Wexner Center for the Arts

Wexner Center Executive Management Team

Gaëtane Verna                              
Executive Director

James Petsche     
Administrative Associate, Executive Director's Office

Dionne Custer Edwards                         
Head of Learning and Public Practice
Cathy Predmore                         
Head of Communications and Marketing
Lane Czaplinski                              
Head of Performing Arts
Steve Pruchnicki                         
Head of Finance and Administration
David Filipi                          
Head of Film and Video
Kelly Stevelt                         
Head of Advancement and Strategic Initiatives
Kelly Kivland                         
Head of Exhibitions
 

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

Nancy Kramer                          
 
 
  

Ex Officio Trustees

Melissa L. Gilliam         
Executive Vice President and Provost, The Ohio State University                           
 
Bruce A. Soll   
Treasurer                          
 
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         
        
 

Updated: November 6, 2023