• Midge Lynn, President
• Cole Sternberg, Treasurer (no bio available)
• Linda Johannesen, Senior Advisor
• Michael E. Napoliello, Jr., Board of Directors
• York Chang, Board of Directors

• Peter Mays, Board of Directors & Executive Director

Midge Lynn
President

Midge Lynn, current LAAA/Gallery 825 President, also served as the organization's President from 1997 to 2002. Holding a B.A. from Cal State Northridge and an M.F.A. from Otis Art Institute, Midge is a working artist and teacher. Joining LAAA/Gallery 825 as an exhibiting member, Midge understands the needs of the artists as well as the broad issues of LAAA/Gallery 825, and works diligently to support the organization. Her background as an artist, as well as her experience in advertising, public relations, business administration and teaching has enabled Midge to contribute to the growth and development of LAAA/Gallery 825. In 1995 Midge initiated the life drawing workshop, an outreach program of LAAA/Gallery 825, and still runs this program.

Linda Johannesen
Senior Advisor

Linda Johannesen is a nationally renowned author and leader in arts education and non-profit management. As the senior author of Different Ways of Knowing and Writing and Thinking: A Process Approach, Johannesen's research-based models for effective classroom teaching and learning and professional development have been adopted and adapted by schools and community-based arts organizations in states throughout the U.S. As president of the Galef Institute, Johannesen's breakthrough work was documented by the Rand Corporation, UCLA, Harvard Project Zero, and funded by foundations and state and federal agencies including the National Endowment for the Arts, the Department of Education and the Ford Foundation. Johannesen began her career in Chicago working for the Chicago Public Schools as a classroom teacher and for their Dept. of Research and Evalution. In Chicago, Johannesen co-founded two non-profit organizations: Art Worlds, Inc., which develops U.S. museum shows for emerging artists outside the U.S., and Acamedia, Inc., enhancing the teaching of history and social studies through hands-on museum-school partnerships. Johannesen is Director of Broad Reach Advisors; board member of Los Feliz Arts Charter School, and Advisor to Art Works for Kids.

Michael E. Napoliello, Jr.
Board of Directors

Michael E. Napoliello, Jr. is an award winning Southern California entrepreneur and business leader. He has built successful companies in the marketing, real estate, fine arts and transportation fields. Born 1962 in Washington D.C., Napoliello is a University of Maryland graduate with impressive professional education credentials including the Omnicom Senior Management Program in conjunction with Harvard University. While running his various enterprises, Napoliello remains an active philanthropist, educator and is the best-selling author of a number of books on business and the arts (but there is still time for boxing, travel and poetry — his favorite pastimes).

York Chang
Board of Directors

York Chang's commitment to the civic and artistic growth of Los Angeles is explicit in all his professional duties. A working artist and lawyer, York also serves as the Vice President of the City of Los Angeles' Cultural Affairs Commission, the Mayor-appointed body which serves as an oversight and advisory body to the Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department.

Peter Mays
Board of Directors & Executive Director

Peter Mays brings a full complement of creative and non-profit management skills to the Los Angeles Art Association. Most recently, Peter served as the Director of Development and Supplementary Educational Services for the Galef Institute, a Los Angeles based educational non-profit organization. At the Tierra del Sol Foundation in Sunland, California, Peter oversaw an expansive arts program that served the needs of hundreds of developmentally disabled adults. Other relevant experience includes: site supervisor and chair of Steering Committee, Community Technology and Discovery Center, Los Angeles; founding instructor, the Galef Institute's Electronic Arts Academy; writer, "Digital Arts for Young Adults" online curriculum; Gallery Director, Clark Gallery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and contributing writer and critic, Pittsburgh Buzz Monthly. Peter is also an experienced painter, printmaker, book illustrator and graphic designer whose artwork has been exhibited in galleries and museums.