Michigan Legacy Art Park is led by a statewide board of directors that is actively engaged while governing. These members represent many fields of work, from artists and museum professionals to educators and business leaders.
2025-2027 Board of Directors
Joan Verla, President
Educational Outreach, Wayne State University
Chip Rice, Vice President
Director of Marketing, Interlochen Center for the Arts
Jeff Socia, Treasurer
VP Commercial Banking, First Community Bank
Tracie MacPhearson, Secretary
Executive Director, Great Lakes Children’s Museum
Terry Tarnow, Immediate Past President
Retired Manager, Dennos Museum Store/Artist
Members at Large
Frank Audia
Group Managing Partner, Retired, Plante Moran
Kirk Davidson
VP Special Projects, Crystal Mountain
Renee Hintz
Director of Advancement, The Children’s House
Barry Levine
Attorney, Specializes in Native American Law and Environmental Law
Sue Peters
Chief Human Resources Officer, Retired, Munson Healthcare
Kathyrose Pizzo
Artist, Adjunct Professor, Wayne State University
Jennie Schmitt
Manager, The Inn at Watervale
Carol Stark
Retired Educator and School Administrator
Marilyn Wheaton
Retired Director of Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum, Saginaw Valley State University
Staff
Angie Quinn
Executive Director
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Patricia Innis
Collaborative and Environmental Art Coordinator
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Lindsay Greer
Director of Programs and Public Engagement
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Norm Ling
Park Maintenance Volunteer
Dewey Blocksma
Interim Conservator Volunteer
Caleb Brennan
Conservation and Collections Manager
Awards Received
President’s Plaque, Keep Michigan Beautiful, Inc., 2014
Governor’s Award for Innovative Tourism Collaboration, 2009
Great Lakes Cultural Award, 2004, Michigan Association of Community Arts Agencies
E. Ray Scott Award, 2005, Artserve Michigan, to Ken Stevens for Art Park Educational Programs
Governor’s Arts Award, 1998, to Crystal Mountain for MLAP Partnership
Community Arts Award, Traverse Area Arts Council
About the Art Park Founder
David Barr (b. 1939 – 2015)
