Central MN Arts Board of Directors

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Sharon Tracy, Secretary – Sherburne County
Arts Foundations teacher at Buffalo High School's Art Magnet program, Coon Rapids High School Humanities and English Teacher, retired; Elk River Area Arts Alliance, director, retired; MCA Board Member

Chris Rasmussen, Chair – Benton County
Art teacher for 35 years at Foley Senior High, retired. Present MCA Board Member
and CSB/SJU Fine Arts Programming Advisory Council Member.

Diane Paulu – Wright County
BA Studio Art - St. Olaf College; Artist/Designer with SRF Consulting Group, Inc.; Sculpture, Public Art, Photography, Set Design; Buffalo Area Arts Council; Buffalo Art Guild; Wright County Chamber Chorus; Buffalo Community Theater

Mary Jo Holewa, Treasurer – Benton County
The Troupe Theatre, Executive Director; Granite Ledge Township, elected township official; Degree in English Education, Executive VP of MN Association of Community Theatres

Mike Carlson – Stearns County
BA of Arts, U of M; Master of Arts SCSU; Foley High School, Art Teacher, Fall Musical Director; Potter

Michael Eisenstadt, Vice Chair – Stearns County
Senior Veterans Employment Representative/Business Services; St. Cloud Area All-Star Jazz Band, Former Director

Al Hams – Benton County
B. A. Speech/Theatre, SCSU; Founder of Al’s Music, retired; David Swenson Foundation Board of Directors, current member.

Janice Courtney – Stearns County
Arts Adviser/Assistant Director of the St. Cloud State University Program Board. An arts advocate as a previous art educator and currently as an arts administrator. BA in Fine Arts, University of N. Texas; Master of Art, New Mexico State University and a Master of Science, Multicultural Education w/Art Emphasis, SCSU.