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In 2010 a non-profit, 501C-3 open membership organization called the Shemer Art Center & Museum Association, Inc., (SACAMA), took on the challenge of taking over from the City of Phoenix the daily operations and staffing of the Shemer Art Center.  The non-profit board and its staff were dedicated to growing the Shemer Art Center into a viable art center that would provide Arcadia and the City of Phoenix, as well as residents visiting or residing in the entire state of Arizona, a unique and inviting atmosphere to enjoy and learn about visual art through classes, workshops, lectures, exhibitions, and events.

Today the SACAMA board of directors and the Shemer Art Center staff continue to dedicate themselves and their efforts to enriching the lives of Phoenix and Arizona residents by providing a “home for the arts” that showcases and supports Arizona artists.

Board of Directors

Chair Emeritis – Chris Orkild (Director / Senior Portfolio Manager, BMO Private Bank )

Chair & Board Counsel – Todd Feltus  (Attorney, Lewis Roca)

           Vice Chair – Open

Treasurer – Breton Stein (Wealth Advisor, PNC Bank)

Secretary – Crystal DeVelis (Retired, Neighborhood Advocate)

Member & Past President – Jay Jennings (Retired, Entrepreneur)

Member – Mary Neubauer  (Artist, President’s Professor – Sculpture, ASU)

Member – Brett Benton  (Director, Assured Partners)

Member – Ali Ozer (Broker, Coldwell Banker Realty)

Member – Mark Tate (Principal, Tate Studio Architects)

Team

Shonna James, President & Executive Director

Cassie Wiegmann, Program Director

Heidi Dauphin, Exhibitions Manager

Ted Ciccone, Art Support Specialist

          Cristina Mitchell, Program Specialist

Amina Steblay, Volunteer Coordinator

Alexa Bolla, Executive Assistant

Kathy Jackson, Volunteer/Memberships

Donna Hardin, Volunteer/Administration

          Marsha Umbenhauer, Volunteer/Administration

Lynn Stern, Volunteer/Administration

Steven Schopf, Volunteer/Administration

Berta Holland, Volunteer/Administration

Gee Gee Seely, Volunteer/Administration

Nancy Eisner, Volunteer/Administration

Mary Donaldson, Advisor

Kim Proctor, Bookkeeper