Mark Desierto - Board President

Mark is a recovering musician, West Seattle resident, avid backgammon player, law librarian and supporter of local arts.

Shannon Cook - Board Vice President

Public Programs and Event Producer/Coordinator/Music & Arts Advocate/West Seattle Resident/ Former Music Supervisor and MoPop (formerly EMP) education staff.

Jeramy Koepping - Board Secretary

Community builder and Audio Professional

Rick Springer - Board Treasurer

West Seattle Retiree & Live Radio Player.

Cami MacDonald - Board Member

Musician, teacher, founder/owner of West Side Music Academy, and band wrangler.

Chris MacDonald - Board Member

Winemaker and founder of Supermassive Cellars, music enthusiast, musician, co-owner at West Side Music Academy, and West Seattle family man.

Edith Farrar - Board Member (President Emeritus)

Member of Seattle Artists board of directors since 2015 & president since 2022. Classically trained musician, who detoured into American/English music & dance traditions along the way. 37 years performing with the Ballard Sedentary Sousa Band. Retired children's librarian.

Tim Muey - Board Member

Coming soon.

Nick Shadel - Executive Director

Nick Shadel is multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and composer for film and television. He has a PhD in music composition and has been a leader and educator in the Seattle music community for over a decade.

Murphy Janssen - Operations Director

Murphy Janssen is percussionist/drummer, producer, educator, and an advocate for grassroots community music and theater. He has a M.M in music performance from the University of Washington and is dedicated to fostering local art.