At 4Culture
Heather Dwyer manages e4c, a storefront media gallery and Individual Artist Projects, a program that provides funding and assistance to artists of all disciplines.
Professional
Heather is committed to supporting artists and has been fortunate enough to work with them at non-profit organizations, private corporations and government agencies for the past twenty years. Prior to joining 4Culture in 2003, Heather worked for Jack Straw Productions, Washington Lawyers for the Arts, Artist Trust, Bank of America Art Programs, Seattle Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs and the Los Angeles Unified School District. She holds a BFA from Cornish College of the Arts and a MFA from California Institute of Arts (CalArts).
Personal
Heather enjoys the classic long walks along the beach, pitching junk at the dump, scavenging for treasures at salvage yards, and hanging out with her very entertaining friends and family.
At 4Culture
Bret Fetzer manages the On-Site Review program and supports Charlie Rathbun with the Sustained Support program.
Professional
Bret also writes plays and short stories, directs theater, and occasionally performs. He is a former Artistic Director of Annex Theatre, a former Theater Editor for the Stranger, a former film critic for Seattle Weekly, and a former facilities manager for Richard Hugo House. His collections of original fairy tales, Petals & Thorns and Tooth & Tongue, are available through Pistil Books. His short film A Children's Book of Revelations can be found on You Tube. Bret is also occasionally an auctioneer, usually for non-profit theater events.
Personal
Bret moved to Seattle in 1987 and has lived here ever since, except for a brief, ill-advised, and swiftly recanted move to Los Angeles in 1996.
At 4Culture
Flo Lentz is lead staff for 4Culture's historic preservation program. She manages funding programs that support the rehabilitation of landmark properties, partners for advocacy on local preservation issues, and promotes heritage tourism. Flo facilitates 4Culture's Maritime Heritage Initiative, administers the Destination Heritage guide series, and manages the annual Golden Rain Globe Award.
Professional
Before joining 4Culture in 2003, Flo worked in the preservation field at the national, state, and local levels. Between 1988 and 2003, she was the prinicipal in a cultural resources management consulting firm based in largely in Ellensburg, during which time she taught graduate level courses in preservation at CWU. Flo holds an MS in Historic Preservation from Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation.
Personal
Flo balances out work with bi-coastal travel, film-going, patio gardening, and living by water.
At 4Culture
Brandi Link provides administrative support for both the Heritage and Preservation programs at 4Culture. She also supplies technical assistance for the online application process, media management, and development of web-related content for both programs.
Professional
Prior to working full time at 4Culture, Brandi was a project consultant for King County's Historic and Scenic Corridors project from 2008 to 2009. Surveying over 170 roads in unincorporated King County, she helped document their scenic and cultural significance and co-authored the context statement for the history of local county road development. In 2008, she also served as the Landmark Preservation Consultant for the City of Bothell. Prior to that, she worked as a researcher on the interactive travel guide Revisiting Washington: A Guide to the Evergreen State, developed by the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation in partnership with Artifacts Consulting Inc.
Personal
Brandi volunteers for the Seattle Architecture Foundation, and is involved in the preservation community within her home town of Everett, WA.
At 4Culture
Doreen manages the annual Group Arts Project program, the Touring Arts Roster and produces 4CTV, documentaries about 4Culture supported arts and cultural organizations in King County broadcast on KCTV channel 22.
Professional
She has served on advisory committees such as the Langston Hughes African-American Film Festival and the Central District Forum for Arts & Ideas and currently serves on King County’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration committee and the Washington State Arts Alliance Cultural Congress planning committee. Doreen received her BA from The Ohio State University, an MFA in Film Production from Howard University in Washington D.C. and previously taught at Seattle Central Community College.
Personal
On her own time she enjoys Latin and North African dance, theatre and film festivals and suffers character-building critiques from her speculative fiction writing group.
At 4Culture
Charlie Rathbun manages the Arts Program for 4Culture where he coordinates the work of the Arts Advisory Committee, the Local Arts Agency Network, the Sustained Support Program and the Site Specific Program.
Professional
Charlie has worked with 4Culture since 1993 after working with both the Seattle Arts Commission and the NEA Theater Fellowship program. He first joined the King County Arts Commission in 1987 to help coordinate the Performa '87 Festival of New Works. He moved to Seattle from the east coast in 1982 to co-found the New City Theater. In New York City Charlie worked as an artist assistant for site specific installations and as an actor and production assistant for several theater organizations.
Personal
Charlie likes baseball, theater, playing music, tennis, home remodeling and is a proud and active member of Seattle's oldest and most venerable all male book club.
At 4Culture
Eric Taylor serves as lead staff for Heritage 4Culture, managing five funding programs, and coordinating department initiatives, partnerships, and field services.
Professional
Eric began his museum career in Montana in 1975, moving to Washington four years later, when he joined the staff of the Whatcom Museum of History and Art. Relocating to Seattle in 1983, he opened a museum consulting firm, Taylor'd Exhibits, serving a clientele of primarily community-based heritage organizations in King County and statewide. Prior to joining 4Culture in 2007, Eric directed the Museum of Snohomish County History in Everett. He currently sits on the Washington Museum Association board and actively participates with heritage groups nationally, regionally and locally. Eric holds a degree in Museum Exhibit Design from Western Washington University.
Personal
In pursuit of his pastime, Eric earned a Certificate in Genealogy and Family History from the University of Washington.
At 4Culture
Debra Twersky is the Arts Cultural Facilities program manager for 4Culture. She oversees Funding Program budgets and initiatives, and manages the Arts Capital and Equipment programs, providing technical assistance to organizations and suburban cities developing cultural spaces throughout King County.
Professional
Deb has thirty years experience in non-profit management, special event fundraising and capital projects planning for heritage and arts facilities and working with neighborhood planning. She directed Kirkland Arts Center, and served as Associate and Executive Director of the San Diego Historical Society. She was a fine arts major at Arizona State University and the University of California at San Diego.
Personal
Deb enjoys every minute spent in the garden with plants and pets and watching the Sounders with her family. She draws when she can and shares her husband's passion for collecting wine, quilts, and outsider art.
