SPE Staff Member Bios

Virginia Morrison, Executive Director

Virginia Morrison
Executive Director

Virginia’s career choices reflect her passion for art and management. She worked in a number of Cleveland area galleries and then went on be an award-winning teacher of photography and art at Hawken School and has been involved with student advocacy in educational contexts ever since. At the Cleveland Institute of Art (CIA) as Director of Career Services, Virginia launched several new initiatives including a career periodical, a centralized internship program, a job and opportunity referral service, and a comprehensive database to support these projects. She moved to Case Western Reserve University where she served as the liaison for implementation of the first version of the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) in the School of Medicine, now the national mechanism for medical residency placement. She assembled a successful NIH Training grant for the department of pharmacology and, just before joining SPE in 2007, Virginia served as the Administrative Director for Case’s Master of Public Health (MPH) Program, shepherding the program to accreditation by the Council on Education in Public Health.
vmorrison@spenational.org

Sheryl Banks
National Conference Planner, Website Editor

Sheryl graduated from Kent State University in 1990 with a bachelor's degree in English and a solid background in liberal arts. For 10 years she managed the 100+ exhibitors hall at the Human Services Institute conference of the Cleveland-based Center for Community Solutions, in addition to serving as assistant manager of the event, which attracts over 1,200 attendees each year. Her other work experience includes project management, editing, layout, design, website development and management, and marketing and communications. She is very passionate about the nonprofit world, having spent 12 of her 18 years of employment in the nonprofit sector, and she is thrilled to be working for an arts organization, especially in the photographic realm. sbanks@spenational.org

Nina Barcellona
Advertising, Publications, and Exhibits Coordinator

Nina graduated from the Cleveland Institute of Art in 2006 with a BFA degree in Film, Video and Photographic arts. Using both digital and film photography, she works in many areas including editorial, portrait and fashion photography. Nina has exhibited at the Cleveland Institute of Art, Spaces and the FAVA Gallery, and was included in the Cleveland Museum of Art's Neo Show. In addition to photography skills, Nina brings strong graphics, sales and writing talents to SPE.

As a student member of the Society for Photographic Education for three years, Nina attended both regional and national conferences. Nina enjoys being a part of an organization that encourages the creative expression of an art form that she is truly passionate about. advertising@spenational.org

Meghan Borato
Registrar

Meghan Borato graduated from John Carroll University in 2005 with a BA in Art History. Having moved away from Cleveland after graduation to pursue a career in arts administration, Meghan worked as Assistant Director of the Orleans Street Gallery and as Studio Assistant for K-Gal Studio, Inc. in Chicago. Meghan is enthusiastic about contributing to the Cleveland arts community and has volunteered at local galleries as well as the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland. Meghan can be seen regularly chumming around with her dog Matilde. membership@spenational.org

Carla Pasquale
Office and Accounts Manager

Carla graduated from Cleveland State University in 2006 with a BA in Communications. She's had a long standing interest in filmmaking, pursuing it both as a hobby and in freelance work. She's recently worked as a film editor for Playhouse Square in Cleveland, primarily with online videos and viral marketing. For the past seven years Carla has managed corporate promotional accounts for a Cleveland based advertising company. She's excited for the opportunity to be working with the photography/film community and supporting the SPE mission both locally and nationally. In her free time, she can be found playing ultimate frisbee (nickname: Cannon) and loving her dog, Miles. . admin@spenational.org

Carla Williams
exposure Editor

Carla Williams is a writer, editor, and photographer. Her images and writing can be found on her website at www.carlagirl.net . carla@spenational.org

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