Cyra Hobson, President
Cyra Jane Hobson is a multi-media artist who runs a group stone carving studio at Equinox Studios in West Georgetown. She has extensive experience in arts administration, grant writing, and large event production in addition to just being pretty darned rad. She’s excited for the first years’ efforts and formation of the GTAAC and to work with this wonderful team.
Kerry Gates, Secretary
Kerry is originally from Nebraska but has always had an urban beat in her heart and has lived on the Westcoast since 1988. After many years in the Bay Area, she relocated to Seattle in 2007 to continue her career in tech. However, the loud beat of all things creative lured her to Fogue Studios in 2020. Kerry retired in 2023 from her “day job” to focus solely on the gallery and the arts, specifically in Georgetown. Fogue Studios & Gallery was founded in 2018 and designed to give a voice to artists over fifty.
Virginia Wright, Treasurer
Virginia owns Scarlet Ibis Gallery in Georgetown and she also works professionally as an administrator for multiple arts, culture, and heritage organizations in Seattle and South King County. She has a degree in music, and her interests include visual arts, historic preservation, and working to dismantle the structures behind social inequities.
Chris DiGilio
Chris DiGilio is a Mission Manager for Firefly Aerospace. He has worked in the commercial space industry for 18 years, and has experience managing large teams and large scale operations in remote locations. After moving to Seattle from Washington, DC in 2022, Chris quickly grew fond of Georgetown and moved here in 2024.
Sam Furnas
Sam ran away from Iowa in 2014 to trade conservative corn fields for mossy rocks and queer community. Sam has been a Georgetown resident for 6 years, contributing to the Georgetown Gazette, the Georgetown Carnival, and Georgetown’s first Halloween Parade. As a long-time Georgetown Art Attack lurker, she is excited to contribute more to making Georgetown an exciting and resourceful place for artists and art seeking folks.