Foci Minnesota Center for Glass Arts
Staff Members

Foci Minnesota Center for Glass Arts
Glass Art Instructors

Foci Minnesota Center for Glass Arts
Teaching & Studio Assistants

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    Patrick Gelen

    STUDIO ASSISTANT, he/him

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    Kurt Klussendorf

    TEACHING ASSISTANT, he/him

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    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

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

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    Laura Kitzberger

    BOARD MEMBER &
    Secretary

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    Emily McGrath

    BOARD MEMBER &
    Governance Committee Chair

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    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

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    Alain Petit

    BOARD MEMBER

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    Maren Ronald

    BOARD MEMBER

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    Joyce Simon

    BOARD MEMBER &
    Treasurer

  • Alyssa Brouillet

    BOARD MEMBER

  • Renee Patnode

    BOARD MEMBER

  • Beth Nelson Sather

    BOARD MEMBER

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