Regina Smith to Lead GIA, Peter Handler as Vice-President
(12-6-10) At its November meeting, the GIA Board of Directors elected Regina Smith, the Kresge Foundation, as President and Peter Handler, The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, as Vice President. Smith and Handler will serve a two-year term and join Treasurer Rose Ann Cleveland, the Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, and Secretary Alan Cooper, Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation, on the executive committee. At large members of the Executive Committee are Justin Laing, Heinz Endowments and John McGuirk, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.
Both Smith and Handler have served on the GIA board for four years and held leadership positions throughout. Smith most recently chaired the GIA Resource Development Committee and served on the Executive Committee and Handler co-chaired the 2010 conference committee.
GIA membership elected the following to a three-year term beginning January, 2011: Rohit Burman, MetLife Foundation Kristen Madsen, the GRAMMY Foundation and MusiCares; Laura Aden Packer, Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation; Margaret Conant Reiser, John H. and Wilhelmina D. Harland Charitable Foundation and Edwin Torres, the Rockefeller Foundation.
GIA is indebted to Vickie Benson, Olive Mosier, Frances Phillips and Angie Kim for their years of service and leadership. We will continue to seek their guidance and advice.