Staff

Pam Andros, Interim Director

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Pam was raised in Chicagoland, and has lived in Madison since 1992. Her educational degrees include a BA in Urban Planning, from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and a MS in Urban & Regional Planning, from the University of Wisconsin Madison. Professionally, Pam has worked as a Senior Planner for the Dane County Planning & Development department for twelve years.  Prior to working for Dane County Pam worked as a planner and policy analyst for the Wisconsin Department of Transportation and as a planner for a private consulting firm. While a planning student and a professional, Pam has continuously pursued an art education, including applied art coursework at the University of Illinois, working toward a BFA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, painting at Edgewood College, printmaking at Madison College, drawing at the Kewanee Academy of Art, and numerous continuing education studio courses provided by UW-Continuing Education. In September 2012, Pam was honored to become Interim Director of the Dane County Cultural Affairs Commission, a change that has given art a place in her professional life.

Pam and her husband live on the near west side of Madison with her four children and two dogs. 

Sherry Shaffer, MBA student at the Bolz Center for Arts Administration within the UW-Madison

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Sherry is an MBA candidate at the UW School of Business, Bolz Center for Arts Administration. Prior to entering the program, she was Assistant to the Co-Directors of Carnegie Science Center, part of the four Carnegie Museums in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She has undergraduate degrees in Political Science from Vanderbilt University and Drawing and Painting from Memphis College of Art. Sherry and her husband live in Mazomanie, the perfect home-base for enjoying the diverse arts and cultural events throughout Dane County.