Our organization is governed by a Board of Directors elected by our membership. Our Board of Directors uses policy governance to envision the future and to ensure operations are aligned with our mission statement and meet the evolving needs of our constituency. Our board currently meets once a month via conference call.<\/p>\n
For more information, contact elections@isgb.org<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\t president@isgb.org<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Located in Michigan<\/p>\n Susan has a passion for promoting the art of glass and bringing the value of the ISGB to our members.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t vp@isgb.org<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Located in Massachusetts<\/p>\n Martha is active in planning our annual Conference, “The Gathering“<\/em>\u00a0and all aspects of fundraising.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t treasurer@isgb.org<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Located in New York<\/p>\n Heather keeps our finances up to date, guiding the organization to success.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t This could be you!<\/p>\n Read more about the role of Assistant Director of Finance for the ISGB HERE<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t membership@isgb.org<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Located in California<\/p>\n Joan is working on growing the ISGB membership with chapter outreach and vendor discounts.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t education@isgb.org<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Located in Indiana<\/p>\n Kari loves to set up scholarship opportunities for our members.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t marketing@isgb.org<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n This could be you!<\/p>\n Read about the role of Director of Communications and Marketing for the ISGB HERE<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t dalmichelle@isgb.org<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Located in Alaska<\/p>\n Michelle is also the editor for the Glass Bead Evolution and assists with Gathering Planning.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t dalesther@isg.org<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Located in Israel<\/p>\n Esther is working on new initiatives for our international members.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t dalandrea@isgb.org<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Located in British Columbia<\/p>\n Andrea is assisting with our Gathering Site Selection Committee.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t daltillie@isgb.org<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Located in Florida<\/p>\n Tillie assists with our social media monitoring, fundraising, and is a writer for our \u201cGlass Bead Evolution\u201d magazine.<\/p>\n ISGB is a volunteer run organization with a working Board.\u00a0 We employee an Operations Manager who oversees the day-to-day running of the organization.\u00a0 Our Sales Representative is here to serve your advertising needs for our quarterly publication the “Glass Bead Evolution”, our monthly membership newsletter the “Bead Release”, and Gathering sponsorship opportunities.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t operations@isgb.org<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Located in Connecticut<\/p>\n Karyn is happy to assist you with any of your ISGB needs.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t sales@isgb.org<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Located in Georgia<\/p>\n Bryna is available to assist you with all your advertising questions.\u00a0 Request a media packet today and see how the ISGB can help\u00a0 your business grow.<\/p>\n This is an exciting opportunity to join a group of dedicated glass beadmakers and share your skills within the community.\u00a0 Volunteers are always needed! If a board position is not for you,\u00a0 join a committee or offer to share your skills on a project.\u00a0 We are beadmakers supporting beadmakers.<\/p>\n\t Open Board Positions<\/strong><\/p>\n The Director of Communications and Marketing<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and Assistant Director of Finance <\/strong><\/a>positions are open.\u00a0 These positions have specific skills that are needed.\u00a0 The ISGB is rich with talent and creativity; please share yours with your organization!<\/p>\n\t Volunteer Opportunities<\/b><\/p>\n The ISGB has several appointed positions<\/strong> and committees<\/strong> that can use your help.\u00a0 Find out more about them HERE<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 Please consider sharing your talent and experience with us!<\/p>\n\t Interested in becoming a board member? Email us at elections@isgb.org<\/a><\/strong> for information regarding upcoming board vacancies.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVolunteer Today!\n\t\t<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Board & Staff Any member in good standing is eligible to run for a position with the ISGB.\u00a0 We’d love to have you enrich our community with your experience! Learn about the responsibilities shared by all of our board members HERE Spring elections run every May Terms are two years beginning September 1st Our organization…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":272,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-387","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.neoninspire.com\/isogb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/387","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.neoninspire.com\/isogb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.neoninspire.com\/isogb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.neoninspire.com\/isogb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/272"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.neoninspire.com\/isogb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=387"}],"version-history":[{"count":57,"href":"https:\/\/sites.neoninspire.com\/isogb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/387\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1652,"href":"https:\/\/sites.neoninspire.com\/isogb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/387\/revisions\/1652"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.neoninspire.com\/isogb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Board of Directors<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\tSusan Richards, Chairman of the Board<\/h4>\n
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\n\tMartha Giberson, Director of Organizational Support<\/h4>\n
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\n\tHeather Hennigan, Director of Finance<\/h4>\n
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\n\tAssistant Director of Finance – Open<\/h4>\n
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\n\tJoan Keller, Director of Membership<\/h4>\n
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\n\tKari Chittenden, Director of Education<\/h4>\n
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\n\tDirector of Communications and Marketing – Open<\/h4>\n
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\n\tMichelle Pearson, Director At-Large<\/h4>\n
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\n\tEsther Silver, Director At-Large<\/h4>\n
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\n\tAndrea Symons, Director At-Large<\/h4>\n
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\n\tTillie O’Kelley, Director At-Large<\/h4>\n
\n\t\tStaff\n\t<\/h1>\n\t
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\n\tKaryn Sweezy – Operations Manager<\/h4>\n
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\n\tBryna Lumb – Advertising Sales Representative<\/h4>\n
\n\t\tGet Involved!\n\t<\/h1>\n\t
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<\/p>\nRaise Your Hand!<\/h2>\n