MAILING & STREET ADDRESS Artist Trust is located at the corner of 12th Avenue and East Denny Way in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood (three blocks east of Broadway). Click here for printable directions.
PHONE, FAX & EMAIL 206/467-8734
1/866/21-TRUST toll-free
206/467-9633 fax
info (at) artisttrust (dot) org
HOURS OF OPERATION Monday-Friday, 9:30am-5:30pm
ARTIST TRUST STAFF
(Email staff by using their first name followed by @artisttrust.org)  Fidelma McGinn
Executive Director, Ext. 12
Since November 2005, Fidelma has directed all aspects of Artist Trust's day-to-day operations including administration, fundraising, and program activities. Prior to her appointment at Artist Trust, she was Executive Director of Film Arts Foundation, one of the nation's top resource centers for independent filmmakers, located in San Francisco, and was Executive Director for 911 Media Arts Center, based in Seattle (1997-2003). She has served as a panelist and nominator for grantmakers such as the Rockefeller Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, Rasmusen Foundation and 4Culture. Her non-profit board experience includes service on the National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture (two years as Board Chair), Richard Hugo House, and Ninth Street Independent Film Center. She is currently a board member of Washington State Arts Alliance and Grantmakers in Film and Electronic Media (GFEM). Before joining the non-profit sector, she spent seven years at Microsoft Corporation developing localization strategies for the Desktop Applications Division. She has a degree in Marketing and Communications from the College of Commerce in Dublin and is a graduate of Stanford Graduate Business School’s program for Executive Leadership in the Non-profit Arts. When not attending the latest artful event, she can be found hiking and exploring the great outdoors of the Northwest.
PROGRAM STAFF  Monica Miller
Director of Programs, Ext. 10
Monica manages and facilitates all aspects of Artist Trust's granting programs, education and information services including Grants for Artist Projects (GAP), Artist Trust/WSAC Fellowship Program, and the Twining Humber Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement. Monica has worked at Artist Trust since 2004, as Programs Associate, Special Events Manager, and Director of Individual Giving. Monica has organized many events for Seattle’s nonprofit arts community, many of which were fundraisers. Monica was the Parade Director for the Fremont Solstice Parade in 2004, and as member of SOIL, an artist-run non-profit, Monica managed SOIL’s art auction for five years.
 Miguel Guillen
Information Services Manager, Ext. 11
Miguel is the Information Services Manager for Artist Trust. Miguel oversees all aspects of Information Services including research, collection, organization and distribution of information about funding and other opportunities for artists. He produces and publishes Possibilities and Artists’ Assets. He also manages the Information Services components of the Artist Trust website and Artist Trust Memberships. Miguel has completed the Arts Management Certificate Program, has an Associate of Arts Degree from Seattle Central Community College and a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle. He is a practicing visual artist.
 Nirmala Singh-Brinkman
EDGE Program Coordinator, Ext. 20
Nirmala provides administrative support for the EDGE Program as well as for the instructors and participants, and she helps to facilitate the EDGE sessions. She has a PhD in Comparative Literature and research interests in the role of literature and visual art in social and political movements and in the making of cultural identities. In her work at Artist Trust, Nirmala is committed to supporting individual artists and their enrichment of society and daily life.
 Heather Joy Helbach-Olds
EDGE Projects Director, Ext. 20Â
Heather has been at Artist Trust since 2001, serving as Director of Information Services and then Director of Programs. Currently, as EDGE Projects Director, she is working on Artist Trust's EDGE expansion efforts for Film and Literary artists. Heather has completed the Arts Management Certificate Program and the Commercial Photography Program at Seattle Central Community College. She is a practicing artist, and serves on the board of Blue Earth Alliance, a non-profit that raises awareness about endangered cultures, threatened environments and social concerns through photography.
 Jay Steingold
Programs Assistant
Jay assists the Director of Programs as well as other Programs staff in various aspects of the grant and workshop programs. Currently he attends the University of Washington as an aspiring writer.
DEVELOPMENT STAFF  Sheila Siden
Director of Development, Ext. 17
Sheila manages foundation, corporate and government funding at Artist Trust. Before joining Artist Trust, Sheila raised funds and developed audiences for culture and arts: Nikkei Heritage Association of Washington’s project to build a new Japanese Cultural and Community Center; Northwest African American Museum; and Gage Academy of Fine Art. Sheila came to arts and culture after 10 years marketing Internet services. She has an MBA from the Monterey Institute of International Studies and a BA in French from San Francisco State University. Sheila is a board member of the Northwest Development Officers Association and a visual artist.
