Arts Wisconsin 2007-2008 Board of Directors
Peter Crawford, President (2008), Milwaukee
Sales Manager, Roundys, Inc.
Former President, Central Wisconsin Cultural Center
Kate Rericha (2007), Secretary, Egg Harbor
Director of Development
Birch Creek Music Center
Nikolas C. George, Jr. (2008), Treasurer, Madison
Executive Director
Midwest Food Processors Association
Judy Hanne (2009), Iron River
Community leader
Spyros Heniadis (2010), Biron
Artist and Founder, Artscape Arts Cooperative
Larry MacDonald (2010), Bayfield
Mayor, City of Bayfield
Marian Maciej-Hiner (2008), Platteville
Director of Continuing Education, UW-Platteville
Martha Mitchell (2009), Beloit
Executive Director, Visit Beloit
Deano Samens (2008), Menomonie
Artist and arts activist
Margie Shurgot (2009), Green Bay
Senior Vice President, The NEW North, Inc.
Martina Skobic (2009), LaCrosse
Coordinator, Learning Community of Artists Program, UW-LaCrosse
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STAFF
Anne Katz, Executive Director
Beth Jesion, Program Assistant
Box 1054
Madison, WI 53701-1054
608 255 8316
608 255 0334 fax
info@artswisconsin.org
www.artswisconsin.org
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Spyros Heniadis: Spyros Heniadis is a great example of a 21st century creative entrepreneur, the kind of artist who can be a mentor and advisor to his peers. He has been involved with and supportive of Arts Wisconsin as a participant in the Emerging Leaders Network, host and “organizer” of the April 2008 “WORK of Art” workshop in Marshfield, and member of Arts Wisconsin's advocacy captains network.
Spyros is a self-taught art photographer living in the Village of Biron just outside of Wisconsin Rapids. He grew up in Madison, and attended college at UW-Whitewater. Spyros spent a great deal of his college time browsing the Internet, taking in art, which started him on his path to art photography. After college Spyros spent some time working at Half Price Books in Madison. He was responsible for the art section of the store and it was there that Spyros discovered a multitude of art and photography books and began developing a more refined and specific passion for photography. He got his first camera in 2000 and spent the next five years taking thousands of pictures, reading books and magazines, acquiring more cameras and finding his skill and style as an art photographer.
In 2004 Spyros and his wife moved to Biron and soon after that Spyros began working to establish himself as an art photographer. It was through those efforts that he heard about the formation of an artists' cooperative in Marshfield. Eager to become part of a collective artistic effort, and eager to meet other local artists, Spyros started attending the informational meetings. When a steering committee formed to establish the cooperative, Spyros led the effort as committee chair. He is one of the eleven founding members of the Marshfield Artists' Cooperative, and serves as the president of the cooperative. During this period, Spyros also started a small press publishing company with Rachel Kendall, a Manchester UK based writer and artist. ISMs Press is dedicated to the exploration of ?Werdenism?, the unique blend of Existentialism, Surrealism and Expressionism. ISMs Press publishes the magazine ?Sein Und Werden?, and has also published a novella by British writer Mark Howard Jones.
Spyros is represented by ARTscape Gallery and also has work on display at West 14th restaurant in Marshfield. He also participated in the 2007 Urban Photos and Iron Sculpture? exhibit at the Central Wisconsin Cultural Center.
Margie Shurgot: Margie Shurgot joined The New North, Inc., an 18-county regional economic development organization, in May 2007 as Senior Counsel for Fund Development and Investor Relations. With a fundraising career spanning nearly 30 years, she has served in staff, consultant, and Board roles in the nonprofit sector, working with educational institutions, performing and visual arts organizations, health and human service agencies, foundations, corporations, venture philanthropists, and numerous public-private partnerships.
Margie came to Wisconsin from California in 2000, serving first as Campaign
Director for St. Norbert College’s $200 million endowment and capital
fund drive, and next as Executive Director for the Green Bay Symphony
Orchestra. From 1995-2000, she served as Vice President for Advancement
with the California College of the Arts and from 1990-1995 in executive
capacities with the San Francisco Symphony and as Director for the Campaign
to Restore the Opera House in San Francisco. From 1980-90, she held vice
presidential and senior-level positions with the University of Colorado
at Denver, the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, and Regis University
in Denver.
In addition to her professional positions, she has maintained a consulting
practice for more than 20 years. Her areas of expertise include fund development,
capital campaigns, brand management, marketing, strategic communications,
board governance, leadership coaching, and strategic planning for nonprofit
organizations.
Margie received a joint bachelor’s degree in English and Chemistry magna cum laude from Pomona College in Claremont, California, completing a year at Oxford University as part of her studies. She has earned a master’s degree in Journalism from the University of Southern California as well as a second master’s degree in Public Policy Studies from The Claremont Graduate School.
She has served on national and regional boards of the Association of Fundraising Professionals and the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education and is a regular conference presenter for both organizations. She currently serves on the boards of the Northeast Wisconsin Arts Council, Children’s Promise, and Women in Fundraising International.
Margie moved to Wisconsin in 2000, when her spouse, Dr. William Hynes,
was named President at St. Norbert College in De Pere. The couple has
two sons, Kieran, 18, and Devin, 15. The family resides in Oneida.
Martina Skobic: Martina is the
facilitator of the Learning Community of Artists programs, the University
of Wisconsin La Crosse Continuing Education and Extension and the Small
Business Development Center's professional development programs which
empower visual artists from all disciplines to take the next step in building
sustainable art businesses. She is also an adjunct faculty member at Viterbo
University’s School of Adult Learning, and a board member of the
Pump House Regional Arts Center in LaCrosse. She has a background in legal
issues, teaching, translating and social work. She holds a MBA from UW-LaCrosse
and a law degree from the University of Sarajevo in Bosnia- Herzegovina.