September 2008

The mission of the Spirit Room is to enrich people’s lives through the development and practice of creative, contemplative and healing arts.

In the fall of 2003, the Spirit Room became a non-profit organization in the state of North Dakota and received federal tax status as a  501c3 non-profit educational oganization  in August 2004.  The Spirit Room began as a volunteer cooperative in 1999.

Dawn Morgan continues as executive director.

The Board of Directors and their Affiliations

2009 Spirit Room Board of Directors

President: Barry Nelson
904 42nd Avenue North
Fargo, ND
Director, Community Healthy Initiative
Mental Health Association Board Member
Fargo Human Rights Commission Member
Former Director of the Center for New Americans

Vice-President: James Council, PhD
1088 4th Street North
Fargo, ND
Professor of Psychology - NDSU
Associate Dean of the College of Science and Mathematics - NDSU
Former Dean of Libraries - NDSU

Secretary: Darci Asche
137 B Prairiewood Drive South # 202
Fargo, ND
Community Liaison, New American Services, the Refugee Resettlement Program
Board member: Luminata, the Refugee and Immigrant Women’s Network
Board member: Abriendo Fronteros- Opening Borders
Immigrant Development Committee Member

Treasurer: Annette Marchand
411 Brook Ave S
Moorhead, MN 56560
Art Educator - Distance and Continuing Education - NDSU
Art Educator Yes Program – Moorhead Public Schools

Board Member: Mic Dunn
1345 8th Avenue South
Fargo, ND
Director of Visual Arts - Moorhead High School
Professional Artist
Teacher of Painting throughout the Midwest

Board Member: Karen Nitzkorski
4711 105th St N
Harwood, ND 58042
Nitzkoski Inc - Non-profit Fundraising  Services
West Fargo School Board Member
Regranting Committee -  Arts Partnership (formerly Lake Agassiz Arts Council)

Board Member: Carol Pearson, PhD
69 North Terrace
Fargo, ND 58102
Associate Professor of Spanish - Modern Languages Department - NDSU
Teacher of Latin American literature- NDSU
Coordinator of the Red River Conference on World Literature

Board Member: Rebecca West
810 7th Street North
Fargo, ND 58102
Student - PhD program in practical writing - NDSU
Volunteer with New Rivers Press - MSUM
BA in Cultural Anthropology - NDSU
MA of Liberal Arts- MSUM