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Since then, RAAC has evolved to the point where it operates with an annual budget of roughly $34,000 — $4,500 of which comes from grant money from the Commission for the Arts — money raised from selling balloons, popcorn, T-shirts, admissions to movies, shows, plays, exhibits, single memberships which are sold for $10 per year or family memberships for $25 a year.
A native of Pittsburgh, a graduate of Antioch College in Ohio and a holder of a master’s degree from Beacon College in Washington, D. C., Marshall has been a counselor for a mental health center, worked with the public schools, is a painter and a writer who hopes to “some day publish” the peri
have always
thought there was
a lot of enthusiasm
involved in RAAC.
We accomplished more
than we set out to’
—Marshall
sonal journals she’s been keeping. She’s also a dancer with the Last Minute Wood Company. She and her family live in Slate Mills —“way back in the mountain,” she says.
But two qualities of Marshall’s character stand out clearly to those who work with her: Her ability to work with different people and her interest in developing creativity of young people.
“She has a great love for young people,” says Lyt Wood, a former board member who “more or less” shares office space in Washington.
Before accepting the RAAC position, Marshall coordinated the Gifted and Talented program in Rappahannock County Public Schools.
“Without her,” says Gottlieb, “I doubt whether we could have done as much as we did with the schools. It’s a definite feather in her cap.”
“I hope that continues,” says Marshall.
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