Board | Advisors | Staff
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 Arizona artists and nurtures creativity and imagination.
Board of Directors
Loren Molever, Chair (Attorney/Principal, Molever Conelly PLLC)
Sandra Whyman, Past President (Retired, Former Art & Curriculum Specialist)
Open – Vice President
Open – Secretary
Chris Orkild, Treasurer (Director / Senior Portfolio Manager, BMO Private Bank )
David Benton, Board Council (Attorney, City of Peoria and Sims, Murray, Ltd.)
Goldthwaite H. (G.H.) Dorr, III (Ret8red Art Museum Director)
Dana Burkhardt, Board Member (Community Development Consultant, HUB Planning & Urban Design)
Christopher Meyers, Board Member (Attorney, Wilenchik & Bartness)
Judy Gold, Board Member (Retired)
Advisors
Barry Shemer
Jack Shemer
Orme Lewis, Jr.
Jim Lowman
Michel Sarda
Howard Hirsch
Staff
Shonna James, President & Executive Director, shonna@shemerartcenter.org
Andie Olson, Program Manager, andie@shemerartcenter.org
Anne Mello, Gift Shop Manager, anne@shemerartcenter.org
Robin Manelis, Administrative Assistant, robin@shemerartcenter.org
Kathy Jackson, Volunteer / Memberships, kathy@shemerartcenter.org
Amina Steblay, Volunteer / Volunteers & Reports, amina@shemerartcenter.org
Mary Donaldson, Bookkeeper
