All Board Members are well-established residents of the Prescott/Prescott Valley/Chino Valley tri-city area. All are involved in and very supportive of the Fine Arts in this community. They are all involved in Volanté Academy's fund raising and grant research and assisting in many other ways in helping the academy develop and grow. They are all active in the Prescott Valley Chamber of Commerce and the Agua Fria Chamber of Commerce.
Thomas C. Luke - President
Musician, Business Owner, Music Instructor
Steven W. Merchant - Vice President
Sound Engineer, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University and Volanté Academy
Carole Franklin - Secretary
Grant Writer
Steve L. Joannes
Registered, Local Insurance Agent, American Family Insurance
Gus DeSoto - IT Director
Broadcaster, Recording Engineer & Announcer
VOLANTE ACADEMY ARTS COUNCIL
Members of the Arts Council are up-standing persons in the community, who care about children and about the future of our communities. They are volunteers who desire to encourage and enhance the Fine Arts in Yavapai County.
Members are:
Mary Baker
Loralee Nye
Rebecca Reviere
Jim Robak
PV Mayor Harvey Skoog
PV Vice Mayor Harold Wise
Council members offer their time and talents to further the cause of the academy in recruiting Memberships, inviting endowments, donations, equipment, and generally acquainting the people of Yavapai County as to the important programs the academy has to offer to children, youth, and adults.
The council members work on projects together at times, but generally, they are free to work independently, casually doing their own scheduling and planning. They are kept informed of all changes and progress taking place in the academy's program. They use their own discretion as to how much of their time and involvement they choose to utilize.
They are a vital part of the academy's program and are very much loved and appreciated by the Board of Directors, Staff, Instructors, and the children!
If you wish to become a part of this important organization, please call Jan Luke at 772-1218 or send an e-mail to volanteacademy@q.com.
Other important people involved in the Volanté Academy program are:
Janice R. Luke - Executive Director, Music Instructor, Choir Director
Patricia J. Merchant - Assistant Director, Teacher of the "Toddler Tones", Guitar/Banjo Instructor
Susan MacDonald - Marketing Director, Flute Instructor
Joan Ellard - Orchestra, Strings Instructor
Tammy Walker - Dance Instructor
Paul Pritchard, MBA Business Manager
Kate Powell - Drama Instructor
Jacques Liliberte - Architectural Design Consultant, Visual Art/Design Instructor
Kara Rozendaal - News Editor
Ethan Wolfinger - Attorney
Gus DeSoto - Webmaster
Volanté Academy of the Arts partners with the Boys & Girls Club of Central Yavapai for fundraising and grant research, and volunteers weekly training in the fine arts, to enhance the lives of the club members; the academy also partners with the Town of Prescott Valley for special Fine Arts programs, including summer classes and workshops.
Volanté Academy of the Arts is a member of The Prescott Area Arts & Humanities Council, the Association of Fundraising Professionals, the Prescott Valley Chamber of Commerce and the Agua Fria Chamber of Commerce in Dewey/Humboldt.
Volanté Academy of the Arts
P.O. Box 25518
Prescott Valley, AZ 86312-5518
(928) 772-1218
