SNAG Board of Directors
SNAG Board in Houston, 2009
Nanz Aalund, Secretary
Bellingham, WA
Jewelry designer
Recipient, two Platinum Guild International Awards
Recipient, two DeBeers Diamond's Today Awards
Former Associate Editor, Art Jewelry magazine
Former President, Seattle Metals Guild
Harlan Butt, President
Denton, TX
Regents Professor, University of North Texas, College of Visual Arts +
Design
American Craft Council Fellow
Past-President, The Enamelist Society
Caroline Gore
Kalamazoo, MI
Studio metalsmith and educator
Assistant Professor, Art, Metals/Jewelry, Western Michigan University
Visiting Artist/Lecturer, various schools
American Craft Council
Michigan Silversmiths Guild
Board member, Friends of the Richmond Center (faculty representative)
Faculty sponsor, Metals Guild at Western Michigan University
Anne Mondro
Ann Arbor, MI
Assistant Professor, School of Art & Design, University of Michigan
Visiting artist/lecturer, various schools
Recipient, Ann Arbor Commission on Art in Public Places Golden
Paintbrush Award
College Art Association
Michigan Silversmith Guild
Kris Patzlaff, Past-President
Trinidad, CA
Studio metalsmith
Assistant Professor, Jewelry/Small Metals, Humboldt State University
Visiting Artist, various schools
American Craft Council
Humboldt Arts Council
Ink People, Eureka, CA
John Rais
Shelburne, MA
Studio blacksmith
Member, Artist Blacksmith Association of North America (ABANA)
Resident Artist/Instructor, Applied Design, Department of Sculpture, Purchase College, State University of New York (SUNY)
Marlene Richey
Boston, MA
Wholesale and retail jewelry industry, expert on marketing and running a jewelry business
Former membership director, Manufacturing Jewelers and Suppliers of America
“Profiting by Design,” published by MJSA summer 2008
Portland Arts and Cultural Alliance
Maine Craft Association
Jewelers of America – Maine
Jewelers Resource Bureau
Contemporary Design Group
Art Business Institute
Buyers Market of American Craft
Women's Jewelry Association
Anika Smulovitz
Boise, ID
Associate Professor, Art Department, Metals, Boise State University
Workshop Instructor, and Visiting Artist/Lecturer, various locations
Idaho Metal Arts Guild (IMAG), Past President (2006 – 2008), President (2004 - 2006)
College Art Association
American Craft Council
International Sculpture Center
Society of American Silversmiths
Northwest Design Craftsmen (juried in)
Seattle Metals Guild
Stewart Thomson, Treasurer
Alna, ME
Studio jeweler/metalsmith
Society of Arts and Crafts Advisory Board
James Thurman
Denton, TX
Studio metalsmith
Assistant Professor, Studio Art, University of North Texas
President/Owner, Thurman Unlimited
College Art Association
American Association of Woodturners
Sandra Zilker
Houston, TX
Custom and commissioned fine jewelry designer
Head of Jewelry Program, Glassell School of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Affiliate Artist, University of Houston, Design and Metalsmithing
Visiting Artist/Lecturer, various schools
Houston Metal Arts Guild
