Board of Directors

SEMAC is governed by a Board of Directors who represent each of the eleven counties in southeastern Minnesota - Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, and Winona Counties, plus up to four at-large members - and have demonstrated strong involvement in support of arts endeavors.  The current makeup of the Board of Directors is as follows.

County Director Description
Dodge open nominations accepted
Fillmore Paula Michel Secretary, Harmony Arts Board, Harmony
Freeborn Teresa Kauffmann photographer and public information officer, City of Albert Lea
Goodhue Deborah Wasmund Board Vice President; mosaic artist, coordinates the Fall Festival of the Arts, Red Wing
Houston Drue Fergison musicologist with dance and literary expertise, rural Houston County
Mower Connie Nelson retired choral music teacher, Austin
Olmsted Steven Schmidt General Manager, City of Rochester Music Department
Rice Ryan Heinritz executive director, Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault
Steele Scott Roberts visual artist, former business director, Owatonna Arts Center, Owatonna
Wabasha open nominations accepted
Winona open nominations accepted
At-Large Daved Driscoll Artistic Director, Northland Words/Words Players Theatre, Chatfield
At-Large Hal Cropp Board President; Executive Director, Commonweal Theatre Company, Lanesboro
At-Large Judy Saye-Willis Board Treasurer; fiber artist, former director of Faribault Art Center, Northfield
     
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