Wexner Center for the Arts

Wexner Center Executive Management Team

Gaëtane Verna    
Executive Director

James Petsche   
Executive Assistant

Dionne Custer Edwards   Head of Learning & Public Practice	Melanie Mathewes Head of Advancement
David Filipi  Head of Film and Video	Emily Oilar  Director of Planning and Strategic Project Management
Kathleen Felder  Co-interim Head of Performing Arts	Elena Perantoni  Co-interim Head of Performing Arts
Julieta González Head of Exhibitions	Cathy Predmore   Head of Communications and Marketing
April Homolak Head of Finance and Administration

Wexner Center Foundation Trustees

The Wexner Center for the Arts is governed by the Wexner Center Foundation Board of Trustees, an independent, nonprofit university affiliate foundation established for the purpose of advancing the interests of the Wexner Center for the Arts. The full board meets three times a year, with the executive committee meeting three to four times annually.

A Message from the Wexner Center Foundation Board of Trustees about Current Events

Leslie H. Wexner, Chair of the Board of Trustees                              
 

Bill Lambert, President of the Board of Trustees                              
 

David M. Aronowitz                 Chair, Finance Committee	Karen Lane
Rebecca Asmo	Pete Scantland
Katherine Bauer	Joyce Shenk
Jeni Britton	Alex Shumate                 Chair, Governance and Nomination Committee
Paige Crane	Lachelle Thigpen
Adam R. Flatto	Gaëtane Verna
Mark Hatcher	Abigail S. Wexner
Paul Judge                Chair, Donor Programs Committee	Nici Workman
Mark D. Kvamme

Ex Officio Trustees

Ann Hamilton              Professor Emeritus, Department of Art, The Ohio State University	Mark E. Vannatta       Secretary
David Horn               Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, The Ohio State University	Dr. Karla Zadnik       Interim Executive Vice President and Provost, The Ohio State University
Bruce A. Soll         Treasurer

Updated: November 12, 2024