Artist Trust
1835 12th Avenue
Seattle, WA  98122-2437

206/467-8734 :: 1/866/21-TRUST (toll free)
206/467-9633 (fax) :: info @ artisttrust.org

Monday-Friday, 9:30am-5:30pm

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. Please note that E. Denny Way is closed between Broadway and 10th until 2016.

Our Central Washington office has closed. Thanks to all who stopped in!

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ARTIST TRUST STAFF
(Email staff by using their first name followed by @artisttrust.org)

photo: Jennifer RichardFidelma McGinn
Executive Director, x12

Fidelma directs all of Artist Trust's day-to-day operations, administration, fundraising and program activities. Prior to this position she was Executive Director at San Francisco’s Film Arts Foundation, and 911 Media Arts Center, Seattle’s one-stop resource for independent filmmakers. Her career began at Microsoft Corporation, where she spent seven years developing successful localization strategies for the Desktop Applications Division for products sold across the world. 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 prestigious program for Executive Leadership in the Non-profit Arts.

Fidelma’s insight, energy, and ability to connect the right people keep her in demand on both sides of the fundraising table, at the local level, statewide and national scene. She holds board positions with the National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture (two years as Board Chair); Richard Hugo House; Ninth Street Independent Film Center; Washington State Arts Alliance; and Grantmakers in Film and Electronic Media. Fidelma has served as a panelist and nominator for grantmakers such as the Rockefeller Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, Rasmusen Foundation and 4Culture. In 2010 she was appointed to serve on the Seattle Arts Commission. She is also a nationally sought-after speaker in the field of fundraising strategies.

PROGRAM STAFF

Miguel Guillen 
Program Manager, x11 

Miguel manages Artist Trust's grant programs, including Grants for Artist Projects, Fellowships, Twining Humber Award for Lifetime Achievement and the Arts Innovator Award. He also provides assistance to individual artists through workshops and one-on-one appointments. 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
Program Manager, x20

Nirmala manages the administration of the EDGE Professional Development Program for Artists, the I Am An Artist Professional Development Weekend for Artists and state-wide, free workshops on grant-writing and professional-development tools for artists of all disciplines. 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.

DEVELOPMENT STAFF

Sheila Siden
Community Development Director, x17

Sheila manages foundation, corporate and government funding at Artist Trust, in addition to outreach and marketing initiatives. 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 in marketing management. She earned 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
Donor Development Director, x18

Marsha directs major gifts and annual giving from individuals for Artist Trust. In this role, she develops special-event salons connecting supporters with artists and leads audience development for the annual Benefit Art Auction. Marsha first became affiliated with Artist Trust in January 2003 as a member of the Board of Trustees, serving on the Executive Committee, Strategic Planning Committee, and chairing the Fundraising Committee. She joined the staff in July 2008. She is the former Associate Director of Development at Pratt Fine Arts Center, where she oversaw and built up foundation, government, and corporate funding, as well as wrote annual reports and related materials. Before pursuing her passion for non-profits and the arts, Marsha was faculty in the School of Public Health at the University of Washington, where she secured federally funded grants, conducted research, and taught graduate students. She creates mixed media artworks with mixed metals, paper, and found objects.      

Lele Barnett
Development Associate, x16

Lele manages membership, coordinates art for the annual Benefit Art Auction, and provides fundraising support at Artist Trust. She graduated from the University of Washington with an honors degree in Interdisciplinary Art and Art History. In 2006 she opened the Seattle art gallery, lounge and event space, McLeod Residence, which she managed for two years. She is the former Assistant Director of Vetri/William Traver Gallery; former Director of Foster/White Gallery; spent a year in New York City managing development and events for the not-for-profit arts organization, UrbanGlass; and sold historic paintings for Ray Redfern in Laguna Beach.

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

Martha Dale 
Finance and Operations Manager, x15

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, x13

Lila manages Artist Trust's print and online materials, including Art Source; (re)Source; Artists' Assets; social networking sites; press relations; publicity; and outreach. She also manages artists’ resources and opportunities online and in the Resource Room. Lila has worked in non-profit arts administration, including fundraising and event production, since 1987. She is Administrative Director, Co-Artistic 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.

