People
The Team
Alison Dennis
Executive Director
Jake Simondet
Facilities and Ecology Manager
Katie McClintock
Art Invitational Coordinator
Leeauna Perry
Youth Program Director
Maria Elting
Program Manager
Nancy Newman
Administrative and CoastWatch Coordinator
Nicola Harrison
Assistant Director
Shannon Carlson
Director of Communications and Outreach
Tamara Jennings
Project Manager
Fellows
Adam Swanson
Literary Arts Fellow
Intisar Abioto
Black Art/ists Project Fellow
Julia D'Amario
Printmaking Program Director
Licity Collins
Music Fellow
Mika Aono
Printmaking Fellow
Advisory Council
The Advisory Council is comprised of recent past Sitka residents and reflects the program’s diversity.
The Sitka Advisory Council is comprised of recent Sitka residents, representing diverse practices and backgrounds. Council members, with support from Sitka’s Program Manager, review Residency Program applications, select the upcoming year’s residents and serve as ambassadors of the residency experience at Sitka. Council members receive honorariums for their time and expertise.
Adam Swanson
Literary Arts Fellow
Ahimsa Timoteo Bodhran
Chris Rose
Danielle Vogel
Grace Munakata
Joanna Priestley
Kim Kei
Laura Ahola Young
Licity Collins
Music Fellow
Michelle Ruiz Keil
Mika Aono
Printmaking Fellow
Morgan Thomas
Roya Amirsoleymani
Thomas Meinzen
Board Members
Alan Holzapfel
President
Carla Riestenberg
Board Member
Deborah Wilkins
Vice President
Heidi Beebe
Secretary
Jennifer DeCarlo
Board Member
Karen Baines
Treasurer
Kathy Stewart
Board Member
Laurel Francis
Board Member
Patti Kroen
Board Member