Jennifer Moreland, Chair

Jennifer and her husband, Doug, moved from Charleston, South Carolina, to the Teton Valley in 2007 to experience the immense beauty of the Teton Mountains. Jennifer and Doug are entrepreneuers, enjoying the creative process of starting businesses. While in Charleston, they started and operated a healthcare software business and a corporate wellness- management business. Jennifer brings to the Teton Arts Council a background of software engineering and leveraging technology to communicate, educate, and automate. She has been serving on the Board since 2008 and was elected to Chair in January 2010. She is inspired to see this grassroots arts community continually flowing through the multiple mediums and outlets. In her leisure time, Jennifer enjoys reading, beading, hiking, mountain biking, and skiing.

Dawn Banks, Secretary

Dawn first began visiting Teton Valley in 1999 and made it her home permanently in 2005 after graduating from Northwest Missouri State University with a Bachelor of Science in Organizational Communication, Minors in General Business and Public Relations and an emphasis in Writing.  A lover of the arts, she became involved with the Teton Arts Council in March 2008 as a way to more actively participate in the efforts to bring artistic opportunity to the residents of Teton Valley.  Since joining the Teton Arts Council Board, Dawn has worked to generate more public awareness of the Teton Arts Council and the activities offered to valley residents as well as serving on the Shakespeare in the Park organizing committee.  “It’s an exciting time in Teton Valley, and I am honored to be a part of the Teton Arts Council as they continue to increase artistic and cultural opportunities for our ever-increasing population.”

Michael Peters

Michael is a retired engineer from Idaho Falls who with his wife, Sandy, moved to Teton Valley to fulfill a dream of building a permanent home here in full view of the Tetons and Grand Targhee. Mike was for many years associated with the Idaho Falls Opera Theatre, first as a singer on stage, then as a scenic painter, set designer, and board member for the IFOT. He has also designed and built sets for several Idaho Falls Youth Arts Center stage productions. Mike was a member of the Idaho Falls Arts Council where he assisted the technical stage crew at the Colonial Theatre in supporting several professional stage productions appearing there. Mike brings a desire to volunteer for "hands on" support of  the our mission for the growth of the arts community in Teton Valley.

Emily Soderlund

Emily comes from Minneapolis, Minnesota where she lived most of her life.  She worked in the corporate world before moving to Teton Valley to find liberation in a small, caring community. Emily was a Scandinavian Studies Major, graduating from Gustavus Adolphus College. While studying abroad in Sweden for a year, she was introduced to various formal art classes, including oil painting and birch bark weaving. From that time forward, she has been inspired to seek out art in as many places and in as many forms as possible. Emily is excited to be part of an organization that fosters the joy of art, in all its forms, for children of all ages.

Trevor Garner

A born-and-raised native of Portland, Oregon, Trevor Garner moved to Jackson, Wyoming on a whim in 2001 in an effort to escape the rain and find a cold and snowy winter. He then moved to his current residence in Victor, Idaho in 2006. Trevor currently works as a service manager at Wells Fargo Bank in Driggs and brings a wealth of business and financial experience to the Board. He is an avid cyclist, skier, and distance-runner and loves the Teton Valley area for its endless wilderness recreational opportunities and abundance of breath-taking scenery. In Trevor's words:  "The Teton Arts Council gives me an opportunity to help support and become more actively involved in our generous community."