Past Board Members

Kelly Averil Savino – Toledo, OH
2010-2011 Board Member
2011- Secretary

• Learn more about Kelly at her artist portfolio.
  
• View the post featuring Kelly’s gargoyle whistle: Ceramic Art Lesson Plan: Making Sounds with Clay.

• To learn more about John, visit his artist portfolio.

Steven Branfman – Needham, MA
2001 Founder

2012-2015 Board Member
2012-2013 President Elect

• To learn more about Steven, visit his artist portfolio.
• Check out Potter’s Professional Handbook written by Steven.
• View the post featuring Steven: Successful Tips and Techniques for Raku Firing: How to Select Raku Clays, Glazes, Kilns and Combustibles Available for Download.

Cynthia Bringle - Penland, NC
2001 Founder

Cindy Butler-Jones - Yellow Springs, OH
2001 Founder

Chris Campbell – Raleigh, NC
2008-2012 Board Member
2009-2011 President
2011-2012 Past President

• To learn more about Chris, visit her artist portfolio.

Carolyn Dorr – Westerville, OH
2006-2011 Ex-Officio Member, The American Ceramic Society

Susan Filley – Chapel Hill, NC
2001 Founder

• To learn more about Lee Ann, visit her studio listing.

Steve Hecker - Westerville, OH
2001 Founder – The American Ceramic Society

Susan Fox Hirschmann – Annadale, Virginia
2010-2011 – Board Member

• To learn more about Susan, visit her artist portfolio.

Tim Frederich - Westerville, OH
2001 Founder
2003-2005 – Ex-Officio Member, The American Ceramic Society

Rikki Gill – Berkley, CA
2005-2008 – Board Member

• To learn more about Rikki, visit her studio listing.

Don Goodrich – Zion, IL
2008-2011 Board Member
2009-2011 Secretary

• To learn more about Don, visit his artist portfolio.
• View this post featuring Don: Multi-Purpose Chucks: Using Household Items When Trimming Difficult-to-Trim Pottery.

Doug Gray - Florence, SC
2004-2006 Board Member
2006-2007 Vice President

• To learn more about Doug, visit his artist portfolio.
• Doug Gray teaches his students how to throw jars with No-Measure Lids. To read about this technique, check out the book, Throwing and Handbuilding: Forming Techniques.

David Hendley – Maydelle, TX
2002-2003 Board Member
2003-2004 President Elect
2004-2006 President
2006-2007 Past President

• To learn more about David, visit his artist portfolio.
• Check out this DVD featuring David: Extrude It!
  
• View the post featuring David: Totally Tubular! A Video Introduction to Using a Clay Extruder

Steven Hill - Sandwich, IL
2001 Founder

Patrick Horsely - OR
2001 Founder

Mark Issenberg – Rising Fawn, GA
2006-2008 Board Member
2008-2009 Vice-President

• To learn more about Mark, visit his artist portfolio and studio listing.
• Mark Issenberg shares some ceramic glaze recipes that utilize fireplace wood ash to create an ash glaze surface. Read: Fireplace Ash Glazes: How to Clean Out Your Fireplace and Spray Wood Ash Glazes on Pottery.
• Veteran potter Mark Issenberg creates his beautiful wheel thrown vases in three parts. Read how: Three Great Pottery Throwing Techniques

Mel Jacobson – Minnetonka, MN
2001 Founder
2002-2003 Board Member
2003-2011 Ex-officio Member and ClayArt Moderator

Logan Johnson – Yakima, Washington
2010-2013 Board Member

Bill Jones -Editor of Pottery Making Illustrated
2001 Founder

Jonathan Kaplan – Denver, CO
2001 Founder
2002-2004 President
2004-2006 Past President

• To learn more about Jonathan, visit his artist portfolio.
• Jonathan Kaplan describes what to look for in glaze ingredients and some of the best ways to apply glazes in the Electric Firing: Creative Techniques book.
• View the post featuring Jonathan: Electric Kiln Success: How to Get Exciting Ceramic Surfaces with Cone 6 Glazes

Nan Kitchens – Key Largo, FL
2008-2010 Board Member

• To learn more about Nan, visit her studio listing.

• To learn more about Mitch, visit his studio listing.

Larry Kruzan – Pekin, IL
2011-2012 Board Member

Eduardo Lazo - Belmont, CA
2013-2014 President Elect
2014-2015 President
2015-2016 Past President

Gregg Lindsley – Cobb, CA
2004-2005 Board Member
2005-2006 President Elect
2006-2007 President
2007-2008 Past President

• To read about one of the reasons why Gregg enjoys his membership to Potters Council, go here

David McBeth – Martin, TN
2011-2013 Board Member
2012-2013 Past President

Danielle McIntosh – Westerville, OH
2005-2006 Ex-officio Member, The American Ceramic Society

Mark Mecklenborg – Westerville, OH
2001 Founder, The American Ceramic Society

Lyndsay Meiklem – Bozrah, CT
2013-2016 – Board Member

Gary Moon – Westerville, OH
2003-2004 Ex-officio Member, The American Ceramic Society

Diana Pancioli – Ypsilanti, MI

2012-2015 Board Member

Shirley Potter - Boise, ID
2011-2014 Board Member

Brad Reitz – Henderson, NV
2002-2004 Board Member

Dannon Rhudy – IN
2001 Founder
2002-2004 Past President

Nan Rothwell – Faber, VA
2005-2007 Board Member
2007-2008 President
2008-2009 Past-President

• To learn more about Nan, visit her artist portfolio and studio listing.
• Watch Nan demonstrates throwing a pitcher in two parts on the pottery wheel: Wheel Throwing Video: How to Throw a Pitcher in Two Parts on the Pottery Wheel.
• Go here to learn why Nan joined the Potters Council.

Christine Schnitzer - Westerville, OH
2002-2003 Ex-officio Member, The American Ceramic Society

Snail Scott – Edwardsville, IL
2007-2010 – Board Member

• To learn more about Snail, visit her artist portfolio.
• View the post from Snail: Protecting Your Pottery and Ceramic Sculpture: Hints for Even Drying.

Wayne Seidl - Waite, ME
2006-2007 Board Member
2007-2008 Vice President

Marcia Selsor – Brownsville, TX
2006-2008 Board Member
2008-2009 President
2009-2010 Past President

• To learn more about Macia, visit her artist portfolio and studio listing.
• Marcia Selsor shows us how to make and use her right angle jig, a simple tool she came up with to make building geometric sculpt. Read the post: The Right Angle for Approaching Geometric Ceramic Sculpture

• Marcia Selsor paints large raku plaques with cattle or horses. She explains her technique in the book Raku Firing: Advanced Techniques.

Lisa Skeen – Summerfield, NC
2007-2008 Board Member

Stephani Stephenson – Encinitas, CA
2003-2006 Board Member

• To learn more about Dinah, visit her artist portfolio.

Karen Terpstra - La Crosse, WI
2001 Founder
2002-2004 Board Member

Ann Testa – Orinda, CA
2008-2011 Board Member

To learn more about Ann, visit her studio listing.

Paul Andrew Wandless – Chicago, IL
2009-2012 Board Member
2009-2012 Vice President

• View this post from Paul: Paper Slip Transfer onto Greenware: Paper Slip Transfer onto Greenware: A Simple Way to Add Imagery to Pottery and Ceramic Sculpture.
• View this post from Paul: What a Relief: Make a Great Impression with Slab-built Ceramic Wall Art.