Leadership

Board of Directors

Nancy Burns, Vice President
Catherine Colinvaux
Jeanie Connolly, Treasurer
Tony Dragga
Gabriele Goszcz
Ryan Hacker, Immediate Past President
Ann Molloy, President
Marlene Persky
Tony Vaver, Clerk
Mark Zieff

Advisory Committee

Suzanne Campbell-Lambert
Nick Capasso
Vanessa Calixto
Chris Collins
Carrie Crane
Allen Fletcher
John Graham
Ajayi Harris
Jennifer Irvine
Samantha McDonald
Shelley Rodman
John Savickas
Toby Sisson
Kristina Wilson

 

/OUR TEAM

Juliet Feibel

Executive Director

A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Juliet Feibel has worked across nonprofit management, membership organizations, the arts, and higher education. Leading ArtsWorcester since 2011, she previously served as Director of Education for the Ann Arbor Art Center and as Associate Director of Imagining America, a national arts and humanities project, and worked for non-governmental organizations in Vietnam and Thailand. She holds a BA in English and Art History from Northwestern University, a PhD in English Literature from the University of Michigan, and studied theater and art at Interlochen. She lives in Worcester with her husband Ken MacLean, an anthropologist at Clark University, and her two teen-aged children.

Alice Dillon

Associate Director

Alice Dillon came to ArtsWorcester as a summer intern in 2018 and has since remained on the team, now in the role of Associate Director. She graduated with a Masters Degree in History from Clark University, where she also completed her undergraduate degree in Art History and History. Alice maintains a studio practice in fiber art, with a focus on hand-stitching. She lives in Worcester with her partner Rachael and their cat Keith. 

Katie Bullied

Communications & Development Manager

Katie graduated from Bridgewater State University in 2021 with a degree in Strategic Communications and minor in Public Relations. Her experience in social platform management and development of a strong digital presence for a local girl-centered non-profit only solidified her belief that the digital sphere can be a powerful tool in cultivating community. In her spare time she enjoys writing, thrifting, working on her digital multimedia magazine, Cardroom, and walking her black lab Ivy.

Tim Johnson

Art Preparator

Tim Johnson is a freelance preparator, providing art installation services to museums, galleries and individuals in New England. In addition to ArtsWorcester, he regularly installs exhibitions at the Cantor Art Gallery at the College of the Holy Cross and the Clark Art Institute.

Dana Mendes

Education Manager

Originally from Southern New Hampshire, Dana graduated from Assumption University in 2020 with a degree in Secondary Education and a concentration in Visual Arts. With an unyielding passion for human advocacy, social cohesion, and community development, she served as a youth development professional and Art Educator in Worcester's inner-city schools and learning programs for over six years. In 2023, Dana began building a small business centered on "slow-fashion" wearable art, Afro-minimalism, and Afro-Hispanic representation. As ArtsWorcester's Education Manager, Dana combines her commitment to city youth with her passion for the local art community.

Angel Sotomayor

Kirby Gallery Coordinator

A graduate of North High and part of El Salón, Angel is a Visual and Performing Arts Major at Worcester State University, and remains active in their theatrical productions. Angel brings additional experience as a Peer Leader for the H.O.P.E Coalition, a youth-adult partnership to reduce youth violence and substance use, and as a mentor in the Office of Multicultural Affairs at WSU, which focuses on the success of first-generation, low-income, and ALANA college students. He is the recipient of a Hispanics Achieving and Celebrating Excellence (HACE) Award from QCC.

Sue Von-Maszewski

Administrator

Sue is originally from Grand Rapids, Michigan, and received her BA in Spanish from The University of Michigan. After graduating, she lived in Northern California for ten years, where she worked in administrative and marketing positions. After meeting her husband, Matthew, she moved to his hometown of Houston, Texas for a short time before his work brought them to Massachusetts. They currently live in Westborough with their two children, three cats, two rabbits and dog. She has a life-long love of the arts, in all forms, and is thrilled to be working with ArtsWorcester.

Clark University Student Workers

Carson Dobos, Gallery Assistant

Amatista Keller-Angelo, Social Media Intern and Gallery Assistant