Executive Committee | Mark Zieff (President), Julie (Vice President), Kat Desy (Treasurer)
Budget & Finance Committee | David Blumberg, Kat Desy (Chair), Stephen Molloy, Mark Zieff
Exhibition Committee | Kathryn Geismar, Deborah Peeples, Edwina Rissland, Mary Lynn Burke, Nancy Crasco, Erica Licea-Kane (Chair), Mark O’Grady
Programs Committee | Kamal Ahmad, Madeleine Altmann, Paul Beckingham, Sally Bousquet, Remmi Franklin, Nathalie Jean, Deborah Peeples, David Rabkin, Iman Sakkaf, Ingrid Schorr, Stephanie Todhunter (Chair)
Membership Committee | Kamal Ahmad (Chair) Gwen Chasan, Judy Kamm, Michele O’Brien, Sally Lebwohl
Nominating Committee | Katherine Desy, Christopher Gill (Chair), Deborah Peeples, Mara Wagner, Liz Wilkinson
Committee Responsibilities
Budget and Finance Committee | The Budget and Finance Committee oversees the fiscal health of the association with such duties and powers as are defined by the Board of Directors. The Chairperson of the committee shall be appointed by the Board, and either be a Director or serve as an ex-officio Director. The committee works with the Director to prepare an annual budget for the upcoming fiscal year, prior to May 1 of the current fiscal year. Members of the Budget and Finance Committee include the President, Treasurer, and Norma Jean Calderwood Director.
Governance Committee | The Governance Committee works to actively promote the Association, and seek out potential Directors and advisors for the organization throughout the year. This committee plays a crucial role in vetting and orienting potential and new members of the Board of Directors, including, but not limited to: networking and outreach; in person interviews; in person orientation of new Board members. The Governance Committee will also provide counsel to the Board Chair and Executive Director regarding Board assessment; enhancing Board effectiveness; and in reviewing potential conflicts of interest as regard individual Board members.
Development Committee | The purpose of the Development Committee is to support the association’s fundraising initiatives. This includes, but is not limited to: pursuing new funding streams; inviting potential donors to events; orchestrating sponsorship opportunities with Executive Director.
Exhibition Committee | Composed of members of the Board of Directors, Artist Members of the association, the Executive Director, and Assistant Director, the Exhibition Committee deals in the following: selecting themes and suggesting jurors for 3-4 juried members’ exhibits annually; securing sponsors – both fiscal and in-kind – for such exhibitions as determined by the Executive Director; and promoting all exhibitions, both to members of the Association and the broader public. The committee is also responsible for assessing the effectiveness of each exhibit, based on entry numbers; sales; and overall engagement.
Programs Committee | The Programs Committee will work with CAA staff to plan and successfully implement programs that complement our gallery exhibits, and provide added benefit to both the members of the Association and the general public. Current programs include: demos, artist talks, Sunday Figure Drawing, Feedback Forum, and an annual Portfolio Review.
Marketing Committee | The Marketing Committee will work with the Executive Director to develop and implement a workable marketing plan, and monitor the success of this plan over time. The Marketing Committee will research potential marketing opportunities for CAA shows and events, working within a specific and limited budget.
Membership Committee | Composed of members of the Board of Directors as well as artist members, the Membership Committee will oversee the following: membership-related issues, such as dues increases and member benefits; work to actively recruit new members; and assess member retention rates, and work with staff to create action plans to facilitate retention. This committee works to bridge the needs of the Association with the needs of our growing artist membership.
Nominating Committee | The Board of Directors shall, at least four (4) months prior to each Annual Meeting, appoint a Nominating Committee of at least three (3) Members a majority of whom may not be Members of the Board of Directors. The Nominating Committee shall nominate a list of candidates for offices to be filled at the Annual Meeting, shall notify the Secretary of the persons nominated and shall post a list of such nominees on the bulletin board of the Association at least thirty (30) days prior to the Meeting. Any other ten (10) Members may nominate different candidates by notifying the Secretary in writing and posting the same, over their signatures, on the bulletin board at least fourteen (14) days prior to the Meeting.
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