Board & Staff

Linda Lewis is a local Wetumpka resident; she is a small business owner and has been working and volunteering in the community for many years.  Linda is a local Wetumpka artist and has been painting for the past 10 years.  She was asked to join the board under the leadership of Carol Hickman and served as Vice-President under  President, Belyn Richardson for three years. Her hobbies include painting, gardening, and cooking.

Wayne Turner is a retired attorney who lives on Lake Jordan. He and his wife Adelia are active members of Trinity Episcopal Church. Wayne has been on the board since 2014 and, although he is not artistic ( can’t draw stick figures), he appreciates and enjoys art, and Adelia is an artist. He chaired the committee which searched for a new home for The Kelly and has overseen the renovation of our new building.

Lynda Fain is a newly retired teacher after 43 years of teaching elementary and middle school. She taught an art appreciation class which helped to increase her love for art and history. This is her first year to serve on the Kelly board, and she is excited about working with the Kelly as it expands and grows. She attends First United Methodist Church in Wetumpka. She loves spending time with her grandchildren and introducing them to art and cultural experiences.

June Carpenter is a “hometown girl” who has lived in Wetumpka most of her life and loves the history of the city. She volunteered as one of the writers for The Kelly Connection online magazine and now serves on the KFCA Board as the recording secretary. A retired educator, she has always supported the inclusion of the arts in education and incorporated original art activities that coordinated with the classroom curriculum. June is involved with several nonprofit organizations, serving in various leadership positions. In her spare time, she enjoys adding to home and garden decor, playing handbells, and travel, which always includes visits to museums as well as appreciating interesting architecture and natural wonders. She and her husband, Jerry, are the parents to three adult daughters.

Tra Cosby is a retired community banker who, along with his wife Connie, has lived and worked in Wetumpka for 40 years. During that time Tra has been involved with numerous civic and charitable organizations, including being President of the Wetumpka Area Chamber of Commerce twice. Tra, who claims he has zero artistic talent of any kind, has always had great admiration of anyone who is gifted artistically and has nurtured those skills. He doesn’t understand why anyone would purchase a print when affordable originals from local artists are so readily available.

Beth Coleman is an interior designer as well as an architecture enthusiast. She is an active member of First Methodist Church Wetumpka. She loves her community that she has called “home” the last 35 years. As a third year board member, Beth has been fortunate to help steer the vision and design of The Kelly’s prior location on Main Street and current home at 301 Hill Street.

Erin Rogers is a homemaker with lots of passion for her community. A native of Northwest Alabama, specifically Sheffield, she grew up on the Tennessee River & feels very much at home in the river town of Wetumpka. A graduate of Judson College with an interdisciplinary degree in Business Administration & Political Science, Erin feels quite useful serving as the new Treasurer of The Kelly.  She is actively involved with Trinity Episcopal Church, Scouts, The Mayflower Society, DAR, P.E.O, her book club, & of course, The Kelly! In her downtime, you’ll find her planning trips, reading, cooking, entertaining, working on genealogy, & treasure hunting for her personal art collection.  Erin is wife to Matt & mother to three young boys, Rutledge, Gaines, & Pearson.

Barbara Bennett has been with The Kelly since its beginning and served as treasurer for many years. She retired from USDA Rural Development as Director of Administrative Programs. She lives in the suburbs of Wetumpka, aka Wallsboro, keeps books for her husband’s business, and hopes to soon resume her love of traveling to places she’s never been. And, no, Barbara isn’t an artist, just enjoys hanging out with creative people.

Belyn Richardson is a local real estate agent who loves selling the community as much as the home.  She is active in Main Street Wetumpka and Trinity Epsicopal Church. Prior to entering into a real estate business she was Deputy Director for the Department of Human Resources. Belyn will tell you she is not an artist but going to visit museums is one of the first things she does when traveling.