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      • 07_metal_DancingBox_icons_icon.png 2007 Metal
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      • 04_metal_jestersHat_icons_icon.png 2004 Metal
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Other Professional Experience

  • Leadership Council, Bainbridge Art Museum, Bainbridge Island, WA, 2011-current
  • Advisory Council-Achievement Advocates, Adventures of the Mind, 2005-current
  • Board of Directors, ON THE BOARDS, Seattle, WA, 2003-current
  • Advisory Council, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA, 2001-current
  • National Museum of Women in the Arts, "The Imagination Cycle" acquired and installed in their "Books As Art" collection, Washington, D.C., 2009
  • Archives of American Art, Biographical papers and information acquired and installed, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., 2008
  • Juror, FIRST Robotics Competition, Online Web site Judge, 2004
  • Juror, FIRST Robotics Competition, Western Regionals, 2002, 2003
  • Artist Trust Honorary Board Member, 1998-2003
  • Juror, Public Art competition, Hsinshu City Public Park, Taiwan, 1999
  • Curator, "Tip of the Iceberg: Some Contemporary Lampworking," Florida Craftsmen Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL, 1999
  • Curator, Bumbershoot Arts Festival, "Alternative Portraiture," Seattle, WA, 1998
  • Juror, St. Louis Art Fair, St. Louis, MO, 1997
  • Juror, Atlanta Art Fair, Atlanta, GA, 1997
  • Board of Directors, Arts Ballard, Seattle, WA, 1997
  • Juror, Microsoft Avatar Design Contest, Redmond, WA, 1996
  • Honorary Board member, James Renwick Alliance, 1993-1996
  • Bombay Gin special commission (advertising campaign), New York, NY, 1995
  • Adviser, Product Design Department, Parsons School of Design, New York, NY, 1993, 1994
  • Board of Directors, UrbanGlass, Brooklyn, NY, 1992-1994
  • Commissioner, Seattle Art Commission, Seattle, WA, 1991
  • Board of Trustees, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA, 1991-2001, Vice President, 1994-2000
  • Curator, "Glass: Material in the Service of Meaning," Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA, 1991
  • Coordinator, Glass Art Society Conference, Seattle, WA, 1990
  • Contemporary Art Council Program Committee, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA, 1990-1999
  • Absolut Vodka sculpture commission (advertising campaign), "Absolut Ruffner," 1990
  • Juror, New Glass Review 11, Corning, NY, 1990
  • Editorial Advisory Board, Glass Magazine, Brooklyn, NY, 1989-1994
  • Board of Directors, Glass Art Society, 1988-1990, President, 1991
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