EAFF Board Members

Jeri Hamilton - President

Jeri set the mark for Student Art in our community in the 1980s, developing a model for the process of having art education in the classroom that followed through to exhibiting the work in the broader community. Retired as an educator from the Edmonds School District she has continued to support the scholarship and grants programs of the EAF Foundation with professional insight. She has added her flair to the Patrons’ Preview for many years, both as a committee member and as the Chair.

Jeri became an EAF Foundation Board Member in 1996.

Peggy Jones - Vice President

“We moved here from Scottsdale, Arizona and like so many other people, I had a friend who said, ‘Why don’t you come and volunteer for the Festival?’ So in 1968 I volunteered and I was just a greeter in the information booth. Then I got more and more involved and I’ve done a number of jobs. I’ve been a Director of Inside Art (now Jury Selected Galleries); I’ve been a Director of Registration. And actually, at that point it was all one thing so, now it’s separate. Then I was Treasurer. And I was President. I’ve been a part of the Foundation for the last number of years and it’s just been a great experience for me.”

Peggy Jones has been a member of the EAF Foundation Board since 1979 when it was first formed as the EAF Museum.

Susan Loreen - Secretary

Susan came to the EAF Foundation board at a time when there was a need to renew our connection with the community. Dean of Business at the Edmonds Community College, Susan has facilitated the development of an ongoing strategic planning document. She also engages actively with local artists through the Artist Connect Exhibit and Previously Loved Art Sale. As all of the EAF Foundation board members, Susan is a volunteer of the annual festival.

Susan became an EAF Foundation board member in 2005.

Ann Wood - Treasurer

Ann has been a part of the Edmonds Arts Festival since the mid 1990s including two years as President. Her work with the Foundation has included the development of ArtWorks in Edmonds – a Gathering Place for Artists, organizing the Previously Loved Art Sale and working with artist groups who exhibit in that space. A local business person, Ann has strong organizational skills that help keep everything moving in the right direction.

Ann has been a Board Member of the EAF Foundation since 1997.

Darlene McLellan - Director EAF Museum

Darlene is a constant student, teacher and advocate for the arts and arts education. She earned a BA in Fine Arts degree from WSU, spending her senior year as an exchange student at Nihon Daigaku ( University of Japan ) in Tokyo . Her background in design and illustration includes work on the Boeing 747 configuration development, illustrations for UCSD doctoral theses publications, and scientific illustrations for Scripps Institute of Oceanography. She continued her artwork when she returned to Japan with her husband and children. In addition to solo exhibits she was an invited artist in Yokohama art festivals. She has post graduate certification in Museum Studies from the University of Washington.

Darlene started working with the Edmonds Arts Festival in 1986 setting the exhibit of paintings, prints and drawings and was Director of Inside Art (now Jury Selected Galleries) for several years. A foundation board member since 1989, she continues to volunteer for the Festival as well as curate two small galleries and has served as a juror for regional and local arts organizations.

Terry Vehrs

“When I was fourteen years old, I had a neighbor named Jack Midgley, and he was building a house down from us. They needed some manpower to help out at the Festival, so he recruited me to come down with him and we moved panels and moved stuff around and I sort of got hooked. It was like joining the circus at the time.

I started when we were down at the Civic Center, where the old library was.”

Terry continued to volunteer for the Festival as a Director and as President. He has been a Board Member of the Foundation since 1988.