The Rogue Gallery & Art Center Board of Directors provides leadership, strategic vision, and stewardship to advance our mission to enliven the individual and enrich the community through inspirational visual art experiences. Board members serve as ambassadors and advocates for the arts, guiding organizational growth, ensuring financial sustainability, strengthening community partnerships, and supporting fundraising and membership development. We are currently seeking new Directors with expertise in event planning, membership, communications, finance, legal, fundraising, and development, and a passion for expanding access to meaningful visual art experiences. Joining the board is an opportunity to apply your professional skills to make a lasting impact on our region’s cultural vitality while collaborating with dedicated community leaders who believe in the power of the arts. For more information, please contact: board@roguegallery.org

Board President, David Weber, Dental Technician

Mr. Weber has 40 years’ experience as a dental technician. He started his own laboratory in Northern California in 1985. He moved to the Rogue Valley with his family in 2004. He has served on various Boards and in dental focus groups. In addition to “sculpting” teeth, he is an avid outdoorsman, art enthusiast, and photographer.

Board Vice President, Ryan Moon, Oil Painter & Instructor

As a second-generation immigrant, Ryan has been blessed to call Southern Oregon his home for nearly four decades. Growing up in the Rogue Valley has inspired him to pursue many creative opportunities to showcase our diverse cultures and led him to found Marrow Collective, a group of artists focused on advancing the movement of the local art scene. During his youth, Ryan graduated from the Southern Oregon Academy of Art and shortly after became a painting instructor for the institution. He currently works out of his painting studio in Downtown Medford curating large-scale arts exhibitions and teaching private courses. From the beautiful and vivacious shows that he organizes to the meaningful connections he fosters with his students, he is a true patron of the creative arts in our area.

Board Secretary, Rose Batignani, Marketing Manager, S+B James Construction

Rose, a recent transplant from Orlando, FL, has exchanged the palm tree vibe for the serene atmosphere of hiking trails amongst the pines. With over 15 years of marketing experience in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry, she brings a strategic mindset, creative energy, and a strong commitment to volunteerism, fundraising, and board service. Her leadership experience includes serving as Past President of SMPS Central Florida and Co-Chair of the Communications Committee for CREW Orlando, where she played a key role in shaping the professional voice of Central Florida’s built environment. Outside of work, Rose practices aerial silks and enjoys hiking with her partner, Jed, and their three energetic black labs. She loves exploring encaustic wax, alcohol ink, and cyanotype art, embracing the creative process without labeling herself as an artist.

Board Treasurer, John Williams, Businessman

Mr. Williams is a software developer, entrepreneur, and 3rd-generation Ashland resident. He graduated from UC Berkeley in 1988 and founded or co-founded more than half a dozen innovative software and biotech companies in the past 25 years, including one of the largest digital art publishing companies on the Web, Letters & Arts. He currently co-owns a wide variety of software and biotech companies from Seattle to Berkeley, including two in the Rogue Valley. In the past decade, he served on the Ashland School Board for 6 years, chaired various city commissions, and is currently the president of an arts fundraising organization benefitting Ashland public schools.

Buck Buchhesiter, Abstract Painter and Collage Artist

Buck’s interest in art began in high school, where he studied drawing and painting. With encouragement from his art instructor, he expanded his exploration to include ceramics, metal arts, and sculpture. After entering art school, he developed a strong interest in commercial art, however, he did not pursue advertising professionally after graduation but continued creating art while building his career. He first worked in the engineering department of American Salt Co. in its underground mining operation and later served the City of The Colony, Texas, as Park Services Manager until his retirement in 2015. Throughout those years, painting remained an important part of his life.

Over the years, he has been a member of several artists’ associations in Texas and has volunteered in a variety of roles, including curating exhibits, installing artwork, and supporting gallery operations. In 2024, he relocated to Grants Pass, Oregon, where he became a member of both the Rogue Gallery and the Grants Pass Museum of Art.

Adrian Chavez, Painter, Muralist, and Tattoo Artist

Born, raised, and based in Southern Oregon, Adrian has been an active artist throughout the Rogue Valley. He exercised in drawing from an early age and later moved from graffiti to painting portraiture. With a pictorial style aimed towards Impressionism, he displays the relationship between light and dark, both visually and contextually. Adrian graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Southern Oregon University and is currently enrolled at Southern Oregon Tattoo Academy, where he aims to build on his practice. His experiences range from curating exhibitions, teaching private courses, gallery management, and painting public murals.

