Board of Directors
MICA board members advise and support the organization’s work in a number of ways. Board members serve renewable three-year terms and attend three general meetings per year that are held in various locations around the state. MICA’s board has financial oversight of the organization, takes an active role in fundraising, sets policy, approves new program initiatives, and promotes awareness of the organization.
Prady Misra
Co-Chair
Genevieve Morton
Co-Chair
John Gordon Hill
Director
Virl Hill
Director
Bruce Lorig
Director
Elliot Newman
Director
Michelle Peyree
Director
James Rudolf
Director
Xixi Shakes
Director
Iantha Sidell
Director
Emeritus Board
Ralph Bufano
Museum & Non-profit Consultant
Former Executive Director, Museum of Flight
Dirk van der Burch
Retired Principal Actuary, Milliman & Robertson
Former Mercer Island School Board Member
Stacy Deuel
Kaplan & Associates, Associate (Retired)
Anna Gordon
Management Consultant; Managing Director,
Systems Operations, Alaska Airlines (Retired)
Markus Kunz
Teatro Zinzanni
Josh Rosenstein
Partner, Hanson Baker Law Firm
Sue Sherwood
Broker, Coldwell Banker Bain Real Estate
Becki Snellenberg
Seattle Suites, LLC
Founding Board
Norma Berquist
Robin Boehler
Dirk van der Burch
Stacy Deuel
Bernel Goldberg
Adam Goldblatt
Anna Gordon
John Gordon Hill
Virl Hill
Peter Hutt
Markus Kunz
Patty Lazarus
Bruce Lorig
Prady Misra
Genevieve Morton
Becca Moss
Ben Pariser
Terry Pottmeyer
Josh Rosenstein
Sue Sherwood
Becki Snellenberg
Vijay Vashee
Suzanne Zahniser
Staff
Sharon Perez
Director of Strategic Relationships
Paul Shoemaker
Executive Director
Mercer Island Center for the Arts is a 501(c)(3) organization. Our federal tax ID number is 46-4319988. Mercer Island Center for the Arts is registered with Washington State’s Charities Program as required by law, and additional information is available by calling 800-332-4483 or visiting www.sos.wa.gov/charities.
