Volunteer Spotlight:
Brian Coppola ARTLIBS

When Brian Coppola first started volunteering at Northwest Program for the arts a year ago, he certainly never expected he’d meet 1  Bicycle within a few months, let alone shoot 2  photos, empty 3  trash, and assemble a stage 4  all in the same day. “It was really cool,” he says, “when the [Seattle Music] Fest rolled around I got a chance to help with nearly everything.”

Brian is Northwest Program for the Arts’ Jack-of-all trades. Although he currently is NPA’s webmaster 5  extraordinaire, Brian’s flexible 6  attitude and easy-going outlook mean that he’s done everything from fundraising to graphics design. In fact, Brian is a web designer 7 ∫ by trade, and although he is currently seeking new employment opportunities in his field, he emphasizes his readiness to expand 8  and try new things. “NPA’s given me the chance to use my web skills but also to help with development. I like to think of myself as someone who can go both ways...in terms of projects, that is,” he says.

Go both ways? What do others think of this free-swinging, flexible volunteer? “Brian starts with the notion that whatever is being discussed 9  is possible 10  and then figures out how to make it happen,” says NPA Director Adam Sheridan. “He’s also good at getting the group to scale ideas 11  in ways that are workable.”

In short, Brian has been a priceless 12  asset to NPA. So what does everyone’s favorite volunteer think of the all the blood, sweat, and tears he’s given to NPA? “It’s been a growth 13  experience; the opportunity to do the things that I like and work with such cool 14  people has been fantastic.” Thanks Brian! We hope you’ll stick around for another year of, well, whatever needs doing.