Board | Advisors | Team
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 – Chris Orkild (Director / Senior Portfolio Manager, BMO Private Bank )
Open – Vice Chair
Treasurer – Chris Orkild (until position is filled)
Secretary – Gloria Argueso
Past President – Jay Jennings
Member – Mary Neubauer (Artist, President’s Professor – Sculpture, ASU)
Member – Todd Feltus (Attorney, Kercsmar Feltus & Collins PLLC)
Member – Jana Weldon (Beautification, Arts & Sciences Program Manager, City of Flagstaff)
Member – Brett Benton (President, Assured Partners)
Advisors
Barry Shemer
Orme Lewis, Jr.
Jim Lowman
Team
Shonna James, President & Executive Director
Cassie Wiegmann, Visual Arts Manager
Heidi Dauphin, Exhibitions Manager
Jennifer Roman, Business Operations Specialist
Anne Mello, Resource Specialist
Carolyn Edlund, Gift Shop Coordinator
Kathy Jackson, Volunteer / Memberships
Donna Hardin, Volunteer / Admin.
Pamela Paine, Volunteer / Admin.
Mary Donaldson, Bookkeeper