{"id":399,"date":"2022-11-11T21:38:18","date_gmt":"2022-11-11T21:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artsmidwest.org\/?page_id=399"},"modified":"2025-12-08T20:28:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T20:28:17","slug":"board","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/artsmidwest.org\/about\/board\/","title":{"rendered":"Board of Directors"},"content":{"rendered":"<header  class=\"wp-block-hero top-block\" data-block-index=\"0\" style=\"z-index:2;\">\n\n        <div class=\"relative flex flex-col lg:grid bg-transparent lg:grid-cols-2\">\n    \n    <div class=\"order-2 container-fluid lg:order-1\">\n      <div\n        class=\"w-full max-w-full lg:flex flex-col flex-no-wrap pt-6 pb-12 lg:min-h-[min(711px,70vh)]\">\n        <nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"breadcrumbs uppercase text-sm my-4 text-dark-sky\">\n        <span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/artsmidwest.org\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n    <\/nav>\n          <div class=\"flex-1 lg:flex flex-col justify-center items-start 2xl:max-w-[82%]\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"text-3xl sm:text-4xl md:text-5xl leading-none text-purple my-8 md:my-10 capitalize\">Meet our Board<\/h1>\n                      \n                      <div class=\"text-xl text-dark-sky\">\n              <p>From Ohio to North Dakota, our Board of Directors is made up of Midwesterners who are passionate about the arts. 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