American Quilt Barns

About Me

Basic Information

Gender

Female

Hometown

Manchester, Ohio (via the hills of West Virginia)

About me

BIO: Donna Sue Groves works as a consultant and advisor for artists, art organizations and communities throughout the United Sates.

Groves' team spirit has earned her a support network comprised of the most knowledgeable and experienced nonprofit managers, artists, consultants, administrators, and leaders in Ohio and around the nation. Her greatest strength is her ability to bring out the best in people and to draw upon others' experience when challenged with a new situation.

For more than forty years, Donna Sue has participated in the process of building civic and community capacity at the grass roots level.

Her most recent passion, which began in 2001 with the launch of the Ohio Quilt Barn Project, has been assisting with the development of a nation-wide quilt barn web site.

Donna Sue has been honored as a recipient of the 2001 Friends of Southern State Community College; 2004 Jenco Foundation Inspirational Service Arts Award; 2004 as an Outstanding Philanthropist by the Foundation for Appalachia Ohio; and the 2006 Sinclair College - Wayne White, Unsung Hero Award. Recently nominated for the 2010 Ohio Governor's Awards for the Arts.

Contact Information

State

Ohio

Country

United States

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