CAST

Heidi Tansom - Executive Director - full time

Heidi leads the team at the PCA with positivity and a love for the transformative power of the arts! Heidi has immense love and gratitude for her staff, the patrons, donors and volunteers who make her job so enjoyable. In addition to her role at the PCA, Heidi also sits on the board of the Minnesota Presenters Network and is a long standing member of the Faribault Tourism Commission. Heidi can be reached at: director@paradisecenterforthearts.or

Julie Fakler - Visual Arts and Education Director - full time

Julie holds a BFA in painting and drawing from Minneapolis College of Art and Design. In addition to managing the gallery exhibits and education classes at the PCA, Julie is an artist in her own right and often teaches classes at the PCA. Fakler sits on the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council (SEMAC) Advisory Panel. Julie can be reached at: info@paradisecenterforthearts.org

Rhonda Norgaard - Administrative Assistant - part time

Rhonda may have the title of Admin. Asst., but she provides so much more to the PCA! Rhonda handles all of the paperwork that floats around in the back office and actually seems to like it! Her office is in the basement where she organizes all of us and dreams up new creative ideas for the classes she teaches here at the PCA. Rhonda can be reached at: accounting@paradisecenterforthearts.org

Char Johnson - Box office staff - part time

Char is one half of the team that makes up our box office staff. Char has an amazing ability to juggle patron requests, phone calls, donations and more, and still finds time to keep us all supplied with chocolate! Char is a fiber and clay artist who teaches classes at the Paradise center for the Arts. In addition, she has volunteered on the Gallery Committee and Education Committee for years. Char can be reached at: boxoffice@paradisecenterforthearts.org

Dallas Musselman

- Box office staff - part time

Dallas is the other half of the box office staff team. Dallas artfully wears many hats while selling tickets, processing memberships, telling PCA history and keeping us all on our toes with her delightful stories filled with many different accents! If you don’t see Dallas behind the desk, she just might be on the stage! Dallas can be reached at: boxoffice@paradisecenterforthearts.org

Sara Caron - Production Coordinator - part time

Sara has the enviable position of being the main contact for the performers at the PCA. Caron also writes all of the press releases for the events happening at the Paradise. In addition to her part time work at the PCA, Sara is a Faribault City Councilwoman. Sara can be reached at: production@paradisecenterforthearts.org

Maddy Walsh - Marketing - part time

Maddy is the Marketing Specialist for the Paradise Center for the Arts. Maddy has the benefit of youth in dealing with all of the technical parts of our marketing systems, and the experience of being an incredible wordsmith and artist! She shows her true love of the arts all while giving our patrons the information they need. Maddy works remotely most of the time, but if she is at the PCA make sure and say ‘Hello’ to our newest team member!

Maddy can be reached at marketing@paradisecenterforthearts.org

Wille - Custodian - part time

Many thanks to Linda who helps us to keep the PCA in ‘ship shape’ and sanitized!

Supporting Cast Board Members

Cate Grinney, President

Matt Long, Vice President

Cheryl Steinberg, Treasurer

Wanda Holmgren, Secretary