board of trustees
Bethany Lund, Chair
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Bethany moved to Tahoe in 1995 after graduating from UC Santa Cruz with a BA in Liberal Arts. She and her artistic husband, Matt, started a photography and graphic design business in 1999. All of these years later, Bethany still works in the photography & design business but wears many other artistic hats: creative designer for Matt's custom metal fabrication business, art teacher, and professional artist for her business Modern Punk (an Etsy based business). Art has been her passion since she was a child and continues to play a very important role in hers and her family's lives. |
Andrew Cross, Treasurer
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Andrew is a 4th generation Truckee local who was born and raised in Truckee. Andrew holds a UC Davis Civil Engineering Degree. In 2007 Andrew began his journey to transition to the presidency of Truckee Tahoe Lumber Co. through a management development program that required an MBA degree and working side-by-side with each employee at Truckee-Tahoe Lumber Company in order to fully understand their role and importance in the company. He currently operates four locations. |
Gina Jones, Secretary
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Gina is a dynamic professional with over twenty-six years’ experience in the real estate industry including mortgage lending, real estate sales, and marketing. She obtained a California real estate license in 1993 and began her career in real estate sales and shifted into real estate finance where she spent most of her career working with real estate agents to place their clients into the best financing possible. |
Doug DeVore, Trustee
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Douglas has directed, produced, and edited Emmy award winning children’s educational programming focusing on arts and education for PBS, NBC and Discovery. Doug currently works for Apple where he works with editors from the school level to major studios and holds several patents for features used in editing software. Doug lives in Truckee with his beautiful family. |
Caroline Craffey, Trustee
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Caroline is a multifaceted marketing professional with a Communication and International Studies degree from the University of Miami. In her career, she has worked with a variety of companies through events and special projects such as Red Bull, IMG, GoPro, NBC, Vans and BFGoodrich Tires. In 2019, after spending time in Colorado and Southern California, she moved to the North Tahoe area for a Brand Experience position at Northstar. Eager to get involved in the community with a particular interest in youth development, she was happy to join Arts For The Schools. |
Advisors
Phyllis McConn
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Phyllis was an Arts For The Schools' Board Chair for the past decade, beginning with a one year interim board, whose recommendations were implemented when the founder retired in 2006. Phyllis is currently an advisor to the Board. She moved to Truckee in 2001, leaving behind a 20 year career as a CPA and tax manager. Surprisingly to her, she loves life in a small town and is a copious volunteer, insatiable reader, tenderfoot hiker, neglectful gardener and enthusiastic fan at her son’s many sporting events.
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