Board Members and Committees
Pat Pettit
Acts as Chief Executive Officer
Supervisees WCA affairs
Sees that the Board resolutions and policies
are maintained
Appoints the Chairs and Members of all Committees
Fill resignations and vacancies on the Board
Maria Lyle
Assists the President in her duties
Leads meetings if the President is absent
Serves as a Committee Chairperson when appointed by the President
Ruthy Hyatt
Collects annuals dues
Pays all bills
Reconciles the checkbook with bank statements
monthly and presents copies to the President and
Recording Secretary at Board Meetings
Submits an annual budget for the upcoming year
Secretary
Prepares and disseminates Board Meeting minutes
Keeps accurate written records of all business decisions of the Board of Directors
Michelle Hauser
Organizes and keeps records for WCA
Files programs of exhibitions and photos submitted by members of their events in the WCA album
Coordinates with WCA Photographer to update photo files
Maintains any archival and historical documents to be kept for future reference in actual paper storage so they can be reviewed by members at regular membership meetings
COMMUNICATIONS
Adrienne Watts
Compiles received announcements and events provided by the President, Board and Members.
Edits and updates WCA Newsletter
Shares via email the Monthly WCA Newsletter
Angela J. Murray
Updates and Maintains the WCA website
Creating and Editing website content
Catalogs all WCA published news
Nancy Hielscher
Cultivates media relationships and maintains all print
and electronic contact lists
Maintains all WCA related content for Facebook and Instagram accounts
Partners with other WCA committee chairs and
members to promote and share member news,
images, gallery events and awards across applicable platforms
Writes and distributes WCA Press Releases
Janice Newman
Represents WCA in reaching out to members in times of difficulty
Sends appropriate greeting cards and notes in mail
Reports in the monthly News Update with member's permission
COMMITTEES
EXHIBITIONS
Maura Casorio
Finds venues for exhibitions
Prepares exhibition prospectus
Selects Juror
Selects receiving and hanging committees
Oversees reception arrangements as needed
Kathleen McHugh
LUNCH CRITIQUES
MEMBERSHIP
Jan Kravec
Schedules and organizes Lunch Critiques
Provides guidelines to the hosts
Supervises and facilitates the critique
process at the meetings
Submits an announcement to the monthly newsletter for scheduled
critiques with instructions for signing up to attend and
asking for volunteers to host future critiques
Submits dates and host names of scheduled critiques
to the webmaster for inclusion on the monthly calendar
Betty Greenspan
Recruits new members through publicity and referrals.
Contacts potential new members and informs them
of WCA activities and programs
Reviews and processes applications and sends out
email acceptances to new members
Coordinates new member payments and information
with Treasurer and Web Liaison
Keeps membership information and application forms updated
Reminds all members via the News Update of the
renewal period, October 1 - November 30, for the upcoming year
SPECIAL PROGRAMS
Linda Driggs
Plans special programs and events for WCA Membership
Books venues and reserves dates for events
Coordinates with speakers, workshop leaders and facilitates audio-visual presentations
Presents receipts to the Treasurer for reimbursement of presenters’ fees
Harriett Hritz
RETREAT
Yolanda Seitz-Burman
Sends membership announcement of upcoming retreat
Plans optional workshop(s)
Assigns rooms and confirms all arrangements necessary
Confirms all arrangements with the reserved location manager
Makes arrangements for next year’s retreat
Marsha Ouimette
SCHOLARSHIP
PHOTOGRAPHER
Liz Cole
Confirms identity and contact information of administrative
offices at designated high schools/ colleges in the rotation
Meets with the committee to select a recipient and
notifies all applicants of the selection
Requests recipient's presence at the WCA Finale event,
the recipient should be prepared to share one or
more artworks and provide a short description of her
processes and objectives
Obtains award and makes presentation at the meeting
Encourages the scholarship recipient to actively
participate in WCA events
Maria Lyle
Attends and photographs all events
Offers special pricing for member headshots and artwork as needed for the website
Assists Website Liaison with imagery issues
Provides photos for Historian, Archives, Social Media and PR