Board/Staff

The Board of Directors for the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center

Dave Johnson - Interim Foundation President, Trustee
Anne Dalton - Trustee
Lynn Bedford - Trustee
Dean Bensen - Trustee
Katherine Occhiogrosso - Trustee
Michael Paul Miller
Martha Moyer
Jan Dove
Jean Fleischfresser
Michael Mills

Trustees Emeritus:
Oscar Zable (deceased)
Helen Radke (deceased)
James Butler (deceased)
Jeanne Martin
Darlene Clemens
Jane Hughes
Hope Stroble
Mary Hunchburger
Vicki Gronvall
Vicci Rudin

Staff

Jessica Elliott
Executive Director
jessica@pafac.org

Jessica is a wonderful addition to the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center. She has strong networking and project management skills to simultaneously drive multiple projects and events. She has a graduate degree in Community Leadership specializing in non-profit management and development. Jessica was the Manager of last year’s PAFAC Shakespeare production of “A Midsummer’s Night Dream," and is continuing in that position this year for “The Tempest”.

Tavin Dotson
Administrative Assistant
tavin@pafac.org

Tavin has been working with the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center since the summer of 2015 where he worked on a Midsummer Night’s Dream. Since then, he was hired as the Administrative Assistant, and was Stage Manager for their most recent production of The Tempest. Outside of being a college student he works as the Lighting Technician at the Port Angeles Performing Arts Center. His goal is to become a professional lighting designer and get his MFA in Theater Production.

Lindsay Smithberg
Administrative Coordinator
lindsay@pafac.org

Lindsay is the newest addition to PAFAC as the Administrative Coordinator. She is an artist, creating and selling her own pieces that are inspired by nature and fine detail. She moved to the Olympic Peninsula from Southeast Alaska, with prior experience working in Alaska’s top rated art gallery. Lindsay has attended Academy of Art University, studying Interior Architecture and Design. She is looking forward to connecting with local artists, and to be a part of the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center team!

Randy Powell
Exhibition Manager – Clark Mundy’s “Between Worlds”
randy@pafac.org

Randy Powell is ecstatic to be working with the arts in Port Angeles! He has an undergraduate degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where he studied in the Painting, Drawing, and Sound departments, with a focus on contemporary culture. Randy is looking forward to be working with local artist Clark Mundy to bring new artwork into the Fine Art Center's gallery space. He also maintains his own art practice, and is active in the local theater community.

Anna Andersen
Artistic Director – Shakespeare in the Woods
fallingforshakespeare@gmail.com

Anna comes to the Olympic Peninsula from California, where she worked in theaters professionally both in Los Angeles and the Bay Area. Her single-minded pursuit of theatrical training and experience led her to discover Shakespeare at the age of 12. Within 10 years, Anna would land her dream role as Katharina in Kate Geer's production of Taming of the Shrew. At the age of 25, she became the Program Director for Shakespeare by the Sea, one of LA's largest Shakespeare Festivals. During her time in Los Angeles, Anna was also a company member of Circus Theatricals, led by Jack Stehlin and Alfred Molina. In San Francisco, she joined the Generation Theatre, a bilingual (French/English) company that made its home on the stage of the Fort Mason Theatre. While acting and directing are both close to her heart, Anna's biggest passion lies in teaching.

Shannon Cosgrove
Event Manager – Shakespeare in the Woods
shannon@pafac.org

Shannon is thrilled to be working with the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center as the Event Manager for the Shakespeare in the Woods event. She attended the University of Oregon, where she majored in English. While she’s tried her hand at many things, writing is her passion. She has been known to act when talked into it, and has a background in Improv. She’s very happy to be working among the eccentric people and beautiful scenery of the Olympic Peninsula.