On The Move
Columbia Museum of Art Contemporaries Announce New Board Members and Executive Committee
Aug 31, 2010
COLUMBIA, SC - August 31, 2010 - The Contemporaries, an affiliate group of the Columbia Museum of Art dedicated to engaging young professionals in the arts, announces the addition of 13 new members to its board for the 2010-2012 term.
The new Contemporaries board members are:
• Charles Appleby, Attorney, Collins and Lacy, P.C.
• Kim Bryson, Senior Analyst, Decision Support, Providence Hospital
• Julia Burley, Event Director, Lake Carolina & Inspired Communities
• Harris Cohn, President, Cohn Construction Services, LLC
• Jay Cross, Senior Analyst, SCANA Corporation
• Amanda Drinkall, Account Executive, Cyberwoven
• Kelly Hall, Assistant Attorney General, South Carolina Office of the Attorney General
• Meg Kinnard Hinson, Reporter, The Associated Press
• Shigeharu Kobayashi, Owner, P-Bug Goods, LLC
• Andrea Lance, Senior Project Assistant, BlueChoice HealthPlan of South Carolina
• John McCardell, Vice President, Merrill Lynch
• Asheley Scott, Architect, Studio 2LR Architecture + Interiors
• Ann Marie Stieritz, Vice President, Economic and Workforce Competitiveness, South Carolina Technical College System
Returning Contemporaries board members are:
• Natalie Armstrong, Litigation Attorney, Solomon Law Group, LLC
• Joan Boyer, Credit Analyst, National Bank of South Carolina
• Emily Brady, Manager of Public Affairs, Chernoff Newman
• Rhett Brewer, Vice President, Carolina First
• Ryan Coleman, Business Liaison, City of Columbia Community Development Department
• Matt Congdon, Vice President, DCG Development Company
• Ryan Hyler, Research and Marketing Director, Colliers International
• Trey Price, Vice President, Ace Glass Company, Inc.
• Debi Schadel, Owner of her own PR and Event Planning firm
Board officers include Joan Boyer, president; Emily Brady, vice president; Ryan Coleman, treasurer; and Matt Congdon, secretary. This year the Contemporaries added a new position to the board, artist liaison, with the purpose of reaching out to the local arts community and representing the board on the museum’s public programming advisory committee (PPAC). The board has appointed Shigeharu Kobayashi, a local artist with specialty in graphic design, painting and drawing, as the artist liaison, and he will assist the Contemporaries with their art acquisition project and Contemporaries Artist of the Year competition.
"We are excited to welcome these talented, young professionals to the Contemporaries board," said Columbia Museum of Art executive director, Karen Brosius. "The Contemporaries are valuable museum members and because of their strong fundraising and arts acquisitions efforts our museum is now home to a Dale Chihuly chandelier. We look forward to seeing this group’s continued growth," she added.
The Contemporaries host many cultural and social events, and some of their fall 2010 events include Oktoberfest on Wednesday, September 22, on Boyd Plaza and their signature black-tie event, the 5th annual Black and White Ball: An Evening with Hitchcock, on Friday, October 29. For more information about these events, the Contemporaries and membership, visit columbiamuseum.org or contact Todd Buehrig at toddb@columbiamuseum.org or 803.343.2198.
About the Contemporaries
The Contemporaries of the Columbia Museum of Art are comprised of an active membership of over 200 young professionals from the Columbia area. The mission of the Contemporaries is to provide an opportunity to support the Museum through: promoting the Museum and its programs, diversifying the Museum's membership, and leading the next generation of Museum supporters.