Cary Cox, Retired Librarian

Cary is returning to the PNW after many years in Dallas TX, and is very happy to be back! She has degrees in Literature/Art, Occupational Therapy, and Library Science. She has worked in adolescent and adult psychiatric hospitals as part of the therapeutic team, encouraging patients to express their feelings through art and crafts. She later worked in a City Library in Texas where she taught adult classes on software applications and managed the public computers; she also procured several grants that enriched the Library’s technology offerings. She was the Chairperson for Membership on the Board for the Visual Art League, and curated and/or installed many exhibitions, as well as assisting in children’s programs. Her free time is spent painting, reading, working out, and trying to convince her kids to move to Oregon.

Jed Prest, Architect

An architect, attorney, and artist who creates blue sky and real world creative solutions to meet my client’s needs. Specializing in entertainment, hospitality and resort, mixed-use, commercial office, multi-family residential, educational, civic, and retail projects. My strengths are my flexibility and adaptability in designing and managing complex projects. I am able to quickly research, analyze and understand new processes and technologies, communicate with consultants and manage multiple projects.

Tammy Ryan, Marketing & Creative Production

With over 35 years of experience in marketing and creative production, Tammy has a proven track record of managing multiple large-scale creative projects for the entire lifecycle. A UCLA graduate with a degree in Mass Communications, she spent 11 years as a Senior Marketing Production Consultant at Wells Fargo, leading quarterly print marketing campaigns for more than 4,300 branches nationwide. Tammy has worked with top design firms and agencies across the Bay Area, specializing in print production, vendor management, and cross-functional team leadership.

In addition to her marketing expertise, Tammy is a self-taught acrylic pouring artist with a strong background in color theory, brand management, and visual production. Known for her calm, collaborative approach, she is passionate about creative experimentation and the joy of artful discovery.

Outside of work, Tammy enjoys hiking and biking with her family, walking her dogs, gardening, and supporting her favorite soccer teams. She is actively involved in her community, serving as President of the Women’s Leadership Connection, and has recently discovered pickleball, which she plays as much as she can!

Pam Shay, Educator and Artist

Pam has been an educator spanning over forty years in a variety of settings–all of them challenging non-profits and all of them requiring a unique brand of leadership. She was the principal of two all- girls’ high schools and the director of a Montessori elementary/ middle school in the San Francisco Bay Area. Pam also served as the Director of Education and Training at St. Mary’s Medical Center, San Francisco, providing organizational development for the hospital’s administration. Pam most recently retired to Ashland after serving as the first woman principal of Bishop O’Dowd High School— 1,200 student Catholic high school in Oakland, California. She currently holds leadership positions on several boards. She enjoys being an artist member of the Gallery and delights working in watercolor and ink.

Michele Allen Fulkerson – Executive Director

Michele brings a great mix of professional art training and a lifelong passion for creativity to our leadership team. Now a proud Southern Oregon local, Michele’s journey started in Michigan and has been shaped by her global travels and a decade spent building a business from the ground up in Southern California. Between her entrepreneurial roots and her years of experience working with nonprofit arts organizations, she’s all about a leadership style that’s both strategic and collaborative.

An accomplished artist in her own right, she maintains a vibrant interdisciplinary practice focused on painting and photography and holds an MFA with Honors in Painting from the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD). She also earned her BFA in Studio Art (with a minor in Art History) from Southern Oregon University, where she graduated Summa Cum Laude.

By leading with both a creator’s heart and a strategic vision, Michele ensures our organization remains a welcoming and inspired home for artists and the community alike.

Jenny Calaba—Associate Director of Exhibitions & Education

Jenny first started at the Rogue Gallery & Art Center as an Art Instructor in 2013. She enjoys working in many mediums especially ceramics and glass, and has a Master’s degree in studio art from California State University, Northridge.

Cassondra Phillips—Office Administrator

Cassondra, with Oregon roots, brings a wealth of experience from Santa Barbara to the vibrant Los Angeles art scene, where she has collaborated with leading contemporary artists and worked in renowned galleries. In 2025, she served on the Luna Gallery committee, a pioneering initiative placing art on the Moon to preserve humanity’s creative legacy. An avid hiker and passionate advocate for the arts, she delights in inspiring others to follow their own creative paths.

Roxanne Platt—Gallery Office Assistant

Passionate about art since she was old enough to hold a brush, Roxanne has explored every medium she can get her hands on. Including everything from charcoal to portrait sculpture to costume design. She brings a broad foundation of expertise to this role, drawing from her work in museum administration, her hands on experience as an exhibit technician, and her background as an art teacher.