You Are All Invited to the
Annual Member Meeting and 2024 Elected Board Vote
Sunday November 19, 2023
The Member Meeting is an opportunity to meet with the 2023 Board, to hear about the year’s accomplishments, and plans for 2024, including the exhibit themes, and to vote on the 2024 Board slate. Bring your questions and suggestions.
Bonnie Miller, Election Chair, announces the uncontested slate. Voting will be by show of hands of active members present. The other Board roles are appointed annually in January.
President (Officer) – Linette Morales (term 2 year 1)
I joined the Board in 2019 as At Large elect, and in the same role in 2020 coordinated an AGP online pop-up exhibit as a response to exhibiting during the pandemic. In 2021 as Vice President, I brought fresh ideas for member engagement -“Artist Spotlight” a feature highlighting randomly selected exhibiting members and “AGP for Creative Reuse” an AGP Facebook Group page where members may exchange art materials. In 2022 my first year as President, I launched “Suggest A Theme” a request for exhibiting AGP Annual Members show artists to suggest themes they feel would be an inspired show in the upcoming exhibition calendar year. I continue my quest to create engagement and exhibition participation. I have served as the AGP Annual Members and Awards Exhibition Coordinator in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023; and continue as AGP Liaison to the Sanchez Art Center Board. I also continue my role as Sanchez Art Center’s part-time Operations Coordinator. I hold a BA in Studio Arts from CSU East Bay and bring over 15 years experience in the non-profit arts.
Vice President (Officer) – Michele Trausch (term 2 year 1)
I joined the Board in 2020 as an appointed AGP Liaison to the Sanchez Art Center Board and continue in that role. I also assist our Membership Chair with renewals and new memberships and with Receiving for AGP’s exhibitions. I enjoy being more involved in AGP and its mission by continuing the Vice President role. I was pro bono counsel to AGP beginning in the early 2000’s until my retirement before joining the Board. I’m an art enthusiast, volunteer at receiving for AGP exhibitions, and very much enjoy participating in the activities at the Sanchez Art Center. I also volunteer in other local community organizations.
Secretary (Officer) – Misha Flores (term 1 year 2)
I joined the board in 2017, and served as Secretary for two years. I was appointed Communications Chair in 2019 and continue in this role to manage our newsletter and website. I earned my BFA in Painting with a minor in Photography in 2006 from Texas Woman’s University. I have won awards from the Voertman Competition, the Visual Arts Society of Texas, Goddard Arts Center, and received the AGP Member Show Excellence Award. I previously had the rewarding work of volunteering in many other capacities—teaching yoga to female inmates, facilitating a Thich Nhat Hanh meditation group and acting on their board, giving out groceries at a food pantry, teaching art to refugee children, caring for pinnipeds at The Marine Mammal Center, and painting signs for The Pacific Beach Coalition’s events. The last few years, I have focused mostly on volunteering with AGP. I am honored to help people to keep creating and sharing their art.
Kind regards,
Your 2023 Board:
Linette Morales- President, Liaison to SAC Board, Member and Exhibition Show Coordinator
Michele Trausch-Vice President, Liaison to SAC Board
Misha Flores- Communications Chair, Secretary
Daniele Derenzi- Treasurer, Gallery Store, Artists Gathering, Facebook, Winter Art Faire
Co-Coordinator
Bonnie Miller- Immediate Past President, Liaison to SAC Board, 2023 Election Chair
Nancy Russell- West Gallery Chair
Kathy Miller- Membership Chair
Kristina Ayala- At Large Member, Winter Art Fair Co-Coordinator
Arthur Takayama- SAC Board President