Board of Directors

Chairwoman: Sierra Blanton -Rader

Sierra Blanton-Rader is a proud Quincy native with a deep love for art, music, and community. Her passion for creativity led her to pursue a career as a singer and songwriter, performing and collaborating along the Central Coast before spending five years immersed in Nashville’s vibrant music and art scene.

Now back in Plumas County, Sierra serves as the Director of Community Relations and Foundation for the Plumas Hospital District, where she combines her dedication to nonprofit work and healthcare. She is also the co-creator of Stevie James, an event styling business that allows her to channel her artistic vision into creating memorable experiences.

Committed to fostering an informed and connected community, Sierra is the Board Chair of The Plumas Sun, the county’s only local news division, and serves as a Board Director for Plumas Arts, working to ensure access to the transformative power of art, culture, and journalism for all generations. Whether advocating for healthcare, the arts, or the vital role of local news in keeping communities informed, Sierra remains dedicated to strengthening and enriching the Plumas County community.

Vice Chairwoman: Jane Braxton Little

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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.

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.

Secretary: Dr. Will Lombardi

Treasurer: Lynn Dow

Lynn Dow joined the Board in Summer 2023 and is very pleased to be part of an organization promoting the arts in a county that she is passionate about.

Lynn was raised and educated in the Bay Area and then spent 20 years in Sonoma County where she raised her three children. She spent those years as an baker and owner, along with husband and family, of a natural foods wholesale business serving the greater Bay Area.

In 2003, the family moved to Plumas County to open and run the bakery in Feather River Natural Food Coop for 18 years. Lynn is now retired with interests including travel, hiking, biking, and other outdoor adventures. She knows how important it is to have some form of creative expression. For Lynn It includes foods, gardening, and fibers. She feels it is important for the community members to be inspired to find that expression and for Plumas Arts to make that available through educational opportunities and the presence of a variety of arts in our communities.

Courtney Schrammel joined the Plumas Arts board in 2025 after serving the organization as Events Assistant and Events Coordinator since 2023. With artistic roots grounded in classical music, Courtney is excited to lend her support to Plumas county’s arts commission.

Raised in Alaska, Courtney attended university in Tucson before relocating to Seattle. In 2022, after the birth of her son, her and her husband Ian relocated to Quincy.

Courtney Schrammel

Alex Ziegler

Kaline LeCoq

Eva Gorman

Alex Ziegler joined the Plumas Arts Board in 2025 and is very grateful to be part of a team that promotes the arts throughout Plumas County.

Originally, she was raised in Pennsylvania where she grew up playing guitar, drawing, and fishing. In 2020, she decided to drive across the country and landed in Plumas County, where she now calls her home. When she’s not making art, you can find her recreating in the woods, enjoying a cup of coffee, looking for wildlife, and attending local live music events.

Alex strives to contribute to the initiative of promoting local artists in her community and encouraging creativity.

Kaline Le Coq joined the Board in the spring of 2026 and is enthusiastic about utilizing her experience and skills to support the arts within our community.

Originally from Santa Monica, Kaline moved to Plumas County during high school before earning her Bachelor’s degree from California State University, Chico. She returned to Plumas County in 2015 to start a family. Professionally, Kaline serves as the Coordinator for the Plumas County Women, Infants & Children (WIC) Program. Her background also includes serving as the Events and Music Coordinator for the Drunk Brush and supporting local music and collaboration through the FreQuincy non-profit for several seasons. She has served on multiple boards and planning committees over the past decade.

Kaline is an avid artist, primarily focused on the musical arts, though she also enjoys photography, painting, leatherwork, and poetry. She has been a featured artist for Plumas Arts’ Words & Music and remains dedicated to volunteering to foster arts enrichment in the community.

Eva Gorman joined the board in January 2026. She is a self-taught fiber artist focused on yarn manipulation and techniques, based in Plumas County in the Indian Valley since 2004. Eva Gorman has shown her work at various juried art events including Fairfax Festival, Almanor Art Show, Art Around the Lake, Lake Almanor Peninsula Art Show, Maker Faire, Mountain Art Festival, KPFA Summer Craft, Homewood Art Festival, Truckee Art Festival and Menlo Art Festival.

Eva Gorman has recently retired from the early childhood learning and development field, where she served as Executive Assistant for over 20 years. Here Gorman provided administrative and project management support to Executive Directors, Board of Directors, and Executive Leadership Teams both center wide and state level staff.

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