 Marsha Wolf
Director of Major Gifts, Ext. 18
Marsha manages major gift funding from individuals for Artist Trust. As a board member for non-profit organizations and former public health faculty member at the University of Washington, she honed her skills of conceptualization and strategic planning, as well as cultivation and stewardship of collaborators and funders. Marsha formerly managed Pratt Fine Arts Center's foundation, corporate, and government funding.
 Leslie Zenz
Development Associate, Ext. 16
Leslie assists in the development of Artist Trust’s many fundraising and special events. With her background in community celebration arts, Leslie has organized many events with organizations such as Fremont Arts Council; In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theater (Minneapolis); Earthbound Productions (Olympia); and Dream Community (Taiwan). Leslie’s art endeavors includes a multiplicity of parade arts with a specialization in illuminated puppetry, batik, costuming, and public pageantry. She has served as Artistic Director for several interdisciplinary art performances including The Illuminated Ball (Olympia), Dream New Year’s Eve Countdown (Taiwan), and Amaterasu (Seattle).
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF  Martha Dale
Business Manager, Ext. 15
Martha joined Artist Trust in January 2008. She has broad experience in business management, organizational systems and non-profit accounting. Her most recent appointment was as the interim Finance Director of Washington Toxics Coalition. Previously she held a diverse array of jobs from restoring vintage hand-hewn log cabins, to an illustrious 10+ year career at Microsoft Corporation.
 Lila Hurwitz
Communications Manager, Ext. 13
Lila produces Artist Trust's quarterly print newsletter, Art Source, the bi-weekly e-newsletter, (re)Source, and manages publicity and outreach. Lila has worked in non-profit arts administration, including fundraising and event production, since 1987. She is Administrative Director and founding board member of Dance Art Group, which produces the annual Seattle Festival of Dance Improvisation and other events throughout the year. She is also a professional dancer, graphic designer and Feldenkrais® Practitioner.
ARTIST TRUST BOARD OF TRUSTEES 
Robert M. Tull
President Jim McDonald
Larry Stapleton
Will Rava
Vice Presidents Randy White
Treasurer Mike Smith
Secretary Diane Lasko
Immediate Past President Robert G. Bayersdorfer, Seattle
Vice president, Community Counseling Service Co., Inc. (CCS); head of CCS United States Northwest operations; served CCS clients on assignment in England, Ireland, New York, NY, Washington DC, Chicago, IL and Louisville, KY.
Toni Clayton, Seattle
Broker, Windermere Real Estate; member, Seattle-King County Association of Realtors/Grievance Committee, Windermere Standard of Practice Committee; former registered nurse; former Managing Director of Medical Clinics. Fiber, fabrics and multimedia artist.
Layne Cubell, Seattle
Strategic Advisor/Design Commission Coordinator, CityDesign, Department of Design Construction and Land Use, City of Seattle; former Policy and Management Analyst, Division of Sand Point/Magnuson Park, Department of Parks and Recreation; volunteer PONCHO Annual Auctions, Pratt Fine Arts Center, Women’s Lunch Place, Boston, MA. Susan H. Ephron, Seattle
Senior Attorney and litigation manager, Safeco Insurance Companies; chief organizer, Safeco/Street Law Corporate Diversity Pipeline Program; former Vice President and Secretary, Association of Corporate Counsel, Washington State Chapter; former Vice President, Jet City Velo/Byrne Specialty Gases cycling team.
Shirley Erickson, Bellingham
Artist, sculptor; teacher, Bellingham Technical College; Bellingham EDGE coordinator; former teaching assistant, Western Washington University; former teacher, Whatcom County Cultural Arts Program, Allied Arts Education Project; member, Bellingham Arts Commission, The Big Rock Garden Sculpture Committee, Allied Arts of Whatcom Co., The Glass Art Society, American Crafts Council, International Sculpture Center.
Marlow Harris, Seattle
Real estate salesperson and consultant, Coldwell Banker Bain; moderator, Seattle Post-Intelligencer’s “Seattle Real Estate Professionals” website; manager, www.UnusualLife.com, www.VanishingSeattle.com; contributor, Inman News. Former Public Relations Director, Bellevue Philharmonic Orchestra, former Special Events Coordinator, Intiman Theater; former curator, Women's Cultural Center Gallery, University YWCA; former board member, Center on Contemporary Art; former staff member, King County Arts Commission. NEA Fellowship recipient. B.A., Seattle University; studied art and architecture at the West Surrey College of Art & Design, Farnham, England.
