board.staff.mission 2014 board of trustees
staff
OFFICERS James G. Lifshutz, Chairman Elise Boyan, Vice Chairman Gini Garcia, Secretary Dan H. Hanke, Treasurer
Teri Hatch Aguilar, Exhibitions Coordinator Kathy Armstrong, Director of Exhibitions Leigh Baldwin, Director of Communications Kori Bennett, Assistant to the Registrar Stephanie Peché Canales, Development Associate Olga Castaño, Visitor Specialist Ed Conroy, Director of Development Edward Dupuy, Dean Cesario Garcia, Groundskeeper Michelle Garrigan, Director of Admissions & Recruitment Sylvia Glatman, Rentals Manager Ed Hepner, Facilities Manager Barbara Hill, Director of Community Programs Elaine Leahy, Executive Assistant Kiko Martinez, Digital Media Manager Hildi Mayorga, Registrar Patricia Morales, Director of Young Artist Programs Paula Owen, President Heather Rakowitz, Chief Financial Officer Yvette Ramirez, Maintenance Teresa Rodriguez, Director of Information Systems Noelia Saavedra, Accountant Regina Sanders, Assistant Director of Young Artist Programs Stephen J. Strapple, Director of Operations Joe Turner, Maintenance Jerry Vasquez, Maintenance Lyn Woods, Development Assistant
TRUSTEES Bernice Appelin-Williams Pamela Bain Barry Beller Clay Carrington Josie Davidson Karen Diaz Betsy Dudley Bruce Flohr David Goldberg Stefan Gräter Julius Gribou Richard Harris Randall Hawkins Andrew Herdeg Stacey Hill Anne Krause Cheryl Longoria Dan Markson Anita Uribe Martin Jesse Mata Ruth Medellin Darryl Mix Cynthia Muñoz Boone Powell Angela Rabke Larry Reyes Andi Rodriguez Omar Rodriguez David Shelton Kathy Sosa Gary Walton McNutt Garden TRUSTEE Courtney Walker FOUNDING TRUSTEES Helen Marie Hendrie Edith McAllister Nancy Brown Negley Chairman’s Advisory Council Andrés Andujar Adelle Brewer Frank B. Burney Marilyn Eldridge Otis Parchman HONORARY TRUSTEES Chris Carson Robert C. Maxham
FACULTY Justin Boyd, Sculpture & Integrated Media Department Chair Margaret A. Craig, Printmaking Department Chair Robert Hils, Fiber Department Chair Gregory Alan Johnson, Faculty & Studio Manager Victor Pagona, Photography Department Chair Jillian Palone, Metals Faculty & Studio Manager Gary Schott, Metals Department Chair Dennis W. Smith, Ceramics Department Chair Ryan Takaba, Ceramics Faculty & Studio Manager Vincent Valdez, Drawing & Painting Department Chair Beck Whitehead, Paper & Book Arts Department Chair
mission statement
The Southwest School of Art teaches, preserves, and advances the visual arts. We expand the creative potential of our community and connect cultures of the world through participatory learning experiences. An additional purpose is to preserve and present the former Ursuline Convent and Academy as a place of historic significance.
SSA overview
The Southwest School of Art is a nationally-recognized leader in visual arts education, offering on-campus studio programs for more than 4,000 adults, children and teens annually. Classes and workshops are taught by outstanding local, regional, and national artists in state-of-the-art facilities located in downtown San Antonio.
support
Support is provided by the City of San Antonio’s Department of Culture and Creative Development, theFund, the Texas Commission on the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts as well as by many generous individual and corporate donors. The SSA would like to thank all the many members and donors who make it possible to keep tuition affordable.
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