Board of Directors


Board of Directors
All directors may be contacted at the following e-mail address: lebanonartscouncil@gmail.com.

Secretary

Sharon Zook
President
Vice-President Sandra Drain
Treasurer
Courtney Reimann
Secretary
 
Aurelis Garcia Figueroa Myra Kitchen Jodi Price Jane Zendarski  
•Sharon holds a Master’s Degree in Applied Clinical Psychology from Penn State University. She works in Design and Management for Snitz Creek Cabinet Shop, as well as serves as President on two non-profit organizations in the city--LVCA and The South Sixth Street Playground Association. Both organizations offer programs that serve kids and families from lower SES households. She enjoys watercolor, various fiber arts-quilt making, wool braided rugs and crochet. 
•Courtney is from Lebanon County PA. She has a BA in Psychology from Messiah College. Courtney works for a non-profit human services company in Lebanon, PA.  In this field, Courtney has gained experience with organizing and completing paperwork requirements for contracts and grant proposals, sharing informative articles on social media platforms, and event coordination. Courtney is an avid amateur photographer and also enjoys learning about and trying new art techniques.
•Sandy Drain CPSM first came to Lebanon as a student of Sociology and Secondary Education at Lebanon Valley College. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in the Humanities from Penn State Harrisburg.  She currently works remotely as a proposal manager for Balfour Beatty, an international development firm with an office outside Philadelphia. She is a Certified Professional Services Marketer (CPSM). Having moved around the state of Pennsylvania for education and career, Sandy returned to the Lebanon Valley in 2016 to find a thriving art and music community and has been thrilled to participate in First Fridays, Burn’s Night and other exciting arts events in Lebanon. More of a patron of the arts than an artist, Sandy enjoys reading, gardening, creating collages and practicing piano.
Myra Kitchen 
Myra is retired and remains active in her community by volunteering and supporting the Michael Kitchen Band. Myra is involved with the Lebanon County Chapter of the NAACP and was instrumental in creating an African American History Trail Map for Lebanon County. Myra enjoys quilting and shares her creativity through design and planning special events.
  • Aurelis Garcia Figueroa is very active in the Lebanon community. She has served on varying community boards and volunteers for many organizations. Aurelis is a local real estate agent. Aurelis found her way to the art council through helping to plan and create community murals.
Jodi Price is an art educator in the Cornwall-Lebanon School District, where she has been teaching for 24 years. She began her career teaching secondary, but has been teaching elementary for the last 18 years. Jodi is a fine art graduate of PSA&D (now PCA&D), LVC-BA individualized major in fine art, MU-MED-major in Art Education, and is currently enrolled in 
Marywood University earning a PhD in Strategic Leadership and Administrative Studies and Ohio Christian University earning a certificate in Biblical Studies.
Jodi is a member of Ebenezer UMC. She is a Sunday school teacher and the church’s coordinator for VBS and Operation Christmas Child. In addition to community outreach with her church, she is a volunteer with the USO, and leads birthday bingo at the American House.
 

Jane Zendarski is a family medicine doctor for WellSpan Health in Lebanon PA. Jane attended medical school in Philadelphia and residency in Rochester, NY. Jane attends and performs in theatre productions, enjoys gardening, book clubs, and healthy living.

In Memory:

Angela is from Lebanon, PA and obtained  a Bachelor of Science degree from Messiah College in Nutrition/Dietetics.  she began a career in Quality Control / Quality Assurance in the Biotech/Pharmaceutical Industry of the Boston area.  Since moving back to the Lebanon area in 2010, she has been working at Bayer Healthcare in Myerstown. While working in the sciences has been a very rewarding career path, she has found a personal need to balance the rigidity required in such a highly regulated industry with creative outlets and the freedom of the outdoors in her off-hours. Most recently the medium of watercolor has become a most fulfilling and happy obsession! 

We are saddened to share the passing of Angela Funk, artist friend and LVCA board member, from a rare and untreatable strain of cancer. Angie’s contribution to the community through her involvement in the arts was monumental. Angie had a beautiful inner spirit that expressed her enthusiasm for life and guided her artist talent through a variety of mediums—watercolor and acrylic painting, French encaustic painting, mandala design, pottery, and stained glass. Our deepest sympathies extend to her family and friends. She will be missed, but the legacy she lived and has now left behind will always be remembered. We, along with her family, are working on plans to host an August exhibit of Angie’s original artwork at Gallery 770 in downtown Lebanon, home of the Lebanon Valley Council on the Arts. https://www.kreamerfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Angela-C-Funk/ We are grateful for the Memorial donations made in honor of Angie’s life.

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