Board of Directors & Staff
Executive Board
Co-President: Ms. Shannon Soldner
Artist
Co-President: Mr. Phil Gresham
Assistant Professor, Missouri Valley College
Past President: Ms. Wendy Yelton
Staff Accountant, Christian Fellowship
Treasurer: Ms. Sonja Mckinney
Branch Manager and Consumer Banking Officer
Secretary: Ms. sasha goodnow
Artist, Environmental Sciences Student
Members at Large
Dr. Philip Peters
Professor Emeritus of Law, University of Missouri
Ms. Madeleine Lemieux
Teaching Professor, Director of Bingham Gallery, Art on the More Coordinator
Ms. Diamond Scott
Director of Human Resources at The Kroenke Group
Ms. Shradha Birchmier
Senior Investment Officer. Public School & Education Employee Retirement Systems of Missouri
Ms. Audrey Shah
Art Patron, Professional Granddaughter
CAL Historian: Kathy Walther
Artist; commercial interior designer, Inside the Lines
Staff
Executive Director, Kelsey Hammond
Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, Kelsey grew up in a very artistic family. She received her BA in Art History at UCLA and her MFA in Photography from The Academy of Art University. She has long worked in nonprofit arts organizations and was the director of the now closed Craft Studio at The University of Missouri. Kelsey is passionate about integrating art into our daily lives through making, looking, and appreciating.
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Education + Outreach Director, Mary Sandbothe
Mary has her MFA from Mizzou in Fiber Arts. She has her own handmade paper & bookbinding company called Mold & Deckle with her partner Court. Mary has taught at CAL, Mizzou, Locust St. Expressive School. Mary loves connecting folks of all ages to art whether it be teaching or outreach!
Financial Director, Janel DeArmond
Janel is originally from South Dakota and moved here about 20 years ago with her family. Janel’s part time work at CAL ensures that our financials are orderly and things behind the scenes are operating smoothly.
Operations Manager, Grace Bailey
Grace was born and raised in rural south-central Missouri, involved in the arts from an early age. She received her BS in Animal Science from the University of Missouri. Grace loves finding the art in the ordinary and helping others discover the art that speaks to them.
