Sarah Lawson
Interim Executive Director
Sarah studied film and media at the University of Virginia and co-founded The Bridge Film Series before moving to New York to work as a book designer and being selected as a resident documentary film curator at UnionDocs in Brooklyn. After a couple years in the city, she succumbed to the temptation to return to Charlottesville and hasn’t looked back since.
Victoria Long
Communications Director
Victoria is a graduate of the University of Virginia, and has over four years of experience working with non-profit organizations, including a year of service as an AmeriCorps Member. She returned to Charlottesville after spending a year in Japan, where she curated art exhibits and participated in the 2011 Tokyo Art Book Fair. She also volunteers as the Gallery Exhibits Assistant at The Bridge Progressive Arts Iinitiative.
Erica Jensen
Membership & Database Manager
Erica started volunteering with PCA in 2008, and officially joined the staff in 2011. She earned a B.A. in Art History from Whitman College in Washington, and spent all of her post-college years in Seattle until moving to Charlottesville in 2006. She loves living in a place that combines the communal intimacy of a small town with vibrant art and culture offerings. Erica also volunteers as a gallery assistant at Second Street Gallery and is a docent at the UVa Art Museum.
Maggie Guggenheimer
Consultant for Research & Planning
Maggie joined PCA in 2007 after spending her post-UVA years in New York City, where she earned a Masters in Arts Administration from Columbia University’s Teachers College and worked with various arts nonprofits. With a background in museum and arts education, marketing and public relations, she enjoys working with creative people and considers Charlottesville one of the best places in the world to do so.
Becca Pfister
UIP Intern
Becca is a fourth year student at the University of Virginia studying art history and French. She has been a student docent at the UVa Art Museum for two years and studied art history and art business in Florence, Italy last fall. When she is not in class, she likes to help out with the Family Art JAMS and Final Fridays that the museum organizes. After graduation, Becca plans to pursue a masters degree in arts administration or public relations.
Board of Directors
Jenn Austin
George A. Beller, President
Blake Caravati
James Carnes
Tom Cogill
Arletta Dimberg, Secretary
Helene H. Downs, Treasurer
Bobbi Dunn, Vice President
Tullia Lynch
Nina Ozbey
Elizabeth Piper
Donna Plasket
Jean O. Wilhelm, Board Member Emeritus
Bryan Wright
