Whidbey Island Arts Council • Board of Directors
We are a small working board dedicated to the prosperity of the Whidbey Island arts community.
Katrina Hude
Interim President

Katrina Hude lives and works on Whidbey Island in Greenbank, WA. She received a BFA from California College of Arts and Crafts and an MFA from San Jose State University, CA in Sculpture. Katrina has lived on Whidbey since 1996. She owns and operates a glassblowing studio. In addition to manifesting ideas into objects, her primary focus is to engage people in dialogue and creative practices with the intention of stimulating growth and creativity throughout the community. Being a member of the WIAC Board of Trustees is an opportunity to promote learning  and encourage diversity in our local culture. The Arts are a powerful tool in our community.
David Hundley
Vice President

David Hundley is an accomplished commercial and international travel photographer. After earning a BFA from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA, he moved to New York City and became studio manager for J. Barry O’Rourke. After traveling the world with Barry for nearly 4 years, he moved to Paris and worked as freelance photographer. He returned to New York City and accepted a position as senior staff photographer with the packaging and design firm, Gerstman+Meyers. As his family grew, he returned to his native Seattle.

In 2019, David, his wife Abigail and their dog Cody, sold their longtime Seattle home and bought a house on 4 acres on Whidbey Island, Washington. In 2020, they completed the photo studio and he retired from Louis Dreyfus to pursue art photography full-time. His return to full-time fine art continues a journey that began at Lincoln High School in the 70’s. This journey has produced images from remote and fascinating locations, to his new Whidbey Island backyard. 
Britt McKenzie
Secretary

I am a life long artist and resident of Western Washington and enjoy advocating for and promoting the arts in my community.
Christian Hammer
Treasurer

Lifelong Artist, serial entrepreneur, board member and technology executive with a career spanning 30 years, including leading digital transformations and the creation of Direct to Consumer businesses; with roles at Nike, AppNexus and Wayfair. Notably today, Christian is the Chief Technology Officer for TradeLens and President of BBBSIC (Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Island County).
Quinn Cox
Quinn is an accomplished entrepreneur, co-founding Giving Bag and consulting as a Chief of Staff for venture-backed startups. With a background in the hospitality industry, studying at Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration, he has worked at hotels and eco-lodges around the world. He is a musician, writer, and poet. He loves the outdoors and has climbed Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Rainier, with the legendary Camino de Santiago next on his bucket list for 2024.
Tekla Cunningham

Tekla received her musical training at Johns Hopkins University and Peabody Conservatory (where she studied History and German Literature in addition to violin), Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Vienna, Austria, and at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music where she completed a Master’s degree with Ian Swenson. She is on the early music faculty of Cornish College for the Arts and is founder and director of the Whidbey Island Music Festival.
Jane Fung

Jane is a business expert who loves to work with amazing people. She found her way to ceramics in 2022 and has completely fallen in love with the process. Her hand-crafted ceramics are a snapshot of the peace and quiet found on Whidbey Island. Each piece captures natural forms and patterns, affording a moment to pick up tranquility and put down the stresses of modern life. For Jane, ceramics have become a way to get back in touch with a feeling of inner calm and natural order. Every piece she makes is infused with joy, whether it’s the joy of foraging local plants, visiting her local herbalist for inspiration, or getting lost in the moment through the hum of the throwing wheel.
Elizabeth Walsh
Arts in Education

Elizabeth Walsh is honored to be part of the WIAC leading the Art in Education program to offer creative and positive art experiences for the Whidbey community. Bringing decades of corporate management experience to the council, Elizabeth also successfully produces the annual Willows Orchard Art Show in July. She holds a B.A. in Business Administration from the University of Montana and is currently working on a Masters of Gardening from Washington State University.
R.E. Yelton
Marketing and Branding

R.E. Yelton is a multidisciplinary artist and consultant based in North Whidbey Island where she has lived since 2017. Her early work in photography garnered over two dozen awards, including congressional recognition, and she has worked as a professional in the creative industry since she was 15 years old. She's deeply passionate about fostering a culture of accessibility and collaboration over competition. Additionally, she works to advocate for and uplift the voices of BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and people with disabilities in the arts.
R.E. is also the co-founder of Whidbey's Lone Elk Poets.
Trish Zapinski
At-Large

In 2014 Trish took an early retirement from management consulting and now lives and gardens full time on Whidbey Island. Oh, and takes lots of walks and hikes with her Siberian husky. Supporting such diverse organizations from Fortune 100 companies to regional farm cooperatives, she provided complex program and/or project leadership in conjunction with needed business process re-engineering.  She has always had a deep appreciation of the arts and looks to bring her business skillset to better support the local community in any way needed.
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2023 Grant Award
PO Box 197, Greenbank, WA, 98253
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