Whidbey Island Arts Council • Board of Directors
We are a small working board dedicated to the prosperity of the Whidbey Island arts community.
We are a small working board dedicated to the prosperity of the Whidbey Island arts community.
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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.
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Therese Kingsbury
Arts in Education I have been here on Whidbey Island since 2007. We took a few years to acclimate and then I jumped into the arts headfirst. Starting by supporting Northwest Stone Sculptors Association then Sculpture Northwest, which I am currently the president. I was on WIAC's board briefly several years ago and am rounding out 8 years on the Oak Harbor Arts Commission this November 2023.We opened a sculpture Park on our private property that the public is welcomed to visit by appointment www.wise.fun. I am dedicated to the arts, supporting artists, educating children and adults, introducing all people to all the arts possible, and connecting organizations to each other for continued growth and support. I look forward to this new role with Whidbey Island Arts Council and to building relationships that will foster creativity. |
Beck Diamond
Programs Assistant Beck Diamond lives on Whidbey Island with her partner, kids, and in-laws in a multigenerational home. They are an Army veteran and earned their Masters in Cultural Studies from the University of Washington in 2018. Their art medium of choice is dance/ embodied performance. In 2021 They founded Meander Dance Collective to support adult dance artists and choreographers on Whidbey Island. She also serves as a coach and grant writer for The Backyard. When she isn’t creating or working, you can find Beck relaxing with friends and family or adventuring outdoors. As Program Assistant she hopes to contribute to the overall success of the Whidbey Island Arts Council by helping programs receive the support they need to achieve their goals. |
Suz Shwetz
to be updated soon |
Alicia Elliott
Alicia Elliott is a painter, singer/songwriter and poet that has recently stepped up to direct the Whidbey Working Artists Open Studio Tour because she believes in supporting the community she is a part of, living her belief that “if everyone does a little, nobody has to do so much they burn out.” |
Advisory Council
Valued advisors to our board of directors
Valued advisors to our board of directors
Tekla Cunningham, Whidbey Island Music Festival
Neil Buchsbaum, Cascade Public Media / Crosscut Arts / KCTS-9
Neil Buchsbaum, Cascade Public Media / Crosscut Arts / KCTS-9