ELK COUNTY COUNCIL ON THE ARTS

ECCOTA currently employs one permanent part time Executive Director, a permanent part time Office Manager, a permanent part time Gallery Coordinator  and temporary part time sales assistants.  During the summer moths ECCOTA employs two summer interns with support from PHEAA and the Stackpole-Hall Foundation.

Peters was born and raised in New Jersey, in 2000 after attending Kutztown University for Art Education and Fine Arts she moved to Los Angeles.  In Los Angeles Peters gained broad administrative experience while working in the magazine, fashion and music accessories industries.  In 2007 Peters and her husband, artist Charles Wish relocated to Ridgway after purchasing a Georgian Federal school house built in 1909. The couple continues to renovate the 6,000 square foot building that serves as their home, work studio and eventually a cultural library and work/live space for visiting artists.   Peters joined ECCOTA as a member of the Board of Directors in September 2007, she sat on the Board until May 2008, when she stepped down from the Board and was hired as the Executive Director to replace her predecessor Andi Willis.
Contact Abbi via email, ed@eccota.com

Carver was born and raised in St. Marys Pennsylvania, and attended Penn State DuBois and Clearfield Hospital School of Radiologic Technology.  Carver spent 12 years traveling the Caribbean and the Pacific Northwest, where she gained a great appreciation of art and enjoys a small, private collection of her own. 
In 2010 Carver returned to the area to spend time with her family and was happy to learn about ECCOTA’s role in the community.  Active as a volunteer, Carver sat on ECCOTA’s Board of Directors for six months until the position of Gallery Coordinator was offered to her in September 2011.  Carver brings great enthusiasm to her work in the gallery, which includes coordinating the gallery display and artists, promoting ECCOTA’s various art events, as well as organizing art classes for the public. 
Contact Kelly via email, art@eccota.com

Clancy was born and raised in Altoona, Pennsylvania. A proud mother of three, her family was relocated to Ridgway from West Virgina in 2000.  Clancy began working for ECCOTA in September 2007 and has a background in customer service, sales and cafeteria management.

Contact Tina via email, info@eccota.com

ECCOTA receives additional staff support through a part time training employee funded by the Pathstone's Senior Training and Employment Services program. Pathstone provides work-based training and employment opportunities to low-income individuals aged 55 and older that will foster increased prospects for economic self-sufficiency.