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Glass Art Society StaffPamela Figenshow Koss, Executive DirectorPatty Cokus, Executive Assistant Rosie Gaynor, Communications Manager Katrina Ernst, Administrative Assistant/Registrar Sarah Bak, Consultant Pamela Figenshow Koss, Executive Director Pamela Figenshow Koss, Executive Director, has a strong background in special event coordination, conference and strategic planning, marketing and non-profit membership organization management. Pam's first introduction to nonprofit management was with the Washington State Apple Blossom Festival, where she worked as Assistant Director and managed highly successful Arts and Crafts Fairs, increasing revenue by 30%. She then served as President of the Greater Key West Chamber of Commerce, where she increased membership by nearly 100%. There she worked closely with the hospitality industry, bringing in conventions and cruise ship trade. She was appointed by the State of Florida as Film Commissioner, bringing major film productions to the area. She served as President of the South Snohomish County Chamber of Commerce in Washington State for five years where she developed a strong program of work and increased membership by 40%. There she also developed and executed an Advanced Technology International Trade Forum, bringing technology business leaders from Asia to meet with U.S. companies who completed over five million dollars in business at the conference. After ten years in non-profit organization management, Pam left that position to pursue a lifelong dream of living in Paris, France, for nearly two years. There she studied French, art and her own photography. In returning to the U.S., Pam started her own fine art photography and marketing/public relations consulting firm. Pam holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications from the University of Washington, and she earned a certificate from the Institute for Organization Management from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, completing a six-year program for organization executives. Contact Pamela Figenshow Koss at Patty Cokus, Executive Assistant Contact Patty at
Rosie Gaynor, Communications Manager Rosie Gaynor joined the Glass Art Society in February 2010. In 2000, she left a seven-year career as a high school English and French teacher to seek out the arts. Since then, she has worked at Seattle Symphony (in development, 2001), Seattle Opera (editing their publications, 2001–2007), NBBJ (creating architecture proposals, 2007–2008), and as a dance blogger and freelance writer (her work has appeared in Pointe, Dance Magazine, and the Financial Times, among others). Rosie is happy to have found glass again: one of her earliest art memories is of her parents purchasing (and cherishing) an abstract, gold-leaf "oar lock" sculpture in Venice in the early '70s. Contact Rosie at Katrina Ernst, Administrative Assistant/Registrar Katrina Ernst joined GAS in February 2010. She graduated from the University of Washington with a BA in Art History in 2009. She has traveled to Europe and Japan, and spent three months living in Rome where she was constantly surrounded by art. Katrina is excited to be part of GAS and working to support an international community of artists, as well as having the opportunity to expand her knowledge of art to include glass and glass artists. Contact Katrina at . Sarah Bak, Consultant Sarah Bak, Adviser, joined the GAS staff in September 2003. She earned a BFA in art with a concentration in ceramics from Bradley University in 1995, and has since worked in a variety of art-related businesses, most recently Seattle Stained Glass. Sarah moved from Chicago to Seattle in 2001, and is enjoying the natural beauty this area has to offer. She is excited to be part of an internationally-minded arts organization. Contact Sarah at . |
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