Staff Members

Doug Johnson, Executive Director

Doug graduated from Normal Community High School and Illinois State University. He holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in Painting from Northern Illinois University and a Master's degree in Studio Art from Illinois State University.

He serves on the Arts Leadership Council of Arts Alliance Illinois. He is the past president of the Bloomington Rotary Club and a member of the Unitarian Universalist Church; he is co-chair of the Local Arts Network. A practicing artist, his paintings are in many public and private collections across the country.

doug@mcac.org

	Cheryl Richards, Office Manager Joining the staff in July 2025, Cheryl is in charge of membership and bookkeeping responsibilities. Contact Cheryl here
	Amy Yeager, Curator A graduate of Illinois State University's Master of Fine Arts program, Amy is a painter with a background that includes medical Illustration. As the child of diplomats she has had experiences living around the globe from a young age. She continues to teach college classes in addition to her role at the MCAC. As a practicing artist, you can see her work here and here. Contact Amy here.
	Maddy Cummings, Gallery Assistant Maddy graduated from Illinois State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Studio Arts. She is a printmaker whose artistic practice focuses on familial connections, Hispanic heritage, and relationships between body, identity, and matter. One day, she plans on earning a Master of Fine Arts to teach printmaking at the university level.
	Sarah Hurley, Ceramics Assistant Sarah Hurley has been practicing the craft of ceramics since 2012. As of 2018 Sarah started making contemporary tableware under the name Fire and Feldspar. Sarah is also a local chef, specializing in pastry. Most recently she has married her high school sweetheart.
	Jeff Colledge, Office Manager Jeff Colledge received his degree from ISU 1994 in Applied Computer Science with minors in Business Administration and Japanese Studies. After galavanting about the US, he returned to Normal and settled down. Having raised two wonderful children as a stay at home father, he brings experiences from a wide variety of part time and full time occupations with local businesses. While his knowledge about art may be limited, Jeff prides himself on seeing the big picture.

Our Board of Directors	Susan Holifield, President Dana Altenburger, Vice President Taylor Williams, Secretary Margaret Cordill, At-Large Becky Altic, Dave Templeton, Taylor Williams, and Ben Wright.

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Mission Statement: We encourage and promote the appreciation, study, cultivation, development, and practice of art for the benefit of all the people, cultures and communities of McLean County.


		"This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council through federal funds provided by the National Endowment for the Arts"