Board & Staff
Board of Directors
Elizabeth Vititoe - President
Joe Strickland - Vice President
- Retired Educator, Hall Co. Schools
- Former Member Georgia Mountain Players, Gainesville GA
- Past President - Theatre Wings, Gainesville Theatre Alliance
Betty Reece, Treasurer
- CPA (GA-1972), Retired
- Controller, software industry
- Board Member, large homeowners association , past treasurer, past VP
- Specialist in data analysis, practical approaches and drawing conclusions
Jennifer Johnston - Secretary
John Kilpatrick - Volunteer Coordinator
Steve Jones, Live Music
- Landscape ecologist
- Clemson University faculty (past)
- Owner, Meanders River Restoration, Inc
- Musician (mandolin & harmonica), member of band Downtown Roy
Ted Field - Gallery
Lance Lewin - Gallery
Lydia Bassetti - Gallery
DeAnne Stenberg - Education
Jan Day - Literary
Cynthia Michel - Event Planning
Tony Saavedra - Event Planning
Jane Pierce - Asst. Secretary
Melba Gandy
Staff
Debbi Friend, Gallery Manager
- Owner, Hummingbird Lace - designer and technical editor
- General manager, 25 years experience managing large scale and high rise homeowner associations
- General business experience, MBA
- Theater - acting, directing and stage management.
Katie Daniels - Playhouse Manager
playhousemgr@gilmerarts.org
Jesus Morales, Receptionist