Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design Inc
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32 people3 organisationsi32 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (32). Violet dotted lines (3) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
32 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 36 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 32 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allison Puff | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| ANA Serrano | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Andrew Barnes | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Brian Pellinen | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Cathy Young | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Cecilia McCormick | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Charles Hirschhorn | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Chris Whittey | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Crystal Williams | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Daniel DOZ (also filed as Daniel Doz) | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| David Howse | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| David Rhodes | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| David Sprouls | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Donald Tuski (also filed as Don Tuski) | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Emily Parkhurst | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Heather Shaw | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Jeff Bellantoni | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Jennifer Cole | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Jiseon Lee Isbara | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Joseph Girandola | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Karen Hofmann | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Kathryn Heidemann | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Kymberly Pinder | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Larry Thompson | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Laura Freid | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Melanie Corn | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Peggy Shannon | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Ravi Rajan | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Scheri Fultineer | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Steven Brittan | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Trish Kelly | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Yvonne Watson | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
10 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Deborah Obalil | President & Executive Director | since 2018 |
| Elisa Tenny | Vice Chair | since 2021 |
| Elissa Tenny | President (Vice Chair) | 2020 |
| Frances Bronet | Chair | 2025 |
| Jeffrey Morin | Treasurer | since 2023 |
| Kurt Steinberg | Treasurer | since 2020 |
| Lorne Buchman | President (Chair) | since 2020 |
| Mary K Grant | Company secretary | 2025 |
| Melanie Corn | Company secretary | since 2020 |
| Sanjit Sethi | Vice Chair | since 2022 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deborah Obalil | President & Executive Dire | 40 | $181k | $22k | |
| Daniel Doz | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Joseph Girandola | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Karen Hofmann | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| David Howse | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ravi Rajan | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kathryn Heidemann | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Donald Tuski | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Melanie Corn | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Emily Parkhurst | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Steven Brittan | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Laura Freid | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Brian Pellinen | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Cathy Young | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Peggy Shannon | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| David Sprouls | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jennifer Cole | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Yvonne Watson | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Chris Whittey | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Andrew Barnes | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Larry Thompson | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Crystal Williams | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| David Rhodes | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jiseon Lee Isbara | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jeff Bellantoni | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Scheri Fultineer | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ana Serrano | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Charles Hirschhorn | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kymberly Pinder | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Trish Kelly | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Allison Puff | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Heather Shaw | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Cecilia McCormick | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mary K Grant | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jeffrey Morin | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sanjit Sethi | Vice Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Frances Bronet | Chair | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design Inc
- EIN
- 521752451
- Address
- 236 Hope St, Providence, RI, 02906-2212
- State
- Rhode Island
- Mission
- To provide information to the public about art and design education at the college level and to conduct research, conferences, and symposia to help promote the quality of the member schools' offerings. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B40Z Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1991
- Principal officer
- Deborah Obalil (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 January 1992
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsDaniel DOZ
≥8years on the filingsDavid Rhodes
≥8years on the filingsDonald Tuski
≥8years on the filingsLarry Thompson
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $1.3m
- Total liabilities
- $268k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $1m
- Contributions and grants received
- $867k
- Program service revenue
- $352k
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 62