Executive Committee
Randi Turner, President
Randi Turner currently works for Disability Rights Texas as an advocate. Turner is a graduate of Texas State University, where she received the Outstanding Service and Excellence in Academics award upon graduation. In addition, her work as an advocate for people who are deaf or hard of hearing earned her the honored Deaf Celebration LBJ Award signifying her “contributions toward equality and equal opportunities for people who are deaf as exemplified by the spirit of Lyndon B. Johnson and the Deaf President Now movement at Gallaudet University.” She serves on the board of Art Spark Texas, a non-profit supporting artist with disabilities, chairs the Policy and Advocacy Committee for Texas Society of Interpreters for the Deaf and holds Texas BEI Advanced sign language interpreter certification and the RID CI/CT.
Susy Graves, Vice President
M.Ed., Degree Plan Evaluator at the University of Texas at Austin
Susy has been interested and involved in the arts, education, and the disability community for more than 20 years. She previously served on the VSA Arts of Texas Board for nine years, from 2005-2014. As a former choir teacher, she always knew the profound power that the arts has on
everyone. The diversity of the programs that Art Spark Texas offers our communities across the state, from featuring veterans and seniors with disabilities, to providing audio description of live performances and films for those visually impaired, is truly inspiring. An avid supporter of the visual and creative arts, she rejoined the Board in 2021 and is excited to bring her enthusiasm and experience to Art Spark Texas.
Susan Loughran, Secretary
A couple of years ago I made a donation of some art supplies to Mobile Arts. I am grateful that that small act led to a connection with Art Spark Texas - or VSA as it was known then - and eventually to an invitation to serve on the Board. It was an invitation that I happily accepted. I spent many years working in the performing arts, as an actress, director, and costume designer. In addition, I spent 40 years teaching the arts at St. Edward's University. Some of those years were spent teaching theater and film in the SEU General Education curriculum. That meant teaching the arts to people who were not necessarily interested and, in some cases, openly hostile to the idea of "having to take a d*** arts class to fulfill a d*** General Education requirement." Working with that population and almost always winning them over, I was continuously struck with the intense power of the arts - the power to help people grow and develop in exciting and unexpected ways and the power to help people communicate and come together in wonderful and enriching ways. Art Spark Texas opens these kinds of "arts doors" for a population who, sadly, might otherwise be shut out. I'm proud to be a small part of that process.
Ann Zigmond, Treasurer
Certified Public Accountant, Master’s Business Administration
Ann has worked for 26 years in governmental accounting. She is currently the Controller of a governmental entity and enjoys her work. She’s been involved in various non-profit roles often as the Chairperson. She became involved in Art Spark after her friend Susy, asked if she’d be interested in lending her background in accounting to the organization. Thinking about it for the next year, Ann did not fully commit until she attended Art Spark’s Artists of the Year Awards. At this event Ann witnessed the multitude of programs and individuals Art Sparks supports and decided she wanted to be a part of the organization. She joined Art Spark and is excited to lend her experiences to support this wonderful organization.
Members
David Borden
Managing Director, Instructional Operations and Initiatives at Austin Community College
David Borden has worked as a professional artist, a studio owner, a language instructor in Morocco, and a teacher and administrator in higher education. He published an award winning graphic novel about his life as the primary caregiver to a daughter with disabilities. He's taught art classes for Art Spark, Imagine Art, and the ARC of the Capital Area. Before serving on the Art Spark board, he served on the board for the Literacy Coalition of Central Texas. His involvement with Art Spark combines three passions: support for the arts and education with helping people express themselves on their own terms.
Rhanda Luna
Vice President of Development at Mission Capital
Rhanda Luna is a strategic fundraising executive and board leader with more than 15 years of experience advancing equity, sustainability, and long-term impact across the nonprofit sector. Her work spans the arts, education, disability inclusion, youth empowerment, and anti-violence initiatives, where she has connected philanthropy to systems change and organizational growth.
Rhanda currently serves as Vice President of Development at Mission Capital, where she leads institutional partnerships and multi-year revenue strategy to strengthen nonprofit capacity across Central Texas. Throughout her career, she has guided organizations through periods of growth and transformation, rebuilding donor trust, strengthening financial sustainability, and fostering values-driven collaboration rooted in trauma-informed leadership.
She holds a bachelor’s degree in Music Business from West Texas A&M University and a master’s degree in Nonprofit Management from Our Lady of the Lake University. Rhanda is currently pursuing a PhD in Organizational Leadership at Adler University, where her research focuses on trauma-informed leadership and organizational well-being. A Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) candidate, she is passionate about advancing equity and healing-centered leadership across the social sector.