R2AC Board Members/Staff

If you recognize that the arts are valuable to the quality of life in North Central Minnesota, we invite you to consider becoming a Board Member. Our ten-member Board is comprised of two representatives from each of the five counties that we serve: Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods, and Mahnomen.

  • Much of the Board’s activity revolves around policy-making, budgeting, and reviewing and awarding arts grants to our region’s organizations and artists.
  • The Region 2 Arts Council operates in the spirit of the open meeting law.
  • Meetings are held in Bemidji seven times per year, on the third Monday evening of the month.
  • Terms are for two years, renewable to four years.

Contact  staff@r2arts.org for more information.

Fiscal Year 2013 Region 2 Arts Council Board

Chair Kathy Gustafson … Beltrami County
Vice Chair Steve Prenevost … Hubbard County
Treasurer Diana McLain … Lake of the Woods County
Secretary Leah Prussia … Mahnomen County
Justin Holley … Beltrami County
Steve Ballard … Clearwater County
Linda Kaul … Clearwater County
Richard Longtine … Hubbard County
Darrel Thurk … Mahnomen County
Nancy Cole … Lake of the Woods County

Region 2 Staff
Executive Director Terri Widman
Executive Assistant Holly Alcott
Program Coordinator Laura Dehler-Seter