Board of Directors

Laura Spradley, Board President

  • Favorite section at Art Salvage: Old postcards and textiles

  • Favorite place you have ever lived: right here!

  • Favorite thing about Spokane All the natural beauty in the mountains and plains

  • Most unusual item you have recycled/ repurposed? Shipping pallet used to make a compost heap

  • Current or most recent employer/ profession: Retired attorney, working for the Washington Court of Appeals

  • Tea or coffee? Both!


Robin Fontaine, Board Vice President

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  • Favorite section at Art Salvage: That’s like asking “pick a favorite child” — I love them all!

  • Favorite craft/art media:  Mixed media assemblages

  • Most unusual item you have recycled/ repurposed?  Animal bones from a skeleton we found on our property, used in outdoor art

  • What diy project are you most proud of?  Doing the landscape design to remove our front lawn and install xeriscape

  • What superpower would you want to have? The ability to selectively drop “peace and love bombs” where needed.

  • Current or most recent Employer/ profession: Self-employed graphic designer and publications architect for the final 10 years before retiring in 2020


FeLisa Bravo, Treasurer

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  • Hobbies: I am great at starting projects…..finishing them up is debatable.

  • What diy project are you most proud of? Building a small kennel from left over chicken wire and scrap wood.

  • Pet(s): Too many, yet, not enough

  • What superpower would you want to have? Mind reading

  • Tea or coffee? Both!

  • Current or most recent Employer/ profession: I add and subtract all day. Sometimes I get to multiply and divide as well.


Remelisa Cullitan, Secretary

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Remelisa is a Spokane native who is passionate about creative education. Remelisa graduated from EWU with their Bachelors in Fine Arts and Bachelors in Art History. They are an active arts advocate and a professional artist. They believe everyone should have a creative expression and those who claim they don’t have a creative bone in their body just haven’t been exposed to their creative outlet yet, and what better way then by exploring and playing with different potential art materials!


Jose Angel

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Jose Angel is a veteran Graphic Designer with distinguished experience working in educational arenas, including the Center for Global Engagement at Gonzaga University and Spokane’s Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture. His broad international background and artistic abilities are a genuine asset on the Art Salvage board.


Carmen Perez-Frayne

Since memory can serve, being creative has always been an integral part of Carmen's life. She has found various ways to incorporate creativity into her work and personal endeavors throughout the years. You can often find her spending time with family and friends, engaged in a new creative project, or behind a good book.  Working with Art Salvage is an ideal match for Carmen, as it aligns with her passions for creativity, conservation and community.


Staff

Alayna Biersdorff, Reuse Specialist

  • Favorite section at Art Salvage: Textiles

  • Hobbies: Cooking/baking, gardening, house projects, sewing, and keeping my houseplants alive :)

  • What diy project are you most proud of? I made a light fixture for my kitchen out of two different fixtures I found second hand

  • Your most unusual skill/ trait? I have a certificate in Fashion Design: Pattern Making and can draft sewing patterns by hand.

  • Favorite thing about Spokane: Manito Park, especially Gaiser Conservatory.

  • Tea or coffee? Tea

Chad Shayotovich, Volunteer SPECIALIST

  • Favorite section: Vintage--you never know what magical thing you'll come across!

  • Hobbies: Sketching, painting, songwriting, and movie watching!

  • DIY project I'm proud of: A few pearl jewelry pieces I made thanks to the supplies I found at Art Salvage.

  • Favorite thing about Spokane: The vibrant arts community we have.

  • What superpower: Telekinesis all the way! 

  • Favorite Books: Circe by Madeline Miller, The Wild Iris by Louise Gluck

Amy Mickelson, Donation Specialist

Katie Patterson Larson, Executive Director/ Founder

  • Favorite section at Art Salvage: Bulk, the mixed media and weird things are the best.

  • Hobbies: Hiking, making things in the kitchen and fixing my old house.

  • DIY project I'm proud of: Homemade deodorant and conditioner. Still working on a DIY shampoo.

  • Favorite thing about Spokane: The artists and makers

  • What superpower would you want to have? Time travel