Our Board of Directors
Joe HULL
Joe is a former chief of the Emergency Department, president of the medical staff, and chief medical officer at Anna Jaques Hospital, Newburyport, MA.
He is an athlete who excels in golf, basketball and other sports. A family man with many grandchildren that are his greatest joy in life.
PAULA ESTEY
Paula Estey is an artist, poet and art advocate who has been creating art, producing shows, and amplifying artists since she was young. She was a founding member of Unity on the River Spiritual Center and for ten years was the Artist in Residence there, teaching classes, creating paintings and performing her poetry. She taught Painting as a Spiritual Practice for fifteen years, helping to train creatives in finding their artistic voice. Many of her students have created successful livelihoods in the Arts. She opened Paula Estey Gallery in 2014. In 2019, Estey pivoted to include social justice, human rights and the environment in her gallery focus and applied for nonprofit status, which was granted in 2021. Estey is now the Creative and Executive Director for The PEG Center for Art and Activism as well as the founder of The Women in Action Huddle of Greater Newburyport, an activist group with the same focus, with over 500 members and friends. She loves community and feels blessed to live and work in Newburyport, MA.
Our Staff
Paula Estey
Founder / Exeuctive Director / Creative Director
Paula Estey is an artist, poet and art advocate who has been creating art, producing shows, and amplifying artists since she was young. She was a founding member of Unity on the River Spiritual Center and for 10 years was the Artist in Residence there, teaching classes, creating paintings and performing her poetry. She taught Painting as a Spiritual Practice for 15 years, helping to train creatives in finding their artistic voice. Many of her students have created successful livelihoods in the Arts. She opened Paula Estey Gallery in 2014. In 2019, Estey pivoted to include social justice, human rights and the environment in her gallery focus and applied for nonprofit status, which was granted in 2021. Estey is now the Creative and Executive Director for The PEG Center for Art and Activism as well as the founder of The Women in Action Huddle of Greater Newburyport, an activist group with the same focus, with over 500 members and friends. She loves community and feels blessed to live and work in Newburyport, MA.
Mark Rosen
Business Manager/Marketing Communications
Mark started his career in high tech managing sales for 20 stores at The Computer Store, a pioneer in PC retailing and the First APPLE distributor in New England. He was employee #10 at Lotus Development Corp., inventors of the first spreadsheet for the PC, Lotus 1-2-3. Following top sales positions at various firms, he turned his sales expertise to realty, representing buyers and sellers in the greater Newburyport area. As Paula’s husband and partner, he serves as the backbone for the PEG Center - from solving tech issues and building maintenance to grant writing and webmaster.
Julie Cook
Public Relations / Executive Assistant
A creative communications professional and escapee from corporate life, Julie owns her own PR/Marketing/Social Media business called Cook Bowe Communications. She assists the PEG Center by getting the word out about art, activism and Huddle events, designs flyers, helps curate and hang art, and is a huge proponent of community engagement. She lives in West Newbury with her husband Kevin Bowe and the best doggo ever, Stella Blue.