Our Team
MEET OUR LEADERSHIP
The Clackamas County Arts Alliance is the definition of “small but mighty.” Our staff look for the most efficient and effective ways to reach a wider community and integrate the arts into the cultural fabric of Clackamas County.
OUR STAFF
DIANNE ALVES
Executive Director
(she/her)
As the Arts Alliance’s fearless leader, Dianne oversees all facets of the organization’s operations and manages fundraising.
SUE ALLEN
Artist Exhibit Program Manager
(she/her)
Sue coordinates our Artist Exhibit Program, including being a resource for the artists and handling all our gallery installations.
ARIELLA-SOPHIE STERNBERG
Community Outreach
& Engagement Manager
(she/her)
Ariella-Sophie brings art to the community, building connections between individuals and organizations, and empowering people to get involved with the arts.
SARAH LAKEN
Communications & Marketing Contractor
(she/her)
Sarah oversees communications and marketing for the Arts Alliance.
JULIA FITZGERALD
Bookkeeper
(she/her)
Julia handles all things financial and makes sure the Arts Alliance books are in tip top shape.
OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ADVISORY COUNCIL
INTERESTED IN JOINING US?
We seek diverse representation from all areas of the county to join the Clackamas County Arts Alliance Board, or one of our five committees, including:
Public Arts Committee
Performing Arts Committee
Literary Arts Committee
Arts Organizations/Councils Committee
Arts and Culture Advocacy Committee
We also encourage you to consider serving as a Clackamas Cultural Coalition Member.
Visit Clackamas County Cultural Coalition’s website to learn more.
Honoring Native Peoples and Places
We honor this land and its original inhabitants from time immemorial, the Clackamas and Clowwewalla bands of Chinookan people, the Northern Molalla, and the Pudding River Band of Kalapuya. Signers of the Willamette Valley Treaty of 1855, they were removed from their homelands to the Grand Ronde Indian Reservation. Their descendants live on as Grand Ronde Tribal members today, carrying on the traditions and cultures of their ancestors.
Dedicated to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Clackamas County Arts Alliance exists within an area comprised of urban and rural communities with unique identities, values, and cultural interests. Visual arts, performing arts, and literary arts intersect with people from all cultural and racial backgrounds, ages, gender identities, sexual orientations, abilities, and socio-economic circumstances. We are committed to ensuring space for diverse voices and points of view, equitable access to opportunities for creatives of all kinds, and inclusive experiences that represent all members of our community.
Clackamas County Arts Alliance works with artists, performers, and writers from all walks of life and types of creative expression. We acknowledge the arts have a long history of serving privileged populations and representing white experiences. As we further evolve as a centralized point of contact for all communities, we are working to define our role in prioritizing and centering populations historically underrepresented in Clackamas County arts and culture experiences. This starts with listening and learning from the people who carry forward rich cultural traditions, and engaging them in planning, decision making, and implementation of arts activities throughout the county.