Our Staff
Renese Rivera
Executive Director
director@hollandarts.org
Mary Sundstrom
Artistic Director
​mary@hollandarts.org
 Jazz Sambrina
​Studio Manager & Instructor
thestudio@hollandarts.org
Sandie Coffman
Art For All Program Leader
Carol Vredeveld
Business Manager
​business@hollandarts.org
Kailey Schroeder
Community Manager
helpdesk@hollandarts.org
Mary Wolter
Ceramics Studio Manager
ceramics@hollandarts.org
Brandon Myers
Facilities Coordinator & Instructor
facilities@hollandarts.org
Lori Gramer
Regranting Coordinator
​bluemoonconnections@yahoo.com

Our Board of Directors

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Anne Gaskin Nemschoff
President
Communications Strategist and owner, GaskinPR.  Board Member, Holland Area Arts Council,  Volunteer Center For Women In Transition, Kid's Food Basket​
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Scott Essenburgh
Vice President, Facilities
Retired, Bradford White Corporation; Volunteer for Community Action House
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Jeremy Brieve
Treasurer
Counsel, Priority Health. State Bar of Michign, Chairman of the Substantive Law Committee of the Health Care Law Section (6/15 – Present).  Board of Directors Treasurer Mercy Air, Inc.(02/13 – Present)
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Rich Evenhouse
Secretary
President, The Image Group; Board member, Co-owner Caribou Services, Inc,
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Leslie Brigham
Pre-School Instructor, Board of Directors at Cherry Lane Preschool, Arts Council Board
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Patricia Flynn
Retired educator/Artist Member, Holland Friends of Art, Woman’s Literary Club, PEO Sisterhood, Michigan Watercolor Society, American Watercolor Society, Arizona Watercolor Society, Volunteer for Hospice of Holland
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Gordon Julius
Julius Group Architecture LLC – Principal; Commodore of the Lake Michigan Sail Racing Federation
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Lois Mulder
Retired Teacher, Artist, owner, Lois Mulder Photography
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Lori Smolinski
Independent Doctor of Optometry, Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor at Michigan College of Optometry
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Shani Rotem Padnos
Graduating from Haifa University with a law degree, Shani was an accomplished litigator practicing Corporate Law in Tel Aviv until moving to Holland, Michigan in 2011. She sits on the board of the Holland Area Arts Council to continue a family tradition proud in growing the arts and acceptance of the creative force within us all.

Partner Organizations

Holland Friends of Art
(616) 395-3278
www.hollandfriendsofart.com

Jose Noel Castro, 
President
paperpuppet2001@hotmail.com
Lakeshore Fiber Arts Guild

www.lakeshorefiberartsguild.blogspot.com
Jennifer Gould, 
President
​jgould1526@gmail.com