Board of Directors
John Haaf
Beverly Haaf
Founding Board Member (2020)
President and Treasurer
Beverly Haaf
Beverly Haaf
Richard Barrios
Founding Board Member (2020)
Dina Leacock
Randy Miller
Cynthia Hall Miller
Founding Board Member (2020)
Cynthia Hall Miller
Cynthia Hall Miller
Founding Board Member (2020)
Kelsey Snively
Kelsey Snively
Kelsey Snively works on the Board and as the Executive Director. Find her bio under "Staff"
Robert Thibault
Robert Thibault
Founding Board Member (2020)
Karen Van Hoy
Karen Van Hoy
Robert Thibault
Staff
John Haaf, President/CEO
Kelsey Snively, Executive Director
Kelsey Snively, Executive Director
John Haaf is the President of our Foundation and has lived in Beverly City for almost 60 years. The son of a minister and a teacher who played four musical instruments, John has been involved in the arts since he was young- taking part in activities such as the church choir, small plays, and Bible recitations. Once attending high school, John found a home in the woodshop and the school choir, helping to build sets for the school plays and singing in the chorus. John later on became the Industrial Arts teacher and Principal of Burlington Township High School, a job which requires creative thinking. Over the years, John has made antique toys, rehabbed houses, and collected a number of musical instruments along the way. Learn more about our President in the article on him in the Waterfront.
Kelsey Snively, Executive Director
Kelsey Snively, Executive Director
Kelsey Snively, Executive Director
Kelsey began her work as Executive Director for the Haaf Family Arts Foundation, Inc. in January of 2021. Before joining the Foundation, Kelsey received her BA in Theatre at the York College of Pennsylvania, where she was a prominent member of the theatre department. There they served not only as an inaugural member of YCP's chapter of Alpha Psi Omega, but the president of the organization the following year. Kelsey also served as the President of their college's Improv Club, Shift Leader in the scene shop on campus, worked as the school's mascot, and performed in various productions such as On The Verge by Eric Overmyer, Everybody by Branden Jacob-Jenkins, Get Yourself Home Skyler James by Jordan Tannahill , and Alice in Wonderland adapted by Suzanne Delle, which Kelsey also directed for her senior capstone project. Outside of her collegiate accomplishments, Kelsey has also worked for the Sister Space women's retreat and the Idaho Shakespeare Festival's Summer of 2019 season as a scenic carpenter. She has received several awards for her work in theatre, including a Certificate of Merit for her choreography in A Midsummer Night's Dream, awarded by the Kennedy Center American Collegiate Theatre Festival Region 2. She is extremely excited to be able to join the staff and get her hands dirty, working to bring arts education to the people of Beverly City. Learn more about Kelsey at her professional website: