Contact Us

Contact Us

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Penland School of Craft
PO Box 37
Penland, North Carolina 28765

Street Address:
2687 Conley Ridge Road
Bakersville, NC 28705

Phone: 828-765-2359
Fax: 828-765-7389
info@penland.org

Penland Gallery & Visitors Center
Phone: 828-765-6211
gallery@penland.org

Administration

Mia Hall, Executive Director
Contact Mia through her assistant:
Cindy Gibson
828-765-2359 ext. 1308
executiveassistant@penland.org

Ian Henderson, Director of Operations
828-765-2359 ext. 1324
operationsdir@penland.org

Beth Shupe, Finance Director
828-765-2359 ext. 1330
financedirector@penland.org

Amanda Hollifield, Assistant Director
828-765-2359 ext. 1304
assistantdirector@penland.org

Leslie Fleckenstein, Accountant
828-989-8175
accounting@penland.org

Alyse Ostreicher, Director of People and Culture
828-765-2359 ext. 1220
hrmanager@penland.org

Nathan Aymond, IT Manager
828-765-2359 Ext. 1202
itmanager@penland.org

Wes Stitt, Services Coordinator
828-765-2359 ext. 1314
services@penland.org

Penland Campus at night

Programs

Leslie Noell, Creative Director
828-765-2359 
creativedirector@penland.org

Courtney Dodd, Programs Manager
828-765-2359 ext. 1313
programs@penland.org

Nadia Massoud, Studio Operations Manager
828-765-2359, ext. 1311
studio_operations@penland.org

David Clemons, HBCU Tour Coordinator
hbcucoordinator@penland.org

Beth LaCour, Books & Paper Studio Coordinator
828-592-4004
books-paper@penland.org

Susan Feagin, Clay Studio Coordinator
828-765-2359 ext. 1325
clay@penland.org

Nick Fruin, Glass Studio Coordinator
828-765-5507
glass@penland.org

Autumn Brown, Iron Studio Coordinator
828-765-2359, ext. 1008
iron@penland.org

Anthony Naimo, Metals Studio Coordinator
828-765-2359 ext. 1320
metals@penland.org

Megan Roche, Photo and Drawing & Painting Studio Coordinator
828-592-4001
photo@penland.org

Adam Leestma, Print & Letterpress Coordinator
828-765-2359 ext. 1328
print@penland.org

Mirrah Johnson, Textiles Studio Coordinator
828-765-2359 ext. 1323
textile@penland.org

Kylie Little, Wood Studio Coordinator
828-571-3118
wood@penland.org

Registration and Student Affairs

Leah Buchanan, Registrar & Student Affairs Manager
828-765-2359 ext. 1306
registrar@penland.org

Abigail McKinney, Assistant Registrar
828-765-2359 ext. 1307
regassistant@penland.org

Josie Davis, Office Administrator
828-765-2359 ext. 1302
officeadministrator@penland.org

Gallery

Front Desk
828-765-6211, ext.1002

Kathryn Gremley, Gallery Curator
828-765-6211, ext 1224
Direct line, 828-571-3109
gallerydirector@penland.org

Carter Norris, Gallery Operations Coordinator
828-765-6211, ext. 1222
galleryoperations@penland.org

Erin Castellan, Gallery Exhibitions Coordinator
828-765-6211, ext. 1225
gallerycoordinator@penland.org

Archives

Contact
Cindy Gibson, assistant to the director
828-765-2359 ext. 1308
executiveassistant@penland.org

Community Collaborations

Stacey Lane, Community Collaborations Manager
828-765-2359 ext. 1217
commcollaboration@penland.org

Kyle Praskovich, Coordinator and Teaching Artist
828-765-2359 ext. 1218

Supply Store

Kim Harless, Store Manager
828-765-2359 ext. 1315
store@penland.org

Development

Joan Glynn, Director of Development & Communications
828-765-2359 ext. 1206
developmentdir@penland.org

Nancy Lowe, Grants & Institutional Giving
grants@penland.org

Virginia Knight, Data and Development Administrator
828-765-2359 ext. 1207
devdatabasemgr@penland.org

Marianna Popp, Annual Benefit Auction
828-765-2359 ext. 1204
specialevents@penland.org

Rachel Breitinger, Development Assistant for Special Events
828-765-2359 ext. 1205
devassociate@penland.org

Patrick Beggs, Benefit Auction Volunteer Coordinator
volunteer@penland.org

Benefit Auction Reservations
828-765-2359
auction@penland.org

Communications, Publications & Website

Robin Dreyer, Communications and Marketing Manager
828-765-2359 ext. 1215
communications@penland.org

Claire Drennan Jarvis, Digital Media Editor
828-765-2359 ext. 1214
digitalmedia@penland.org

Facilities & Grounds

Matt Moore, Director of Facilities and Grounds
828-765-2359, ext. 1047
facilitiesdir@penland.org

Penland Kitchen

John Renick, Food Services Manager
828-765-2359, ext. 1012
foodservicesmgr@penland.org