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Artist Trust Board of Trustees

Will Rava
President

Toni Clayton
Charyl Kay Sedlik
Randy White
Vice Presidents

Randy White
Treasurer

Susan Ephron
Secretary

Margaret Czeisler
Stephanie Daley-Watson
Britt Ericson
Mark Haley
Joyce Halldorson
Marlow Harris
Kyle Johnson
Leonard Klorfine
Kevin Kudo-King
Karen Lorene
Jeff Miller
Ronald Moore
Nance Myers
Ana Pinto da Silva
Mary Roberson
Rosita Romero
Mel Smith
Mike Smith
Benita Staadecker
Sarah Traver
Susan Wagner

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Toni Clayton, Seattle
Managing Broker, Windermere Real Estate Company - Lakeview; member, Seattle-King County Association of Realtors/Grievance Committee; former registered nurse; former Managing Director of Medical Clinics. Fiber, fabrics and multimedia artist.

Margaret Czeisler, Seattle
Client Partner, Digital Marketing, Razorfish; former designer of books, clothing and art exhibitions in Paris, Tokyo, New York and San Francisco; BA, Psychology and Humanities, Seattle University.

Stephanie Daley-Watson, Seattle
Founding Member, Prism Law Group. Former Vice President, Secretary, Associate General Counsel, Safeco Corporation; Former Counsel, Perkins Coie LLP. J.D., 1990, University of Denver, Sturm College of Law; BA, Political Science, Washington State University. Avid art collector.

Susan H. Ephron, Seattle
Counsel, Safeco Insurance Companies; chief organizer, Safeco/Street Law Corporate Diversity Pipeline Program; former Vice President and Secretary, Association of Corporate Counsel, Washington State Chapter, President; former Vice President, Jet City Velo/Byrne Specialty Gases cycling team.

Britt Ericson, Seattle
Partner, Opus Law Group; former partner, Summit Law Group; former associate attorney, Davis Wright Tremaine. Volunteer, Pacific Northwest Ballet Gala Planning Committee; Participant, ArtsFund/Corporate Council for the Arts Board Leadership Training Program; Associate for annual giving campaign, ArtsFund/Corporate Council for the Arts; Member, International Council of Shopping Centers, Washington Retail Association, Washington State Bar Association, Seattle Art Museum. J.D., University of Virginia Law School; A.B. in English Literature, Princeton University.

Mark Haley, Seattle
Senior Estimator, Merit Construction Northwest; Organizational Development and Cost Consultant, Haley Consulting Group. Former Cost Consultant, Davis Langdon; Leadership Tomorrow alum. MS, Organizational Development, Pepperdine University. BA, Organizational Behavior and Change, Seattle Pacific University. Avid opera fan.

Joyce Halldorson, Seattle
Marketing and Development Manager, CityClub; Owner, Girl in a Hat, marketing and creative services. Former Director of Marketing, Washington CEO Magazine; former Communications Director, Housing Development Consortium of Seattle-King Council; Corporate Communications Editor, The Seattle Times; Jewelry Designer, Attachments. Executive Committee member, Seattle Art Museum Volunteer Association, SAM Contemporary Art Council, Mayor's Task Force to Revitalize Broadway. ArtsFund Board Leadership Training graduate, 2008. BA, Business Administration, Washington State University. National Women's Championship soccer team; multi-media artist.

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.

Kyle Johnson, Seattle
Attorney, Lasher, Holzapfel, Sperry & Ebberson, PLLC; Board Member, Lenny Wilkens Foundation. Former Army lawyer, Judge Advocate General's Corps; Former art gallery owner; Former Board Member of Pratt Fine Arts Center. Art collector.

Leonard Klorfine, Seattle
Founder, Klorfine Foundation. Co-founder, Ultronic Systems. Former financial advisor, Merrill Lynch. Board member, Pratt Fine Arts Center, Museum of Glass, Woodmere Art Museum (Philadelphia). BS, Economics, Temple University.

Kevin Kudo-King, Seattle
Architect, project manager, Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects. Project Architect/Manager, Sun Valley Center for the Arts; Project Manager, Chapel in the Woods. Former Project Manager, House of Light, awarded a 2007 American Architecture Award. AIA Associate. Bachelor of Architecture, University of Arizona.

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, Art Table, American Society of Jewelry Historians.

Jeff Miller, Seattle
Software development engineer, University of Washington; Online Banking Systems Architect, Washington Mutual Bank; visual/installation artist, SOIL gallery, ArtSpace; curator, art critic, The Stranger, Redheaded Stepchild; MS, Computer Science, Harvard University; BS, Physics, University of Washington.

