Board of Directors
Franklin Hickman – President
Attorney, Retired
Jill Fowler – Vice President
Executive Director, Community Fund Ohio
James Gruzosky – Treasurer
CFO for real estate management company
Janice Driesbach – Secretary
Art Museum Administrator & Curator, Retired
Paula Damm
Practicing Artist
Maggie Denk-Leigh
Professor & Division Chair, Printmaking, Cleveland Institute of Art
J. Leigh Garcia
Professor of Printmaking and Book Arts
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Ryan Rosenthal
Senior Financial Analyst, University Hospitals
Jasmina Tadic
Financial Advisor, Retired
Advisory Board
Jean Appleby
Artist, Art Educator and Heartfulness Trainer
Charles Beneke
Practicing Artist
Amanda Degener
Book Artist and Educator
Bill Drendel
Director of Columbia College Paper and Book Arts Program, Retired
Deborah Howe
Collections Conservator at Dartmouth College Library
MP Marion
Practicing Artist
Julie McLaughlin
Practicing Artist
Eileen E. Roth
Founder of Artsource and Practicing Artist
Leonard D. Young
Retired Morgan Conservatory Executive Director and Retired Corporate Lawyer
Thomas T. K. Zung
Architect
Interested in Board Service?
The Morgan Conservatory is looking for new board members with skills in Finance, Marketing, IT, Construction, and Fundraising to increase the expertise and size of its Board as we take on new projects and initiatives in 2025 and beyond.
The Morgan Conservatory is an Ohio nonprofit art center dedicated to preserving and innovating the art of hand papermaking as well as letterpress printing and book arts. One of a handful of art centers in the country dedicated to these crafts, the Morgan draws an audience locally, nationally, and internationally as we provide educational and professional opportunities for emerging and established artists - through workshops, gallery exhibitions, artist residencies, internships, volunteer opportunities and more. The Morgan has a half acre garden where we grow our own plants for papermaking, embracing a holistic and sustainable cycle- from plant to paper.
Are you interested in serving on the Board of Directors, or do you have questions for the Board?
Email us at governance@morganconservatory.org
Fill out a board application here. The application is also available for download as a PDF.