Effective July 1, 2023
The board of directors is confirmed by the membership each June. The board then selects its officers in July.
Judith Becker
Board of Directors
Judith Becker received a BS in Design, Certificate of Education, University of Michigan and MS in Education, Monmouth University. She is most proud of being an art educator. Teaching people the joys of producing art, of finding solace and pleasure in the art process is a gift she gives in return for the joy it brings to her. In addition to painting and instructing in various media, Judith is specially accomplished in composition, design and color theory. She is an award-winning member of the West Virginia Watercolor Society. For several years Judith has served as Coordinator of Art Education for the Berkeley Arts Council. She shows her work in the Berkeley Art Works gallery.
Kirsten Lee
Board of Directors
Kirsten is an award-winning multidisciplinary artist inspired by encounters with the unruly mysteries of nature. She seeks “the soul of a space, the space of a soul” through exuberant brushstrokes, experimental photography, and spontaneous wordplay. Outside the artspace, she has spent a lifetime training horses and their humans (guess which is easier!) Kirsten actively nurtures the arts in the panhandle and beyond through teaching and involvement in the Berkeley Arts Council, the Jefferson Arts Council, the Appalachian Pastel League, the Shepherdstown Friday Painters, Sisters in Art, and Art Review Group (ARG!).
Jeanne Marie McClure
Board of Directors
Jeanne Marie has been on the Berkeley Arts Council Board of Directors for several years. She has been an active member of Berkeley Art Works for over a decade. She has participated in class offerings, juried exhibits, special events and gallery shows. She is primarily a 2-D artist creating art in watercolor, acrylics, collage and mixed media. As a board member she has taken part in brainstorming, innovative ways for outreach into the community, furthering the goals to develop an appreciation, understanding and participation in creating art. Jeanne Marie has always enjoyed creating since early childhood, the educational opportunities offered through Berkeley Art Works have enhanced her skills, knowledge and creativity.
Susan C Parker
Board of Directors; Secretary
After a career in various administrative positions in the Maryland juvenile justice system and Maryland Circuit Courts, from which she retired in 1999 as Deputy Court Administrator for Budget and Administration for the Prince George’s County, MD, Circuit Court, Ms. Parker turned her attention to a lifelong interest in art. Now a working artist, she volunteers with five regional arts groups (four of which are 501(c)(3) non-profits): The Valley Art Association (Hagerstown,MD), the Berkeley Arts Council (Martinsburg, WV), the Washington Street Artists Cooperative (Charles Town, WV), the Potomac River Artists’ Guild (Eastern Panhandle of WV), and the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts (Hagerstown, MD). She is currently serving as an officer and/or on the boards of four of these groups, including eleven years on the Board of Trustees of the Museum of Fine Arts.
Malinda Shaver
Board of Directors; Treasurer
A natural progression through leadership positions in community theater in Maryland carried Malinda into Berkeley County, West Virginia. With a computer as arsenal, she writes, edits, documents, organizes and records. A major contributor to the founding of the Berkeley Arts Council in 2009, Malinda has served on the board as president, then as treasurer since 2019. Currently she focuses on finance-related projects. She loves tools, especially to build and fix things.
New Board Members:
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Megan Diehl
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Susanna Henderson
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Marilyn Schoon