Foci Minnesota Center for Glass Arts
Staff Members

Foci Minnesota Center for Glass Arts
Glass Art Instructors

Foci Minnesota Center for Glass Arts
Teaching Assistants, Studio Assistants, and Volunteers

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    Patrick Gelen

    STUDIO ASSISTANT, he/him

  • A man smiling, wearing glasses and a blue jacket, holding a glass object with a flat base and a tall, narrow top in front of a window or display case.

    Kurt Klussendorf

    TEACHING ASSISTANT, he/him

  • A man with curly hair, wearing glasses and a white T-shirt, is concentrating while working with a blowtorch. He has a bit of a mustache and an earring in his left ear.

    Ryan Lehrke

    TEACHING ASSISTANT, he/him

  • A man with wavy hair wearing glasses and a turquoise T-shirt with a graphic, working with molten glass using metal tools at an outdoor glassblowing studio.

    Reid Lutter

    TEACHING ASSISTANT

  • A woman wearing striped shirt appears surprised while holding an old-fashioned phone receiver to her ear, with hands adjusting a black frame around her.

    Jane Magyar

    STUDIO & TEACHING ASSISTANT, she/her

  • A smiling man with glasses, a gray and white beard, and a mustache, wearing a red shirt and plaid jacket, standing in front of a dark red wooden wall.

    Dirk Schmitz

    VOLUNTEER, he/him

  • A glassblower wearing safety glasses and a black T-shirt, holding a red molten glass piece with tools, working at a furnace in a studio.

    Dave Wirth

    TEACHING ASSISTANT, he/him

  • A man with glasses and long hair tied back, wearing a blue t-shirt, is using tongs to hold a glass object while working at an outdoor glassblowing station.

    Matt Young

    TEACHING ASSISTANT, he/him

  • McKenzie Mahoney

    TEACHING ASSISTANT, she/her

  • Scott Tooker

    STUDIO & TEACHING ASSISTANT, he/him

  • Lindsay Brown

    STUDIO ASSISTANT, she/her

Foci Minnesota Center for Glass Arts
Board of Directors

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    Sandra Brick

    BOARD MEMBER &
    President

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    Tanya Cole

    BOARD MEMBER

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    Amy Fistler

    VICE PRESIDENT &
    Development Committee Chair

  • Carolina Herrera

    BOARD MEMBER

  • A person working with glass in a glassblowing studio, blowing into a hollow pipe with molten glass at the end.

    Laura Kitzberger

    BOARD MEMBER &
    Secretary

  • A woman with shoulder-length brown hair and blue eyes smiling, wearing a red blazer over a patterned blouse, standing indoors near a window.

    Emily McGrath

    BOARD MEMBER &
    Governance Committee Chair

  • A woman with long blonde hair, wearing pearl earrings and a gray jacket, smiling outdoors with trees in the background.

    Kelly Nezworski

    BOARD MEMBER

  • A woman standing in front of a modern, metallic building, wearing large black glasses, earrings, and a black and white outfit, with her right hand resting on a metal railing.

    Alejandra Peña

    BOARD MEMBER

  • Portrait of a smiling man with short dark hair, beard, and wearing a black shirt against a dark background.

    Alain Petit

    BOARD MEMBER

  • A young woman with red hair and a floral sleeveless top smiling outdoors during sunset.

    Maren Ronald

    BOARD MEMBER

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    Joyce Simon

    BOARD MEMBER &
    Treasurer

  • Renee Patnode

    BOARD MEMBER

  • Beth Nelson Sather

    BOARD MEMBER

Foci MCGA Board of Director contact information is not publicly displayed. Please reach out to a Director to get in contact with the Board of Directors. Thank you.