VIA Council Information

VIA Policies

• VIA Policy for Art Purchases
• VIA Policy for Fundraising Ideas

Council Members 2009

Dawn Lawrence, President
Lynda Buhlig, Vice-President
Heather DeAngeli, Secretary
Helen O'Brien, Treasurer
Bob Anderson, Immediate Past President

Committee Chairs

Bob Anderson, Installations
Loretta Baughman, Historian
Lynda Buhlig, Volunteer Support
Gosia Clark, Website, Newsletter
Susan Fountain, Education
Carolyn Fricke, Member At Large, Volunteer Art Education Program
Ross Heppe, By-Laws/Parliamentary
Dawn Lawrence, Volunteer Support
Barbara Marsh, Fund Raising/Development
Cheryl McLemore, Administration
Helga Miller, Member at Large
Lucy Walker, Member At Large, Arts & Flowers
Cami Welsh-Griffith, Newsletter

Bob retired in 1998 and moved from Chicago to Reno after 30 years in sales and marketing with IBM. He became a volunteer with the NMA in February, 2000 as a docent and installation volunteer. Since then he has led over a hundred docent tours, worked hundreds of hours installing exhibits and has been co-chairperson on several special events. His most fun was working almost full time with the curatorial staff during 2003 helping install the collection and exhibits for the new museum building. Besides the NMA Bob volunteers as a trail construction crew leader with the Tahoe Rim Trail Association and as a laser operator at the Reno Tahoe golf tournament

Gosia moved to Reno in 2003 as an international graduate student from Poland. She graduated with her Finance MBA degree from University of Nevada, Reno in 2006. Since then she has worked on projects in marketing, website development and finance. She currently teaches finance courses at the University of Phoenix. Gosia joined the NMA Volunteers in Art in February of 2008. She started as support staff for the NMA social events and movie series. In the beginning of 2009 she joined the VIA newsletter team. She is currently undergoing the NMA docent training.

Native Nevadan, completed undergraduate and graduate degrees at UNR, returned to the Reno area in the mid 70's having lived in North Carolina, Texas and California. Have been a member of the Museum for many years. Administrator for 20 years with Washoe County School District and upon retirement wanted to volunteer to learn more about the museum and the artists. I had the pleasure of working at the front desk with many good people for 3 years. This is my 4th year on the VIA council. How lucky we are to have such a fine museum of art in Reno!

Lucy is a marketing specialist in the President's Office at the University of Nevada, Reno. She has a B.A. In History and a M.A. In Journalism from the University of Nevada, Reno. Lucy has been volunteering since 2004. For the past several years has been involved in case wine sales for the Taste of Art and the Arts and Flowers Luncheon.

Cami Welsh-Griffith moved to Reno in 1984 to attend UNR. She joined the Nevada Museum of Art in 2003 where she has volunteered for First Thursdays, Children's Art Programs, Administrative Work, the VIA Council and Newsletter. In between traveling and surf sessions, she works as a freelance graphic designer and illustrator. She currently lives with her husband; together they have two daughters attending undergrad and graduate schools in California.