Meet Our Team
Our staff at Great River Arts are dedicated to providing the community with a variety of arts experiences.
Lane Gabel | Interim Executive Director
Lane brings a strong background in sales, customer service, and community leadership to his role as Interim Executive Director at Great River Arts. For the past five years, he has dedicated himself to energy conservation work for a local Morrison County non-profit. His deep commitment to the community is also clear through his leadership roles in his church, his labor union, and at Great River Arts. Lane is driven by a passion for creativity and connectivity. Outside of his professional life, he is a musician and poet who loves listening to both new and old music on his Fluance turntable
River Stumpf | Station Manager, Great River Television (Channel 180)
Living in Little Falls since age 5, River is a longtime resident who has always had an interest in working in the media field. Throughout middle and high school, he was heavily involved in video club, choir, and arts classes. He attended Central Lakes College in Brainerd studying video, photo, and graphic design and later went on to help GRA in filming events in LF and at GRA. Happy to be an official member of the community and a proud member at GRA.
Are you interested in joining the team? Check out our Opportunities at GRA page for current positions.
Board of Directors
The Great River Arts Board of Directors volunteer their time and expertise to support creativity in our community.
Maxine Potter | President of the Board
Dorothy Bachan | Treasurer of the Board
Rhonda Schmidt | Secretary of the Board
Rhonda Schmidt is a 3 year member of the GRA Board of Directors and is passionate about supporting the arts and her local community. A retired teacher, Rhonda also served on the Humane Society Board and the Little Falls Theatre Company Board, reflecting her love of both animals and local theatre. Outside of her community involvement, Rhonda enjoys traveling and spending time with her husband of 44 years, their three grown children, and her grandchildren.
Pat Arnold | Member at Large
Robyn Gray | Member at Large
Tony Johnson | Member at Large
Sheila McCoy | Member at Large
Samantha Roden | Member at Large
Hello, my name is Samantha Roden and I am so excited to be a part of Great River Arts as member of the board. As a visual arts teacher, I understand and value the importance of the arts for everyone and I hope to continue building on the legacy that GRA has established in our community. When I am not camping and traveling with my family, you can find me in the garden or creating in my small home studio.
Vicki Spofford | Member at Large
Learn more about the Board's role in supporting GRA.
If you are an arts advocate and would like to be considered as a GRA board member (terms are 3 years), please complete the Letter Of Interest Form and mail it to GRA (PO Box 157, Little Falls MN 56345) or email it to the Executive Director. The board reviews submissions quarterly.
Visual Arts Committee
The visual arts committee (VAC) is one of our longest standing committees. Established to support the curation of our galleries and offer a peer review of all handmade artwork and products sold in GRA's retail store.
- Randy Asseln, Photographer
- Kathy Braud, Watercolorist
- Bev Gold, Artist
- Scott Wonderlich, Art Patron
- Rachel Gold, Artist
- Diane Vik, Artist