Staff
Natalie Grieshammer Patrick
Interim Executive Director
Email: natalie@summitartspace.org
Phone: (330) 376-8480 ext. 1
Natalie Grieshammer Patrick (she/her) is an artist, musician, and arts administrator from Akron, Ohio. She holds a B.F.A. in Fiber and Material Studies from the Cleveland Institute of Art and an M.A. in Arts Administration from The University of Akron. Past positions include Gallery Director at Praxis Fiber Workshop, Member Program Manager at the Cleveland Museum of Art, and numerous programming and fundraising responsibilities at Akron Soul Train. Natalie is also Strategic Planning Advisor and Partner at Akron Recording Company, a recording studio and record label founded in 2018.
Antonio Rion
Operations and Event Manager
Email: antonio@summitartspace.org
Phone: (330) 376-8480 ext. 0
Antonio Rion (he/him) joined Summit Artspace as Development Intern in August 2021. Antonio earned his undergraduate degree from Kent State University in Music Performance with a concentration in flute. He has always been interested in the arts, specifically music. Antonio is active in numerous ensembles, and operates a private flute studio.
Anna E. young
Community Engagement Coordinator
Email: anna@summitartspace.org
Phone: (330) 376-8480 ext. 3
Anna E. Young is an artist and arts advocate. She holds an M.F.A. in Photography from Cranbrook Academy of Art and a B.F.A. from the University of Akron, with minors in Printmaking, Art History, and Professional Photography. Young is an assistant lecturer at the University of Akron, Myers School of Art, in the 2D Design and Photography department. She is the co-founder of KINK Contemporary, an arts organization whose mission is to support emerging artists and curators. Artistically, she creates fine art photographs, prints, and silicone sculptures revolving around contemporary social issues, body dysmorphia, trauma, and mortality.
Nick Lee
Gallery & Programs Coordinator
Email: nick@summitartspace.org
Phone: (330) 376-8480
Nick Lee is a painter and 2021 Kent State University graduate. Lee’s work is inspired by the diversity of the human experience. As a Japanese-American, Lee’s visual art strives to better represent minorities like himself in American portraiture and Western art. Motivated by self-discovery, Lee uses symbolic Japanese objects in his paintings to connect with a culture that was never taught to him growing up. Lee is the 2023 recipient of the Distinguished Citizen for Art Education for the Northeast Ohio region by the OAEA. Lee is also the recipient of the 2024 Arts Alive Emerging Artist award by Summit Artspace.
Board of Directors
Kristen Nervo Dowey
RObert L. tucker, ESQ.
Jill Oldham
Amanda Novelli
Alexandra Eliopoulos
Ace Epps
Micah Kraus
Nikki Marchmon-Boykin
Catherine McKinley
Jill Oldham
ROBERTA ROGERS
Karen Starr
Michael Steel, Esq.
Bronlynn Thurman
