About
Staff Bios
Nathan Marion: Executive Director
BA in Business from Western Washington University, 2001
Other non-profit boards: Fremont Chamber of Commerce, Bands Without Borders, Christmas In the NW (Benefit music for Children's Hospital)
Enjoys: paddleboarding, surfing, swimming, indie films, designing dinners, slow food, organic farms, horses, being barefoot
Fav bands: Sigur Ros, Bon Iver, Emmylou Harris, Broken Bells, Iron & Wine, some opera, most cello, Andrew Bird, Lonely Forest, Hey Marseilles, Damien Jurado, Rosie Thomas....
Lives: just on the north edge of Fremont, in the "Greenlakeford" neighborhood
Other: loves design, consulting other nonprofits on reviving old "lonely buildings" - www.BlueTree.org is Nathan's online resources page dedicated to developing more nonprofit community arts spaces around the world
Member of Fremont Neighborhood Council
Secret wish: to go on more adventures with his niece & nephews
Liz Leahy: Assistant Director
June 2008
BA from Washington State University, 2005
Grade school Teacher at a local private school
Enjoys: Community interaction, (i.e. making new friends and keeping the old - one is silver and the other is gold.)
Fav bands: The Lonely Forest, Feist, Jeffrey Foucault, Damien Jurado,
Lives: Ballard
Other: favorite website = http://icanhascheezburger.com/
Secret wish: to be an urban farmer
Tori McConnell: Events Manager & Education Curator
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance 2008, Belhaven University.
Enjoys: the process of creating, being outside, coffee, diverse cultures,
a full moon and good local food
Fav Bands: Zoe Keating, Sigur Ros, The Lonely Forest,
Son Lux, Anathallo, Woven Hand
Lives: Wallingford
Other: Dance artist - Performer, teacher, choreographer
Secret wish: to have a few friendly chickens in her back yard
Jonas G: Audio & Visual Technician
Brandon Ausberg: Caretaker
Long term volunteers:
Craig Vandenbosch - Gallery Curator
Karin Stevens - Dance Curator
Joshua Sherman - Audio Engineer (recording) for The Round
Fremont Music School staff:
Randy Hathaway - Director
Don Clifton - Communications
www.fremontmusicschool.com
Our Beloved Board Members
Board of Directors
- Craig VanDenBosch - Fremont Resident, Visual Artist, Lighting Designer, Gallery Curator
- David Traylor - Visual Artist
- Cindy Dailey - Teacher
- Sarah Murphy Jurado - Photographer, Artist Manager
- Jack Tomkinson - Urban Sparks, Peak Park
- Karen Ward - Fremont Resident, Church of the Apostles
- Victoria Ravenwood - Fremont Resident, Boys & Girls Clubs
- NathanMarion - Fremont Chamber of Commerce, Fremont Neighborhood Council Member, Fremont Arts Council Member
- Jon Meyer - Artist
Advisory Board
- Karen True (3rd Place Commons)
- Julie Trout (BF Day School art teacher, Fremont)
- Gary Luke (Fremont Arts Council)
- John Booker (Fremont Rotary, Founding Mgr of Intiman Theatre)
- Karen Finneyfrock (Published author & poet / literary arts teacher)
- Toby Thaler (Fremont Neighborhood Council board member, Resident)
- Jessica Vets (Fremont Chamber of Commerce, Director)
- Melissa Collett (KEXP, Fremont resident, Seattle First School)
- Jen Wood (Fremont resident, musician)
- Mimi ("AKA") (poet, teacher, Fremont resident)
- Rotating seat for Fremont Arts Council member
The Fremont Abbey Staff, Board, and Volunteers are individuals fully dedicated to the idea that art brings people together and makes the community a better place for all involved. Hospitality, enrichment, & community are just some of the key values of this family - we invite you to join us!