Board of Advisors /
The Board of Advisors is group of committed Handshouse Studio volunteers that endeavor to offer their wisdom, insight, and advice to help the organization work toward its mission and vision.
Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett
Ronald S. Lauder Chief Curator, Core Exhibition, POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jew University, Warsaw, Poland. University Professor Emerita and Professor Emerita of Performance Studies, New York University
Cathy Frankel
Vice President for Exhibitions and Collections, National Building Museum, Washington, DC
Carmon Colangelo
Ralph J. Nagel Dean E. Desmond Lee Professor for Collaboration in the Arts, Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts, Washington University in St Louis
Bruce Lindsey
E. Desmond Lee Professor for Community Collaboration, Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts, Washington University, St Louis, MO
Anna Slafer
Vice President of Exhibitions & Programs, International Spy Museum, Washington, DC
Brenda Baker
Co-founder/owner of Riverbend Timber Framing. Past Executive Director and president and member of the The Timber Framers Guild Board of Directors.
Justin Brazier
Architectural Designer, M. Arch Graduate Student, MIT Architecture, Cambridge, MA
David Trachtenberg
Founding Principle, Trachtenberg Architects, Berkley, CA
Alexander Goldowsky Ed.D
Principal of Interact, LLC, Boston, MA
Michael J. Cuba
Preservation Consultant, Transom | Historic Preservation Consulting Editor, TIMBER FRAMING, Journal of The Timber Framers Guild
Nat Crosby
Associate Architect, Sasaki Associates, Boston, MA.
Cary Wolinsky
National Geographic Photographer, Film Maker. Trillium Studios Film, Norwell, MA. Director Emeritus / Founding member of Handshouse Studio Board of Directors.
Kurt T. Steinberg, EdD
President. Monserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA
Donna Hassler
Executive Director, Chesterwood, a site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Stockbridge, MA
Rosemary Driscoll,
Co-curator, TEDxNatick, Natick, MA Past President, Natick Education Foundation
Owner, Driscoll Research
Rashin Fahandej
Transdisciplinary Artist / Independent Filmmaker Assistant Professor of Visual and Media Arts, Emerson College, Boston, MA
Tonya Ohnstad, AIA, NCARB, MNAL
Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, School of Architecture and Planning, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC
C. Hanyen Wu
Assistant Professor, Sculpture, Massachusetts College of Art and Design Boston, MA. www.workinuse.com
Lindsay S. Cook, PhD,
Assistant Teaching Professor of Art History, School of Art, Ball State University, Muncie, IN
Amber Alyn
RYT, Cultivator, Artist [they/them/she/her]
Owner/Operator: Driftwood Alchemy LLC IG: @driftwood.alchemy Builder/Operator: Earthbound Building, Farm, and Forestry
Kristen Odle
Retail and Exhibition Manager, North Bennet Street School, Boston, MA
Michael Burrey
Faculty of Preservation Carpentry Program, North Bennet Street School, Boston, MA