Elanie George
Linda Reeves
Tom Tillman
Susan Callahan
Alexa White Rayborn
Rachel Garner
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Elaine George
Elaine has enjoyed dabbling in woodworking, pottery, stained glass, weaving and needle art. While not an artist, she believes that art help us become and be better humans and that art can be a powerful economic engine for Tucker County. She currently serves as President of ArtSpring. She also serves on the Boards of Alpine Heritage Preservation (Cottrill's Opera House) and the Friends of the 500th and is a member of the Tucker County Historic Landmark Commission. She loves the West Virginia Highlands which she has backpacked, hiked, biked, kayaked and skied since she was a child. Elaine and her husband Tom, both retired engineers, are pleased and proud to call Tucker County their home.
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Linda Reeves
Linda is an artist who shows her work locally at her own gallery, The Studio Gallery in Thomas, WV. She is also active with the School-Town Arts (STart) program to promote art in education and community life in Tucker County. In 2000, she worked for AmeriCorps in Tucker County, working on community projects and participating with Cindy Phillips, another AmeriCorps volunteer in collecting oral histories concerning the heyday of the coal and lumber industry of the area.
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Tom Tillman
Tom is an accomplished woodworker who enjoys continuing to learn about the craft. He enjoys creating the annual “ArtSpring bench” which he donates to the Silent Auction each year. Tom brings years of consulting experience to helping ArtSpring with medium and long term planning. Tom is a retired electrical engineer and makes his home in Canaan Valley with his wife Elaine. He enjoys downhill skiing, mountain biking and kayaking.
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Susan Callahan
A resident of Canaan Valley, Susan enjoys skiing, hiking and fly fishing with her husband Joe. She is a novice glass artist with glass blowing experience from the Pittsburgh Glass Center. There she worked to develop new markets for locally-made art at galleries and museum shops in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Maryland. As ArtSpring’s Vice-President, Susan works to expand interest in Tucker County arts and artists through events that showcase local talent. She is also a member of the Alpine Heritage Preservation Board working to revitalize Cottrill’s Opera House in Thomas, WV.
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Alexa White Rayborn
Alexa White Rayborn’s greatest passion is connecting people to the arts. She currently works as the gallery manager at Bloom, where she gets to talk endlessly about some of her favorite contemporary artists. From 2017-2019 Alexa was ArtSpring’s full time AmeriCorps member, serving as the organization’s engagement and outreach coordinator. She graduated with a Bachelor of Art from Michigan State University in 2017. Some of Alexa’s favorite things are knitting, visiting museums, playing board games, hiking the West Virginia highlands with her husband, Atrejui, and their dog, Scooter, and living in Thomas, WV.
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Rachel Garner
A recent addition to the ArtSpring Board, Rachel has always had close connections with artists and their work. She has returned to live in West Virginia full time after a long career as a Special Educator in Washington State and Virginia. Rachel remains especially close to her son and nieces who love visiting the beautiful Canaan Valley. She looks forward to becoming active in the Tucker County art scene!