Our People
The Festival is produced by a very small professional staff augmented by our hard working Committee. The Committee is comprised of community members and exhibiting artists. As a non-profit organization, the Festival is governed by its Board of Directors who have fiscal and policy responsibility for all aspects of the Festival. The Staff, Board and Committee work all year long to prepare for our annual Fall Festival.
Our Staff
Steve Bajor
Executive Director
Executive Director
Erma Murphy
Artist Liaison & Publicist
Artist Liaison & Publicist
Our Board
Barry Toranto - President
Sylvia "Chipps" Barsky - Vice President
Anne Taylor - Secretary and Treasurer
Fred Crombie
Naima Dean
Louise Dockstader
Lisa A. Palter
Kerry Tusup
Committee
Anna Abramson
Brett Crawford
Edwin DeShazo
Tina Fossella
Phil Garratt
Zachary Gilmour
Lissa Herschleb
Tom Killion
Judith Lemmens
Karen Meadows
Nance Miller
Harald Nordvold
Evelyn Schaefer
Sarah Shriver
Sarah Suloff
A special thanks to our 2020 Jurors (who selected the artists) and judges (who will select the prize winners:
Jurors
Michael Dickinson - glass
Kim Ford Kitz - painting
Bebe Kuhr - mixed media
Kathleen Maley - jewelry
Ali Vaughan - mixed media
Melissa Woodburn - ceramicist
Judges
To be determined
We also wish to acknowledge other individuals who made special contributions this year.
Dan Gilbert - New brand and website designer
Don McCartney - Program designer
Special Presentation20
MVFAF
Members of the Festival Committee and Board have created unique wind chimes to hang in the Mill Valley Plaza along with the iconic festival lanterns September 18 - 20 as a visual, and musical reminder that the festival hopes to return next fall. Harking back to the founding of the festival, some of the local exhibiting artists will also show their work in several downtown merchant windows
Community Speaks
Helen Russell - Co-Founder & CEO Equator Coffees
“The MVFAF takes place at the perfect time of year to usher in new and fresh perspectives through the portal of art and craft.”