Ronald Moore, Maple Valley
Certified Municipal Clerk, Deputy City Clerk, City of Shoreline; former City Clerk, City of Normandy Park; former Operations Manager, 2WAY Corporation; former Workplace Manager, ePods, Inc.; Leadership-Tomorrow-Seattle; chair, King County Municipal Clerks Association; former chair, Washington Municipal Clerks Association, Membership Committee; former committee member, Washington Municipal Clerks Association, Education and Conference Planning Committees; member, International Institute of Municipal Clerks; volunteer, African-American Kenyan Women's Exchange Organization, Leadership Tomorrow-Seattle Alumni Leadership Committee, Black Achiever’s Program Steering Committee; notary public, State of Washington; BS, Business Management; Musician, DJ.

Nance Myers, Seattle
HR Director, Starbucks Coffee Company. Former Director, Cunningham Gallery, University of Washington; Former visual arts venue assessor, King County Arts Commission; Former Gallery Assistant, Fuel Gallery. BA, Art History, University of Washington.

Ana Pinto da Silva, Seattle
Former 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. BA, Architecture, U.C. Berkeley; MDesS Digital Media, Harvard University.

Will Rava, Seattle
Partner, Perkins Coie: firmwide chair of intellectual property litigation practice group; additional focus on securities and corporate governance litigation and election law.

Mary Roberson, Everett
Human Resources Professional/Consultant, The Boeing Company. Member, National Society of Human Resources Management, The Professional Women of Color Network; former member, fundraising event committee chair, California Society of Human Resources Management. Graduate of United Way Project Lead. BA, Central Washington University; MBA, California State University. Multi-media artist, photographer.

Rosita Romero, Mercer Island
Arts Consultant/Community Activisit; Washington State Arts Commissioner; Member, City of Seattle Museum Development Authority Council; Co-Founder/Life Member, Mujeres of the Northwest; Co-Founder, Viva la Música Club; Co-Founder, Latinos Unidos por los Niños - Seattle Children’s Hospital Guild. Visiting Committee Member, Women Studies University of WA. Docent, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle Conservatory; Steering Committee Member, Casa Latina. Master in Education.

Charyl Kay Sedlik, Seattle
Board member, University of Washington School of Nursing Campaign Advisory Board, 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. Docent, Seattle Art Museum, chair tour and trainer at Olympic Sculpture Park. 43rd District Precinct Committee Officer.

Mel Smith, Gig Harbor
Associate, Criterion Health Inc.; Partner, Peer Partners LLC. Board Secretary, Westlake Health Foundation (Chicago). Expertise includes board policy governance and leadership development.

Mike Smith, Seattle
Director, Intellectual Property, Exbiblio; former patent agent, Perkins Coie law firm; MS in Electrical Engineering, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands; BS in Physics, George Washington University.

Benita Staadecker, Seattle
Board member, ACT Theatre; President, Meridian Condominium Home owner's Association. Former President, Seattle Public Library Board of Trustees; former Membership Committee Chair, Washington Women's Foundation; former staff member, Seattle City Council member George Benson; former President, Vashon Friends of the Library; former Chair, Vashon Island Fire Commission #13. Founding member, Lloyd Nordstrom Guild of Children's Hospital. B.S. in Business (Personnel and Industrial Relations), University of Washington.

Sarah Traver, Tacoma
Director, Traver Gallery, Vetri (Tacoma). Teaching assistant, ArtsCorps. Guest speaker, juror, advisor, Pratt Fine Arts Center, The Museum of Northwest Art, Hilltop Artists in Residence, Museum of Glass, Tacoma Art Museum, Pilchuck Glass School, Tacoma Art Council, PONCHO, Artist Trust's EDGE Professional Development Program Program. BA, Fine Art and Art History, University of Washington; MS, Education, Bank Street College of Education (New York).

Susan Wagner, Seattle
Independent consultant, formerly Director of Human Resources, Quality and Safety, Weyerhaeuser Homebuilding Division. Background includes teaching on the elementary and college levels, social work, restaurant work and ownership of catering business. Former facilitator, American Leadership Forum. MA in counseling, Seattle University; BA in Education, West Liberty State College, WV.

Randy White, Seattle
Financial Advisor, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney; Formerly with Key Private Bank and US Bank Private Banking, Seattle. 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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