board of directors

Maureen has always been an active volunteer in her community. Moving from Hermosa Beach, CA to CB with her husband in 2018, she was surprised to see little public art on the Island. She is still on the board of the Hermosa Beach Murals Project, Chair of the CB Centennial Committee and Pets in the Park, past chair of the CB Business and Economic Development Committee and Co-Chair for Derby4Dogs fundraiser supporting paws4people. Maureen was named by WILMA Magazine as a 2020 Woman to Watch. Maureen worked for key brands including Virgin Entertainment, Mattel, Neiman Marcus and Belkin before leaving the corporate world and establishing her own non-profit consulting business.  She's excited to bring art & storytelling to blank walls in her new hometown. 

When not volunteering, Maureen and her husband enjoy discovering North Carolina, hiking with their dog BRAXTON in CB State Park, and supporting local breweries & restaurants.  

 Matt Hamlet has lived in Carolina Beach for 5.5 years. He is currently on the town marketing committee and is the founder of the Carolina Beach Bar Club. The CBBC was established three years ago as a social group that actively sponsor's events raising funds for local non-profits all while supporting local businesses. Since the inception of the CBBC, over $150,000 has been raised for non-profits and an equal amount for local businesses. In addition to his active engagement in the community, Matt has a bachelors and masters in business marketing management.  

 Vince and his wife Kim have been coming to Carolina Beach for the past 7 years but finally made the move full time in March of this year.  Vince ended an over 30 year career as a Corporate Controller of a multinational consumer packaged goods company.  Vince is also the Director of finance and Treasurer for another organization called V.I.S.I.O.N Incorporation and has been working on assisting them in getting their 501c3 status from the IRS.  Vince and Kim both love the beauty that is Carolina Beach and Vince feels that this is an opportunity to assist in the continued beautification of the town. 

  Susan is a amateur photographer and passionate art lover. She was a part-time CB resident from 1996-2019 and has been fortunate to be here full time since 2019. The evolution of the Town into a cosmopolitan arts center is her secret ambition. Her love of all things art has taken her throughout the US and many other destinations worldwide. She inherited this love from her dad, and is fortunate to share it with her art historian daughter. 

Skip has been involved with Arts & Design his entire life, from cooking in commercial kitchens to designing residential kitchens and baths, to custom picture framing and gallery owner.  

When Skip moved to Carolina Beach, he was active in Carolina Beach Art & Culture Alliance. This organization is best known for the Carolina Beach Street Arts Festival active since 2014. The organization  also produces the annual Mardi Gras fundraiser which supports Arts in local schools and stepped up to  help fund & foster the Carolina Beach Mural Project.

Skip is a past president of The IACA and an active board member of Pleasure Island Chamber of Commerce.

He owns and operate TipTop Frame shop located on the Island .

Susan  was born  in  Salt  Lake City,  Utah,  where  she  grew up  loving  the  outdoors and  the beauty  of  nature. Many vacations were spent camping with her family and exploring the western half of the United States. She studied Commercial Art and Advertising at Utah State University and continues to take classes and workshops

to expand her artistic skills."

In   1996,   she   started   Creative  Art   by   Susan   Nuttall,   a   company   specializing   in  commissioned paintings  and custom murals. 

Susan   currently lives   in   Carolina  Beach  where her   paintings  are   inspired   from   photos   taken  during her many travels around the world. She is honored that her artwork has won numerous awards, both "regionally and nationally. Her paintings can

be found in public and private collections throughout the world

 Emilie has been an active volunteer with many organizations most notably the SD Historical Society , through political affiliations and recently with Wilmington  Newcomers Club. Four years ago she and her husband relocated to North Carolina and put down stakes in CB. As a native of So Cal and beach living, Emilie was exposed to, and gained an appreciation of, how the beauty and vibrancy of mural art contributes to a community. While maintaining a laid back beach vibe, Emilie is excited to participate in the enrichment of Pleasure Island with historical, geographical and in the depiction of current events through wall art.

Andrea is a Mommy, Entrepreneur, Professional Natural Bodybuilder. Andrea and her daughter, Giovanna, moved to Carolina Beach from Hermosa Beach, California in late 2019. As the Founder of andgreat—a marketing, branding, and events firm—Andrea specializes in helping businesses design unique and unforgettable experiential marketing programs. Putting her years of marketing communications experience to work, Andrea serves as the Public Relations Lead for the Mural Project.

Andrea is a past Board Member, current member, and sits on the Advisory Council of the Island Women.  When she's not at the gym or coaching/watching one of Giovanna's sporting events, Andrea loves traveling the world, exploring her new State, landscape photography, reading, and critiquing Oscar nominated films. Being involved in her new community and helping to bring colorful art to the walls on the island is one of her passions. 

    Blair has always had a deep love and appreciation for music, art, the outdoors, and mentoring youth.  Her passion for serving her community through the arts began when she worked as Program Coordinator at DREAMS Center for Arts Education in Wilmington, NC from 2008-2012. Blair currently works at Island Montessori Charter School as their Community Communications Coordinator.  In this role she is responsible for connecting students with service opportunities in New Hanover County.  She is passionate about helping youth learn ways that they can positively impact the local community and beyond!  Blair also serves in her island community as the Campus Director at Lifepoint Church here in Carolina Beach. She looks forward to being able to share her passion and talents with bringing more Art for wAll to Carolina Beach! 

 Celeste is originally from eastern North Carolina and has enjoyed many summers throughout her life coming to the Wilmington area. She retired to Carolina Beach in 2020 after over 25 years with UNC TEACCH Autism Program in Chapel Hill, NC. Although her career was in education, she has always enjoyed and appreciated art and the creativity artists bring to the world. She continues her outreach to the autism medical community through part time work with the TEACCH Autism Project ECHOMD. She enjoys supporting the Carolina Beach community through tutoring at Carolina Beach Elementary School in the classrooms and individual tutoring as well as working part time with Carolina Ocean Studies to educate students about Masonboro Island and the beaches of Carolina Beach/Kure Beach. Currently, she is a member of the Island Women literacy committee. She is also a member of the NC Oyster Trail committee with the NC Coastal Federation. Each May-October, Celeste can be found walking the beaches as a part of the Pleasure Island Sea Turtle Patrol and as a nest leader. As a volunteer with Legacy Architectural Salvage, she supports sustainable reuse and feeds her love of anything mid century modern and vintage. She is excited to be a part of the Carolina Beach Mural Project and to work to give a love and appreciation of mural art especially to children and young people. 

J R and her husband moved to Carolina Beach in 2008 leaving the hustle and bustle of the Northeast (NY and NJ) to be near the sea. At that time all she needed was the internet and an airport, both of which she used often to manage a busy life as a Crisis Management consultant. 

Her love of art was left behind during most of her adult life, but Carolina Beach brought back the desire to reinforce the power of her right brain. The calmness of living in Carolina Beach as well as the charm of the town has been cathartic over the years.  

The creation of the mural project celebrates both the history and beauty of Carolina Beach and the changes the murals have brought is impressive. J R is excited about being able to support the mural committee to further inspire people to enjoy the journey through and to our town.