Krasl Art Center Welcomes New Team Members
Krasl Art Center Welcomes Talented New Members to Its Team
Krasl Art Center is pleased to announce the newest members of its dynamic team: Dawn Todd as the Guest Services Coordinator and Chad Eckersley as the Hunt Studio Coordinator.
Dawn Todd joined Krasl in early December of 2025 as the Volunteer Coordinator. Todd graduated in 2023 from Bowling Green State University with a degree in Media Production. While at their alma mater, Todd served as a Campus Tour Guide, a Tutor, and a Production Assistant for WBGU-PBS.
Chad Eckersley joined Krasl Art Center in early February. He has experience as a media specialist, is a painter and comic artist based in Southwest Michigan. His work spans illustration, mixed media and independent comics. Following the birth of his son in 2021, Eckersley shifted his creative focus fully toward visual art and comics. In the St. Joseph and Benton Harbor area, Eckersley serves on the Gallery Committee at the Box Factory for the Arts and co-hosts Drink & Draw with artist Nathan Margoni.
"Both Dawn and Chad have been great additions to our creative team at Krasl Art Center and Richard Hunt Studio Center. Their dynamic backgrounds, welcoming personalities, and unique expertise will ensure our community is invited, welcomed, and included in all that we do." said Tami Fauver, Executive Director and Chief Curator of Krasl Art Center.
For more information about Krasl Art Center and its programs,
please visit www.krasl.org.
Dawn Todd
Guest Services Coordinator
Dawn worked in the regional broadcasting industry for ABC57 News before joining Krasl Art Center. Prior to that, their background in Scouting, including an Eagle Scout award, took them to Philmont Scout Ranch for three summer seasons.
Fun Fact: They are photographer, a writer, and a trained blacksmith!
Chad Eckersley
Hunt Studio Coordinator
Chad has collaborated with You Are Beautiful, where he was a featured artist in the 20th Anniversary Kind Words Art Show. In 2021, he was selected as a Grubhub Driver for Change grant recipient, with his artwork featured in a national commercial campaign. In 2020, he served as Lead Installation Artist for FCB Chicago’s Black History Month event. In 2021, he collaborated with New York City artist Ugly Fernandez for the exhibition Artoons & Cereal, and later launched his comic strip WantedMan under his independent publishing imprint, Garden Comics.
ABOUT KRASL ART CENTER:
Krasl Art Center provides southwest Michigan residents and visitors the opportunity to experience contemporary art exhibitions, new artist projects, and creative events, as well as art classes, camps, guest artist workshops, and community-wide programs. The center opened in 1980. Indoors, it houses galleries, art-making studios, and a gift shop. Outdoors it celebrates public art through sculpture placements on its campus and throughout the community. Krasl Art Center's mission is to inspire meaningful change and strengthen community through the visual arts. To learn more, visit krasl.org.
