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Marshall
Webb, President
Marshall grew up in Shelburne and continues to work and live there
at Shelburne Farms. In the 1950's he attended classes at the Craft School
as part of the public school art curriculum. After graduating from Wesleyan
University, he helped transform Shelburne Farms from a private estate
into a nonprofit environmental education center. He has held many positions
there including cheese-maker, buildings and grounds manager, and woodlands
manager. He joined the Art Center Board in January of 2000.
Myron
Sopher, Vice President and Treasurer
As a native of Shelburne, Myron Sopher has been familiar with the Shelburne
Art Center since 1970 when his mother began to make pottery at the school.
Sopher says the Shelburne Art Center was part of his life growing up
in Shelburne and now it is a part of his family’s life as well.
Sopher is currently the president of Sopher Investment Management, a
firm that manages individual investment portfolios for individuals,
trusts, retirement accounts and foundations.
Holly
Boardman, Secretary
Holly Boardman lives in Charlotte with her husband, Dan, and their
children. She received her BFA from Pratt Institute and worked for JDK
Design before starting Clover Creek, a custom invitation company that
she sold in March 2007 after 14 years. Holly is currently doing creative
marketing for Women's Quest, an all women's fitness retreat company
based in Boulder, Colorado.
Jack
Lazarowksi
Jack Lazarowski is a designer and educator with a BFA from Rhode Island
School of Design and a MA in Teaching from Antioch Graduate School.
His New England career spanning 40 years includes work with the Smithsonian,
the Boston Children’s Museum, Dartmouth College, the Vermont Council
on the Arts, Shelburne Farms, Frog Hollow Craft Center and Burlington
City Arts. He brings to the Shelburne Arts Center a keen interest in
the role of arts in the health of our communities.
Heather
Thomas Lynn
Heather Thomas Lynn grew up in Shelburne and attended the Shelburne
Craft School (now Art Center) as a child. She returned to Vermont to
practice law and is a partner in Lynn, Thomas & Mihalich, P.C.,
a Burlington firm that she founded in 1998. Heather looks forward to
participating in the growth and development of the Art Center and to
working in the area of the arts that reaches out to the community, particularly
its children. Heather lives in Shelburne with her husband and three
stepsons.
Ayn Baldwin Riehle
In addition to having been the director of the Art Center from 1990-1995,
Ayn is a painter and has been an active supporter. Her work was shown
at the Gallery in 2003. The Board and staff are pleased to have Ayn's invaluable
perspective to assist the Art Center in moving forward with its plans
for development.
Douglas Schneible
Douglas Schneible has been an international businessman, art collector, teacher, and history
buff for most of his life. He is the owner and president of Schneible Fine Art located in
Shelburne, Vermont. Douglas has taught community college art and small business seminars and
has authored several informative articles. He and his partner and wife, Anita L. Royer currently
live in Shelburne with their three children Lena, Elena, and Ben.
Stephen
Selin
Stephen Selin is a partner in Selin and Selin Architecture in Shelburne.
Selin and Selin has designed many local public and private buildings,
including the Art Center's neighbor, Village Wine and Coffee. Stephen
holds degrees from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Carnegie
Mellon University and formerly was a principal with Truex Cullins and
Partners. His practice of architecture encompasses art and craft along
with science. He looks forward to assisting the Art Center to engage
more people in learning and appreciating fine art and craft.
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