professional advisory committee

The Professional Advisory Committee was created to establish an exceptional network within the professional art and design community that will guide CVA’s professional practice programming and provide appropriate support and direction for CVA graduates as they transition into the professional world.

PAC members are professionals and scholars brought together to share their professional perspectives regarding their disciplines with CVA’s academic leadership team.

FASHION

Susan Bradley

Fashion Designer, Susan Bradley Designs

Anne Cramer

Fashion Designer

Judith Kinghorn

Jewelry Designer

Anna Lee

Founder & Voltage: Fashion Amplified Lead, MNfashion

Susan Metzger

Fashion Designer and Owner, C'est Fou

Margaret Miller

Executive Director, Textile Center of Minnesota

FINE ART

Christopher Atkins

Coordinator, Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program
Minneapolis Institute of Art

Harriet Bart

Artist

Priscilla Chester

Sculptor

C. Fuller Cowles

Co-founder and Trustee, Franconia Sculpture Park

Kris Douglas

Chief Curator, Rochester Art Center

Jil Evans

Artist

Sally Johnson

Owner, Groveland Gallery

Vesna Kittelson

Painter

Stuart Nielsen

Artist

Tim Peterson

Director and Curator, Franklin Art Works

Jeff Rathermel

Executive Director, Minnesota Center for Book Arts

Scott Stulen

Project Director, MNartists.org

GRAPHIC DESIGN

Ruth Balbach

Associate Creative Director, Creative Vision Group, Target

Bruce Bourne

Design Director, Periscope

Jeff Johnson

Creative Director and Owner, Spunk Design Machine

Jane Tilka

Principal, Tilka Design

Andrew Voss

Designer, Fallon

Sharon Werner

Principle. Werner Design Werks

Nick Zdon

Freelance Designer, Best Made Co.

ILLUSTRATION

Shannon Brady

Illustrator and Artist

Stephanie Glaros

Art Director, Utne Reader

Steve Harmon

Illustrator, Harmon Design Inc.

DC Ice

Illustrator

Barbara Koster

Art Director and Designer, Barbara Koster Design

Renae Lefebvre

Owner and Sales, Spectrum Studios

Lindsay Nohl

Owner and Lead Designer, Paper Bicycle

Carmen Roselles

Creative Resource Specialist, Periscope

JoAnn Schuna

Artist’s Agent, Schuna Group

Ellen Thomson

Designer, Pioneer Press

PHOTOGRAPHY

Tom Arnt

Photographer

David Little

Curator of Photography and New Media
Minneapolis Institute of Art

Bob McNamara

Photographer

Paul Shambroom

Photographer

Leslie Hammons

Gallery Director, Weinstein Gallery

TEACHING ARTIST

Alyssa Baguss

Teaching Artist

Barbara Cox

Arts Education Partnership Coordinator
Perpich Center for Arts Education

Amy Frimpong

Senior Program Officer, Minnesota State Arts Board

Daniel Gabriel

Director of Arts Programming, COMPAS

Susan Rotilie

Program Manager, School Programs, Walker Art Center

Jan Spencer de Gutierrez

Supervisor, Visual and Performing Arts, K-12
Saint Paul Public Schools

Joanne Toft

Program Manager and Associate Director
Arts for Academic Achievement

Jenea Rewertz-Targui

Arts in Education Coordinator, VSA Minnesota

EDUCATION PARTNERS

DeAnna Cummings

Executive Director, Juxtaposition

Elizabeth Flinsch

Education & Community Programs Manager, Highpoint Center for Printmaking

Julie Gordon Dalgleish

Owner and Consultant, Arts Development Associates

Ashley Hanson

Program Director for Education, Public Art Saint Paul

Susan Jacobson

Director of Public Programs, Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Christina McCoy

Director of Youth Development, YWCA of St. Paul

Margaret Miller

Executive Director, Textile Center of Minnesota

Sarah Schultz

Director of Education and Community Programs, Walker Art Center

Shelley Quiala

Director of Arts Education and Engagement, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts

Laura Zabel

Executive Director, Springboard for the Arts