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 39 states and 3 continents.
States currently seeking ambassadors are: Arkansas, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, 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
Valrico, FL
ALLISON GILLIARD
State Ambassador Staff Liaison
Special Programs and Outreach
AMBASSADORS BY STATE
MICHAEL
SWANN
Alabama State Ambassador
Birmingham, AL
DONNA
CATOTTI
Alaska State Ambassador
Haines, AK
NANCY ANGELINI CRAWFORD
Alaska State Ambassador
Wasilla, AK
JEAN TURNER SMITH
Arizona State Ambassador
Gilbert, AZ
NANCY VAN BUSKIRK
California State Ambassador
Lake Arrowhead, CA
CRYSTAL
DESPAIN
Colorado State Ambassador
Windsor, CO
JEANINE
JACKSON
Connecticut State Ambassador
Old Greenwich, CT
DEBBY
BIRD
Kentucky State Ambassador
Wilmore, KY
KIM
BERNADAS
Louisiana State Ambassador
New Orleans, LA
MARY
LAZAR
Massachusetts & New Hampshire
Winchester, MA
KATHLEEN ERICSON
Michigan State Ambassador
Ann Arbor, MI
SUZANN
BECK
Minnesota State Ambassador
Crystal, MN
KAY
CRAIN
Missouri State Ambassador
Defiance, MO
TINA
GARRETT
Missouri State Ambassador
Lee's Summit, MO
LITTLETON ALSTON
Nebraska State Ambassador
Omaha, NE
ROBERT
LARSON
Nevada State Ambassador
Las Vegas, NV
TAYLOR
CONLIN
New Mexico State Ambassador
Albuquerque, NM
PATRICIA
BOES
New York State Ambassador
Long Island City, NY
LUANA LUCONI WINNER
North Carolina State Ambassador
Raleigh, NC
MARLENE
STEELE
Ohio State Ambassador
Cincinnati, OH
DANA COOK LOMBARDO
Oklahoma State Ambassador
Guthrie, OK
KATHRYN WALKER RICHARDSON
Oklahoma State Ambassador
Newalla, OK
ALAYNE
SAHAR
Pennsylvania State Ambassador
Ambler, PA
LORRIE MINICOZZI
Pennsylvania State Ambassador
Gibsonia, PA
LEN
DEANGELIS
Rhode Island State Ambassador
Newport, RI
JENNIFER HEYD WHARTON
South Carolina State Ambassador
Beaufort, SC
BETTY
BULLEN
Tennessee State Ambassador
Luttrell, TN
NORA
DEMPSEY
Texas State Ambassador
Fredericksburg, TX
MARY
HULL
Texas State Ambassador
Lewisville, TX
RHONDA
LANCLOS
Texas State Ambassador
Houston, TX
SHARI
LYON
Utah State Ambassador
American Fork, UT
CATHERINE
NUNN
Vermont & New Hampshire
Brattleboro, VT
NANCY
PARSONS
Virginia (Central)
Keswick, VA
ROBERT L.
RAAB
Washington State Ambassador
Seattle, WA
ANN
SHARP
West Virginia State Ambassador
Shepherdstown, WV
TED
COOMBS
Wisconsin State Ambassador
Appleton, WI
LISA J.
BETTERIDGE
UK & Europe Ambassador
Duxbury, MA, USA
ELKIN
CANAS
Latin America/Miami-Dade, FL
Doral, FL