About CERF+
Staff
Cornelia Carey
Executive Director
Cornelia has served as the executive director of the CERF+ since 1995. Prior to her tenure at CERF+, she was the grants officer at the Vermont Arts Council and before that a program coordinator in the Contemporary Arts Department at the Massachusetts Council on the Arts and Humanities. She has a master’s degree in education with a specialization in human development from Harvard University and has served on numerous foundation, state arts councils, and National Endowment for the Arts grant panels. Cornelia lives with her husband and young daughter in Calais, Vermont.
Craig Nutt
Director of Programs
Craig joined the CERF+ staff in Fall 2006. As a furniture maker, sculptor, and arts activist, Craig’s multi-faceted experience provides him firsthand understanding of the many ways that artists pursue their career. In addition, Craig has been active with numerous arts organizations including: the Furniture Society, the Board of Directors of Tennesseans for the Arts, the Artists’ Council of the Frist Center for the Visual Arts, and most recently serving as interim executive director of the Tennessee Association of Craft Artists (TACA). Craig lives outside of Nashville, Tennessee.
Les Snow
Operations and Financial Services Manager
Les Snow joined the CERF+ in 2003 as the program and financial services officer. He has been an administrative director for statewide and national non-profits in the past and has a bachelor’s degree in studio art from the University of Vermont.
Carrie Cleveland
Office Manager
Carrie came to CERF+ in the spring of 2008. She earned her bachelor’s degree in history, with extensive work in the visual arts, from Marlboro College where she also worked in the Admissions and Registrar’s offices. After college she spent a couple years living in New York City where she was an entomologist’s assistant by day and a tenor saxophone player by night. Happily re-ensconced in her home state, Carrie now merges her office experience with her personal commitment to the arts at CERF+.