 Board President, Dale Ready
Dale W. Ready has been a board member of Plumas Arts since 2017, a longtime volunteer at Plumas Arts events including Taste of Plumas, Mountain Harvest Beer Festival, Almanor Art Show, Words and Music, Plumas Arts Gallery openings, and an even longer supporter of Plumas Arts since first moving to Plumas County in 2003.
Dale also owned and operated American Valley Baking in Quincy from 2003 - 2021. He serves as a volunteer firefighter for Quincy Volunteer Fire Department since 2014, is a certified foster parent with Environmental Alternatives, and has a background in business with a BS in management from Chico State University. |
 Board Vice President, Penny Berry
Penny Berry
I am proud to have served on the Plumas Arts Board of Directors since 2010, as secretary, vice president (twice) and president. I believe Plumas Arts provides much needed support for the arts at a time when funding for the arts has been sketchy. My enthusiasm for the arts began at an early age. I learned to play guitar at age 12 and haven’t really ever stopped. Singing came naturally as well. I took every music class available in high school. We played music at parties and around campfires. Music has been an integral part of my life. In the late seventies I began performing with my husband, Dude. He is a percussionist and harmonica player. We have played in bars, restaurants and coffee houses up and down the west coast and southwest. We have two grown children and two grandchildren. I was involved in education for 23 years, 12 years as a teacher and 11 years as and administrator. As a retired educator I am especially pleased with Plumas Arts’ continued focus on Artists in the Schools. I am proud of Plumas Arts’ accomplishments over the years and of its’ new directions. |
 Jane Braxton Little
Jane Braxton Little has served on the Plumas Arts Board since 2019.
Based in Plumas County, Jane Braxton Little is an independent journalist covering science and natural resource issues for publications that include the Atlantic, Audubon, Bay Nature, Discover, National Geographic, Scientific American and Yale E-360. |
 Board Secretary, Will Lombardi
Dr. Will Lombardi has lived, worked, and raised a family in Quincy, CA since 1987 when he arrived from the Bay Area to attend Feather River College. Since then, Will has worked as a wildland firefighter on the Plumas Hotshots, as a carpenter for area homebuilders, and finally, as a tenured professor of English at FRC.
Will studies, reads, and writes about western, California, and local literatures in ecosocial contexts. He spends his time rambling in the local|wild enjoying birds, flowers, and fish. Will is committed to supporting the fine arts and culture of our watershed. |
 Sierra Blanton Rader
Sierra Blanton Rader was raised in Quincy with a deep love for art and music, and found passion as a singer and songwriter. She moved to the Central Coast where she was able to showcase and collaborate my singing and songwriting, and eventually moved to Nashville where she lived for 5 years soaking up as much music and art as she could. Sierra recently moved back to Quincy with her now husband, where they are raising their son, Reece, who was born in 2021.
Sierra currently sit as the Executive Director for the Plumas District Hospital Foundation, where her passion for non-profit and healthcare meet. She is also the co-creator of an Event Styling business, Stevie James, where she feels fortunate to have a creative outlet and bring my love for art through many different events. Sierra's mission as a Board Director for Plumas Arts, is to ensure this community and its members, young and old, always have access and support to one of life’s greatest languages, art. |
Other Members:
Jodi Beynon, Quincy |
