SPIN BOARD MANAGEMENT CHANGES Gloria asked me to fill in the dates. I. (Place this at the end of her Message.) Kaki Steward started as a secretary on the Board of Directors in 2006 when she replaced departing Secretary Ed Noyce. She remained secretary until she became the VP IN 2010. She has coordinated two Festivals – 2010 and 2014. She was a key member of the Festival Team in 2012. Silk Painters International, our volunteer-managed organization, is excited to announce its 11 new board members. Kaki Steward who has served on the board for eight years, four as the vice president, is now the new president. She brings years of experience managing festivals, plus a commitment to seeing SPIN grow and prosper. Gloria Lanza-Bajo, the new vice president, will continue in her role as membership chair and member of the Website Committee; and outgoing president, Joyce Estes, who has served us well through many major changes in SPIN, has agreed to stay on the board as its treasurer. Both Joyce and Gloria have agreed to co-chair the 2016 Festival. Other members of the board in their same positions are: Suzanne Visor (secretary), Suzanne Knight (chapter chair), Ursula Wamister (coordinator for Europe), Addie Chernus (festival vendor coordinator) and Rashmi Agarwal (international relations). Three new members of the board, who will add much with their skills as artists and business people, are Nadja Lancelot, Rosemary Cohen and Hellenne Vermillion.
We’re losing two members of the board: Suzanne Punch, who has chaired the Committee for Distinguished Artists and been a member of the Website Committee; and Jean-Louis Mireault, who has monitored and maintained the SPIN Facebook page. Jean-Louis will continue monitoring Facebook and Suzanne will continue on the Website Committee; however, we will miss having them on the Board.