Board of Directors
Brian O'Connor, MS: President
Nathan Suter, MFA: Vice President
Suzanne Obst, MBA: Secretary
Seth Familian, MBA: Treasurer
Mitch Temple, MFA: Co-Founder
Ellen Martin, MBA
Matthew Rogers, BFA
Michelle Townsend, MA
Keira Kotler, MFA
Brett Greenberg, JD
Claire Droney (Studio Artist Representative)

Advisory Board 2009-10
Advisory Board Members offer expertise and support on various projects & tasks throughout the year

Andrea Antonaccio - Associate Director, Swarm Gallery; Assistant Curator, Palo Alto Art Center; Assistant Professor, College of Marin
Heather Bernard - Independent Curator
Aaron Brady - Marketing & Promotions, Old Navy/ Gap Co
Emily Dreblow - Owner, Soulflower Floral Design
Mark Dwight - Owner, Rickshaw Bagworks; Former CEO, Timbuk2 Bags
Kate Eilertsen - Freelance Curator; Former Interim Curator of Visual Arts, YBCA; Former Executive Director, MOCFA
Geoff Etnire - Attorney, Hoge, Fenton, Jones, & Appel, Inc.
Seth Familian - VP Product Management, JPEG Magazine
Sarah Finlay – Freelance Art Writer; Former Owner, fusebox gallery
Mara Flanagan - Former Execuive Director, Root Division
Erik Frey - Promotions & Packaging Design, Method
Katharine Gin - Artist & Educator; Founder, Educators for Fair Consideration
Brett H. Greenberg - Attorney, Schiff Hardin LLP
Sarah Klein - Independent Curator & Artist
Michael Krouse – Former Events & Exhibitions Coordinator, Root Division
Boris Lieberman - Attorney, Farallon Group LLC
Lindsey Lyons - Alumni Relations, California College of the Arts
Tara Medve - Development Director, Women's Community Clinic
Janine Okmin - Education Programs, Contemporary Jewish Museum
Jeannene Przyblyski - San Francisco Arts Commissioner; Director, San Francisco Bureau of Urban Secrets; Resident Faculty (SFAI)
Rhanda Salma - Real Estate Broker, Salma Associates
Sebastien Sicard - Independent Architect & Licensed Contractor
Russ Uman - Web Techologies, Public Library of Science
Jessica Wallen - Independent Curator
Johanna Walsh - Owner, Twirl Management (Green Event Planning)
Dave Warnke - Artist & Arts Educator
Jennifer Scroggs-Zalayet - Advertising Sales, Conde Nast Publications

2009-10 Curatorial Committee
Andrea Antonnacio: Associate Director, Swarm Gallery; Freelance Curator
Claire Droney: Root Division Studio Artist
Sarah Finlay: Freelance Writer/Curator
Jack Fischer: Owner & Director, Jack Fischer Gallery
Selene Foster: Root Division Staff
Ryan Jones: Root Division Studio Artist & Installations Manager
Michelle Mansour: Root Division Executive Director
Jeannene Przyblyski: Dean of Academic Affairs, SFAI
Michelle Townsend: Freelance Curator & Root Division Board of Directors


ABOUT ROOT DIVISION:
Root Division is an arts and arts education non-profit located in the Mission District of San Francisco. Root Division's mission is to improve appreciation and access to the visual arts by connecting personal inspiration and community participation. We provide subsidized studio space to working artists in exchange for their service in creating shared learning opportunities for the community. Artists develop creatively and professionally by teaching art to underserved youth, leading adult education classes, and producing exhibitions that showcase local emerging artwork. By combining multiple opportunities for creative exchange, Root Division cultivates an artistic ecosystem that enriches life throughout the Bay Area.

Root Division is supported in part by grants from Grants for the Arts: SF Hotel Tax Fund & Voluntary Arts Contribution Fund, The San Francisco Foundation, Walter & Elise Haas Fund, and the Potrero Nuevo Fund. The Second Saturday Exhibition Series is sponsored by the Phyllis C. Wattis Foundation, the San Francisco Arts Commission through a Cultural Equity Grant/Organizational Project Grant, the Fleishhacker Foundation, and the Zellerbach Family Foundation.

For further information regarding events and/or press materials, please do not hesitate to contact Selene Foster at 415.863.7668 or events@rootdivision.org.