State Ambassador Outreach Program
In 2003, the State Ambassador Outreach Program was created as an effort to increase the personal contact between the Portrait Society of America's growing membership and the organization. Each State Ambassador serves as a resource for members and interested artists, providing information about the Portrait Society, educational workshops and classes, mentors, museum exhibitions and all things related to the discipline of portraiture within their state.
Currently, we have State Ambassadors in 38 states and 3 continents.
States currently seeking ambassadors are: Arkansas, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Virginia, Washington D.C., Wyoming, and International regions of Africa and Asia.
To become a State Ambassador, please click the button above to fill out the application online.
State Ambassador Mission Statement:
Through the development of the State Ambassador position, it is the goal of the Portrait Society of America to create a greater awareness of portrait and/or figurative art, and to inspire interested artists toward consistent improvements in methods and techniques. It is the hope of the Portrait Society of America that through this type of effort, portrait and/or figurative art can achieve a greater level of appreciation and understanding among all.
KERRY VOSLER
National Coordinator
State Ambassador Program
ALLISON GILLIARD
State Ambassador Staff Liaison
AMBASSADORS BY STATE
NANCY VAN BUSKIRK
California State Ambassador
CRYSTAL
DESPAIN
Colorado State Ambassador
JEANINE
JACKSON
Connecticut State Ambassador
LINDA HARRIS REYNOLDS
Delaware State Ambassador
KIM
ABBATI
Illinois State Ambassador
DEBBY
BIRD
Kentucky State Ambassador
KIM
BERNADAS
Louisiana State Ambassador
JOHN
MARCUS
Maryland State Ambassador
MARY
LAZAR
Massachusetts & New Hampshire
KATHLEEN ERICSON
Michigan State Ambassador
SUZANN
BECK
Minnesota State Ambassador
KAY
CRAIN
Missouri State Ambassador
TINA
GARRETT
Missouri State Ambassador
LITTLETON ALSTON
Nebraska State Ambassador
RACHEL
MINDRUP
Nebraska State Ambassador
NANCI
FRANCE-VAZ
New Jersey State Ambassador
TAYLOR
CONLIN
New Mexico State Ambassador
PATRICIA
BOES
New York State Ambassador
LUANA LUCONI WINNER
North Carolina State Ambassador
DANA COOK LOMBARDO
Oklahoma State Ambassador
KATHRYN WALKER RICHARDSON
Oklahoma State Ambassador
ALAYNE
SAHAR
Pennsylvania State Ambassador
LORRIE MINICOZZI
Pennsylvania State Ambassador
LEN
DEANGELIS
Rhode Island State Ambassador
JENNIFER HEYD WHARTON
South Carolina State Ambassador
BETTY
BULLEN
Tennessee State Ambassador
ROBERT L.
RAAB
Washington State Ambassador
ANN
SHARP
West Virginia State Ambassador
TED
COOMBS
Wisconsin State Ambassador
JANELLE
HATHERLY
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
ELKIN
CANAS
Latin America/Miami-Dade, FL