Board of Directors
Our Board of directors is made up of volunteers from the community who utilize their various professional backgrounds, business connections, and personal skills to further the Sault Area Art Center's mission
Agatha Colbert,
Chair
A retired physician, has been the Chair of the Sault Area Arts Council (SAAC) the May 2022. Her interest and passion for the visual arts has been deeply influenced by her Art Historian husband, Charles Colbert, PhD. In retirement they spend several months each year, visiting Italy to view art, architecture, and sculpture. Agatha’s past leadership experience includes leading teams of clinicians in the care of physically disabled patients. She was also Program Director/Principal Investigator of two National Institute of Health (NIH) grants. Most recently she has served as the Project Director on two Michigan Arts and Culture (MACC) minigrants (ART CAMP 2023 and Enhancing SAAC Board Health)
Scott Laurson,
Vice-Chair
SAAC Vice Chair, Gallery Director, Member of Fundraising and Grants Committee, Educational Outreach Committee and Special Events Committee, and an artist. Laursen joined the Board after having an exhibition in the gallery. He holds an MFA in Photography from the New Hampshire Institute of Art. Laursen also has a Bachelor of Business Administration and began his career as a CPA. He has been an artist, business owner, and entrepreneur for 25 years. Scott is passionate about helping build the artist community in the EUP and is also a board member of the Upper Peninsula Art and Culture Alliance. He was recently awarded a MACC Operational Support Grant.
Cathie Chenoweth,
Treasurer
Board member of the Sault Area Arts Council in Sault Ste Marie, MI and lives in Pickford, MI. She holds a BS in Finance and Accounting from Central Michigan University, and retired after 20 yrs as CFO & co-founder of Old Mission Bank in Sault Ste. Marie, remaining as a Director. With 40 years of banking experience including accounting, finance, tax, audit, internal controls, commercial lending, regulatory compliance and staffing, Cathie contributes her background toward fiscal and organizational best practices. She has life-long interests in the visual, performing and culinary arts, is a pianist, seamstress and an avid gardener.
Holly Morrison,
Secretary
A retired cardiac sonographer, was a former member of the Olive M. Gallery Board, prior to its dissolution, and served many years as its secretary. Holly was one of the five members who joined the SAAC Board in May of 2022. She was elected Secretary of the SAAC Board at that time and continues to serve in that capacity. While Holly is not an artist, she has always been a strong supporter of the arts. Her husband, who is now retired, was an art instructor for 40 years, teaching at all levels, and is an accomplished blacksmith. Holly appreciates the value of the arts within a community, especially its community-building aspects through the creativity and diversity found in the arts.