Meet new Homewood Arts Council members

Emily Evans, hospitality chair, grew up in Montgomery and graduated from McWhorter School of Pharmacy at Samford with a Doctor of Pharmacy. She worked in east Tennessee at Cumberland Medical Center before moving back to Homewood in spring 2013. She is currently working in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Children’s of Alabama. 

Caroline Hubbard, chair, is the associate director of development for Mitchell’s Place, a comprehensive center serving children, adolescents and families affected by autism spectrum disorders. Hubbard studied woodworking and furniture design, ceramics, metal crafts and jewelry design, and majored in glassblowing and glass design in the School of American Crafts at Rochester Institute of Technology in New York. She has worked for Bear Creek Glass, Little Lamb Design, Eclectic Pottery and Homewood Chamber of Commerce, and started the first art program at Green Gate School in Montgomery. 

Jeremie Kirkwood, treasurer, is the patron services manager for Broadway In Birmingham. He also worked for the Birmingham Broadway Series, The Alabama Symphony, The Alabama Theatre and the Alabama Dance Council. 

Diane Litsey, vice chair, is the executive director of Children’s Dance Foundation. Her previous positions include work with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Taste of Los Angeles, the Michigan Festival and the Downriver Council for the Arts in Metro Detroit. She is a recipient of an Alabama State Council on the Arts Management Fellowship and a graduate of Leadership Birmingham. 

Bob Tedrow is the owner of Homewood Musical Instrument Company. A native of Colorado, he is a juried member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild, a luthier specializing in the repair and restoration of stringed instruments, the designer and builder of Tedrow Concertinas and an enthusiastic player of the guitar, banjo and ukulele.

Jenifer Champ Wallis is serving her first elected term on Homewood City Council, representing Ward 4. She is the liaison for the Homewood Arts Council and serves on the City Council’s Finance and Public Safety committees. She is also the owner of Wallis Law Firm and serves on the Board of Directors of Shelby Humane Society. 

Jennifer Warren, secretary, is the business director for the Music Opportunity Program, a string education nonprofit organization. She has played the violin since age 8 and continues to participate in performances around Alabama. She currently plays with the Red Mountain Chamber Orchestra and serves on its Board of Directors.