketing Committee.
Board Member
Madeline Donowsky: Madeline is an artist and community member with a background in small business and event planning.

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Board Member
Sue Erdle serves as the ex officio Board of Supervisors Liaison to the GVCA Board, and member of the Audit Committee. Erdle, the West Sparta Town Supervisor, also is aSheep Farmer with a BA in Anthropology/Art History from S.U.C at Brockport, and studied Civil Technology and Land Surveying at MCC. Sue has served for more than 13 years in this role. West Sparta, NY.
Board Member
Tiffany Lee is an Assistant US Attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of New York. She is in her first term at GVCA and serves on the Nominations Committee.

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Board Member
Joshua Coon is an illustrator, educator, and marketer with more than twenty years of experience across creative and strategic disciplines. As Chief of Brand Experience at Truth Collective in Rochester, New York, he focuses on content marketing, creative strategy, and building thoughtful brand experiences for both emerging and established organizations.
Board Member
Dr. Alla Myzelev Associate Professor and Chair of Art History and Coordinator of Museum Studies Minor at SUNY Geneseo. She chairs our Collections Committee.

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