Board of Directors

Kate Arford, Treasurer
Craig Drehmel
Dianne Kramer 
Jessica Shaykett, Chair
​Heidi Vardeman
Thomas Wegner, Vice Chair
Nathan RP Young

Katherine Smith-Flores, Director, info at artlending.org

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Katherine manages MALL's operations, fundraising, and finances. She is currently the Development Assistant for the Minnesota Museum of American Art and was previously the the Advancement Coordinator at Interact Center for the Visual & Performing Arts. From 2007-2010, she was the Assistant Curator at the El Paso Museum of Art and the recipient of the Smithsonian Latino Museum Studies Fellowship in 2009. She has a BA in History of Art & Architecture from the University of California, Santa Barbara and an MA in Modern and Contemporary Art History from State University of New York College at Purchase. 

Teresa Audet, Arts & ​Program Manager, submissions at artlending.org 

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Teresa Audet is an artist and furniture maker based in Northeast Minneapolis. Audet holds a BFA in Furniture Design from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and has studied at the Mount Fuji School of Fine Woodworking in Yamanashi, Japan. As well as other grants, she has been awarded an Artist Initiative Grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board and a Next Step grant from the Metro Regional Arts Council, A full-time artist, she has participated in artist residencies as well as held solo and group exhibitions nationwide, Audet teaches furniture and art making in several spaces in the twin cities, including the Women’s Woodshop.

Emylisa Warrick, Marketing & Volunteer Manager, outreach at artlending.org

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Emylisa manages MALL's marketing strategies and communications and organizes volunteers. She recently earned her MFA in Poetry from the University of South Carolina. Before returning to school, she worked in the independent publishing and nonprofit arts industries. Notable places include Coffee House Press, Consortium Book Sales & Distribution, and The Loft Literary Center.