BOARD & STAFF
Barbara Elder PRESIDENT
Barbara came to Nantucket in 1981 to serve as director of Nantucket Community Music Center (NCMC), a position she held for 10 years. A choral conductor and music theater director, she was active with many NCMC concerts, Theatre Workshop and Actors Theatre productions. She was Music Coordinator of the Nantucket Public Schools for 25 years and upon retiring assisted NCMC moving to their new home at 56 Centre St. Serving as NAC president since 2015, Barbara is committed to supporting the arts community of Nantucket as well as the recently formed Nantucket Cultural District through festivals, grants and scholarships.
Beverly Hall VICE PRESIDENT
Beverly has been a professional photographer on Nantucket for over 40 years, well-know for her evocative and profound imagery. In 2002, she received her Masters of Divinity from The Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, MA. She is the founder of the annual Shakespeare in the Garden performance and celebration, and is a long-time member of the Nantucket Arts Council Board of Directors.
Pam Murphy CLERK
Pam was encouraged as a child to appreciate music and pursue playing the organ, flute, piano and guitar, often playing jazz together with her older brother. Following on her grandmother’s footsteps, she now plays ukulele. As an adult she was bitten by the theater bug and pursued as many acting opportunities as were available on Nantucket. She was owner/operator of Wolfhound Imports on Main Street, Nantucket and Johnstons Cashmere on Federal St. over 25 years. In the meantime, Pam served as Board Secretary and then President of TWN (Theatre Workshop of Nantucket), Founder and Board President of NiSHA (Nantucket Island Safe Harbor for Animals) for 8 years and currently serves as Board President for Marine Mammal Alliance Nantucket (MMAN) in addition to her duties on the NAC Executive Committee as Secretary.