Board of Directors
Michelle Townsend, MA: President
Brett Greenberg, JD: Vice President
Beth Lundell Garver, BArch: Secretary
Seth Familian, MBA: Treasurer
Nathan Suter, MFA: Founder
Mitch Temple, MFA: Founder
Erik Frey, BA
Elizabeth Cayne, BA
Amy Ellingson, MFA
Aldo Valdez, BFA (Resident Artist Representative)
Cathy Lu (Resident Artist Representative)

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

Lindsey Lyons, Advisory Board Chairperson
Andrea Antonaccio-Wagner
Heather Bernard
Lisa K. Blatt
Ali Bloch
Aaron Brady
Jamie Brunson
Kelly Dunican
David Dworman
Geoff Etnire
Sarah Finley
Mara Flanagan
Selene Foster
Samidha Ghosh
Ryan Jones
Anna Kolhede
Keira Kotler
Joe Kowalke
Michael Krouse
Emily Lakin
Boris Lieberman
Marisa McCarthy
Tara Medve
Paul Mullowney
Ramekon O'Arwisters
Janine Okmin
Adam Polakoff
Jeannene Przyblyski
Rhanda Salma

2011-12 Curatorial Committee
Sarah Finlay: Freelance Writer/Curator
Dana Hemenway: Root Division Events and Exhibitions Coordinator
Ryan Jones: Root Division Installations Manager
Michelle Mansour: Root Division Executive Director
Ramekon O'Arwisters: Artist; Exhibitions Coordinator, San Francisco Airport Museums
Jeannene Przyblyski: Dean of Academic Affairs, San Francisco Art Institute; Director, San Francisco Bureau of Urban Secrets
Christopher Reiger: Root Division Studio Artist

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.