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MARIE KLOPF – PRESIDENT & CEO
734-926-4120
mklopf@annarborartcenter.org
Marie’s management experience and education are well suited to lead the Art Center to effectively accomplish its mission. In 2005 she founded iSupplyCon where she provided strategic advisory and business development services to a variety of businesses throughout Michigan. She has a Masters in Administration and a Bachelors of Science in Engineering.
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KATE ROBERTSON – SENIOR DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
734-926-4126
krobertson@annarborartcenter.org
Kate received her BFA in Studio Art with a Minor in Art History from Minnesota State University. She is a practicing artist and arts administrator/educator. Kate enjoys gummified candy of all varieties, creative problem solving and talking about art.
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MEAGHAN CLARK – DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR
734-926-4123
mclark@annarborartcenter.org
Meaghan joined the Art Center staff in January of 2014. Meaghan grew up in the small town of Pinconning, also known as the Cheese Capital of Michigan and she has a deep love for the Detroit Red Wings and all things hockey-related. She attended Eastern Michigan University and received her BS in Arts & Entertainment Management with a minor in Marketing.
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JEAN SPINDLER – DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION
734-926-4125
jspindler@annarborartcenter.org
Jean graduated from Grand Valley State University with a degree in Fine Art and an emphasis in painting. She also dabbles in illustration, ceramics, and graphic design. Jean has worked at a number of different camps over the last 11 years in places such as Maine, Colorado, Ireland, and Michigan. She enjoys beading, going to trivia night, and playing extreme dodgeball.
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JEREMY WHEELER – MARKETING MANAGER
734-926-4127
jwheeler@annarborartcenter.org
Jeremy Wheeler made a name for himself as a creative in the Ann Arbor area by working with such local organizations as Vault of Midnight, the Ann Arbor District Library, VGKids, Duo, 826 Michigan, and Lo-Fi. His personal work, a blend of comic-book vibrancy and dynamic graphic design, has been included in national exhibitions as well as in prominent entertainment editorials, book releases, and music-event promotions. A graduate of the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, he enjoys movies, comics, and occasional pop-culture writing assignments. Jeremy co-created and headed up The Bang!, a long-running dance party whose visual aesthetics he guided between 2001 and 2019.
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ANDREW COHEN – LEAD CURATOR
734-926-4122
acohen@annarborartcenter.org
Andrew grew up in the California Bay Area and is a California boy at heart. He graduated from the University of Michigan with BA in Spanish and a BFA in Art and Design. Andrew currently photographs events and portraits for Between the Lines, southeastern Michigan’s LGBT newspaper, and has experience doing travel, newborn, and wedding photography. He loves performing, making art, going on walks with his Welsh Terrier, Archie, and bird watching in and around Ann Arbor.
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MARC J. MCCAY – CERAMICS STUDIO MANAGER
734-994-8004
mmccay@annarborartcenter.org
Marc received his Master of Fine Arts degree in Printmaking from Indiana University, Bloomington, Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts. Coming from California and having traversed the country several times he finally landed here at the Art Center. In addition to being a Printmaker and Ceramicist, Marc has a passion for all things Mid-Century.
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CHELSEA O’HAYER – EDUCATION COORDINATOR
734-926-4131
cohayer@annarborartcenter.org
Chelsea graduated with an MFA in Printmaking from Michigan State University. She enjoys engaging the public with all forms of art and can provide all the info you need to know about taking a class at the Art Center. On the side, she enjoys traveling, researching internet memes, and spoiling her poodle, Phoebe.
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SIYI ZHANG – GALLERY COORDINATOR
734-926-4128
szhang@annarborartcenter.org
Siyi joined the Art Center in Summer 2021. She is a recent graduate of NYU with a MA degree in Visual Art Administration. Prior to graduation, Siyi worked as a Marketing Assistant at the No.name Art Residency, an Artist Assistant for Visual Elite, and interned at the Leila Heller Gallery in New York City. While completing her undergraduate degree at the University of Michigan, Siyi worked at the University of Michigan Research Museum Center, the University of Michigan Museum of Art, and completed a gallery internship at the A2AC.
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SONIMAR MALDONADO-ALVARADO – DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATE
734-926-4129
smaldonado-alvarado@annarborartcenter.org
Sonimar joined the Art Center in September 2021, as the Development and Communications Associate. She is a female artist originally from Puerto Rico, currently specializing in Art Research and Administration. Her research has focused on understanding enlightenment moments within the arts inspired by her own artistic experiences. Sonimar has her Masters in Art Administration from Eastern Michigan University, a Masters in Fine Art from American University, a Bachelors of Fine Arts, and an Associates in Painting/Drawing from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. On the side, she loves to learn new things, bake and cook lots of treats, and spend time with her family and dogs.