Executive Director Since September 2004, Executive Director of the Grove Arcade Public Market Foundation; Executive Director, Southern Highland Craft Guild June 1996-May 2004; American Craft Council Trustee,1966-2003, chair Nominating Committee; Advisory Board American Craft Council/Southeastern Region; Board of Directors, Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce 2001-2004; Buncombe County Tourism Advisory Board 2003-2006; Governing Board, Center for Craft, Creativity, and Design, UNC-A, 1998-2002; Glass Art Society, Board of Directors, Seattle, Washington, 1994-2000. Chair of the Leadership Committee, 1994-1998; Board of Trustees, Creative Glass Center of America, Millville, NJ, 1990-1997; 2nd Vice-President, 1992-1995; President, 1996-1999; Chairperson, Fellowship Selection Committee, Creative Glass Center of America, Millville, NJ, 1989-1993. Ruth Summers has been in non-profit and private sector arts administration for over 35 years.

 

 

Public Relations
Lindsay specializes in development and public relations and has more than fourteen years experience in the field. For the past twelve years, she's served as the American Representative for the National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh. She moved to Asheville in 1999 and regional clients have included Penland School of Crafts, the Southern Highland Craft Guild, the Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands and the University of North Carolina Asheville.