Karen Lorene, Seattle
Owner and resident appraiser, Facèré Jewelry Art Gallery. Former Executive Committee member, Pratt Fine Arts; former board member, Leadership Tomorrow, Northwest Chamber Orchestra, Artists Unlimited, Chamber of Commerce, Art Table, American Society of Jewelry Historians. Jim McDonald, Seattle
Independent art consultant, curator, arts administrator; former Public Art Director, Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs; former curator and manager, Safeco Art Collection, Tacoma Art Museum; former Manager of Cultural Programs for the City of Kent; other clients include the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, Denver Art Museum, Mayor’s Commission on Cultural Affairs, Denver; BFA in Fine Arts, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago; Arts Administration Fellowship in the Museum Program, NEA.
Jeff Miller, Seattle
Software development engineer; University oF Washington; Online Banking Systems Architect,Washington Mutual Bank; visual/installation artist, SOIL gallery,ArtSpace; curator and art critic, The Stranger, Redheaded Stepchild; MS in Computer Science, Harvard University; BS in Physics, University of Washington. Ben Mitchell, Seattle
Art Curator, Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture; Art Editor, Basalt. Former senior curator, Yellowstone Art Museum; former director and curator, Whitman College’s Sheehan Gallery; former teacher, Whitman College, University of Wyoming/Casper College Center. Grant panelist, state and city arts councils; 2004 NEA panelist. Author and editor, The Jewelry of Ken Cory: Play Disguised; Theodore Waddell: Into the Horizon, 1960-2000; and John Buck: Iconography. Shalon Parker, Spokane
Assistant Professor of Art, Gonzaga University; Professional Development NEH Fellow, College Art Association, 2001-2003; Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship for Minorities, 2000-2001; coordinator, 16th Annual Empowering Women of Color Conference (EWOCC), University of California, Berkeley, 2001; member, Association of Historians of Nineteenth-Century Art. Ana Pinto da Silva, Seattle
Design & Technology Lead, NBBJ Architects; former instructor, SFSU Multimedia Studies Program; former board member, Art and Film for Teenagers, Marketing Committee of Cal Performances, Zero1::Network. B.A. Architecture, U.C. Berkeley; MDesS Digital Media, Harvard University. Will Rava, Seattle
Partner, Perkins Coie; focus on intellectual property litigation, securities and corporate governance litigation, commercial litigation and election law; experience with intellectual property protection strategies, public law, election laws, First Amendment.
Charyl Kay Sedlik, Seattle
Board member, University of Washington School of Nursing Campaign Advisory Board; former board member, Pratt Fine Arts, Centrum, University of Washington Alumni board; former President, Interracial Family Association, University of Washington School of Nursing Alumni Association; former chair, University of Washington School of Nursing Visiting Committee; former Registered Nurse Mike Smith, Seattle
Patent agent, Perkins Coie law firm; MS in Electrical Engineering, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands; BS in Physics, George Washington University.
Larry Stapleton, Seattle
Vice President of Global Technology Business Development, Terabeam; former vice president of Product Development, Terabeam; recipient of several Product Design and Industrial Design Awards and design patents; volunteer, Retree Ballard, the Industrial Design Society of America, and the Auction of Washington Wines, Benefiting Children’s Hospital.
Vickie Strand, Seattle
Fabrication Manager, Boeing Company; Personal/Professional Coach, Booster Events Coordinator, Boeing Company; former associate, Leadership Development Program, Boeing Company; former Project Administrator, Maintenance Analyst, Boeing Company; former co-Chair, Boeing Women in Leadership Self-Discovery Team; former Project Team Leader, United Way Community; volunteer, Corporate Council for the Arts, United Way; former member, Toastmasters.
Robert M. Tull, Bellingham
Attorney in private practice, Bellingham; past president, Bellingham Bay Rotary Club; board member, Bellingham Chamber Chorale and Bellingham Festival of Music; past president and board member, Bellingham-Whatcom Camber of Commerce and Industry; former chairman and board member, Washington State Gambling Commission.
Randy J. White, Seattle
Financial Advisor, Key Private Bank; former Relationship Manager, US Bank. Participant, ArtsFund Board Leadership Training Program; former Infantry Paratrooper, 82nd Airborne Division. Graduate in bank management and leadership, Pacific Coast Banking School; BS in International Economics, Texas Tech University.
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