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Meet the ArtWorks Board

About

The ArtWorks team is dedicated to provide uplifting cultural experiences for the city of Westfield. Where art thrives, community thrives!

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President

Bill Westerlind

Bill Westerlind was Category Development Analyst, now a recent retiree! He is the Founder and President of ArtWorks Westfield.

Board Chair/Music Coordinator

Tom Sawyer

Thomas Sawyer is a retired clinical social worker and music coordinator and event collaborator for ArtWorks.

Board Member

Cheryl Crowe

Cheryl is retired and a US Air Force Veteran. She is the treasurer from ArtWorks Westfield.

Secretary

Jackie Mcdowell

Jackie McDowell is a retired Dean and professor of art education from Berry College in Georgia. She teaches art at Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary in Easthampton, MA.

Community Liaison

Eric McDowell

Eric McDowell is a retired mathematics professor from Berry College in Georgia. He joined ArtWorks as a board member soon after moving to Westfield in 2022.

Board Member

Maureen Shea Avery

Maureen is a retired Registered Nurse. She is a Westfield native, with interest in expanding the arts to all generations and supporting future artists through scholarships.

Board Member

Isabel Morales

Isabel is a mediator and retired Child welfare consultant whose special interest is in bringing the Westfield community together through the arts.

Board Member

Ellen Westerlind

Ellen is an award-winning acrylic artist and a retired preschool teacher, with a BFA in art education.

Board Member

Kathleen Hillman

Kathleen Hillman is a former preschool, elementary, and middle school computer teacher. She loves to provide art opportunities to the Westfield community!

Board Member

Derek Folz

Board Member

Kelly Rose Veilleux

Treasurer

Justin Veilleux

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