Board Leadership Transition at the Glen Arbor Arts Center

The Glen Arbor Arts Center announces a transition in leadership on its Board of Directors.

As Lori Lyman prepares to move from the area, she will be stepping down from the Board of Directors and her role as Board President. We are grateful for Lori’s service over the past two years and appreciate the time, energy, and thoughtful leadership she has contributed to the Arts Center.

With Lori’s departure, Vice President Carol Hohle has stepped into the role of Board President. Carol’s connection to the Glen Arbor Arts Center began as a participant and supporter, and she brings extensive leadership experience in business and nonprofit organizations. She is committed to advancing the Arts Center’s mission and strengthening its role as a place where creativity, learning, and community flourish.

We invite you to learn more about Carol and the experience and perspective she brings to this role in the profile below.

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Incoming President, Carol Hohle Profile

Carol Hohle first walked into the Glen Arbor Arts Center in 2018 to attend a performance of the play, What will be in the fields tomorrow?, read by local residents whose professions mirrored the roles they portrayed. She left in awe—not only of the play’s message, but of the community that had come together to create and share it.

Years later, when the opportunity to move full-time to Glen Arbor became a reality, Carol knew she had already found a place where she belonged. She quickly became involved as a volunteer, helped develop the Arts Center’s website which launched in 2025, joined the Board of Directors, and now serves as Board President.

“I’m humbled to support the Glen Arbor Arts Center during this important period of growth,” Carol says. “For more than four decades, the Arts Center has enriched the artistic and cultural life of our region, and I’m honored to help advance its mission.”

Carol’s own artistic journey began in Connecticut, where she spent countless hours at her local art barn between fourth and eighth grade. She remembers drawing more charcoal still-life studies of onions than she thought possible and warming up with cups of chicken bouillon alongside beloved teachers on cold winter days. Those experiences sparked a lifelong love of creativity.

As a young artist, Carol was drawn to textiles—sewing her own clothes, making quilts, and learning to weave. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Textiles from Boston University’s Program of Artisanry. After graduation, however, the world of publishing beckoned. She translated her appreciation for the loom to the printing press, building a career that spanned book design, production, marketing, sales, and management, ultimately serving as a managing publisher.

Following her publishing career, Carol attended Andover Newton Seminary, earning a master’s degree in psychology and religion. There, she explored the relationship between faith, spirituality, and the natural world, with a particular focus on the contemplative practices of reverence, awe, forgiveness, and mindfulness.

Today, Carol teaches and facilitates courses and retreats that explore the connection between inner and outer life, and the role creativity plays in cultivating balance, meaning, and well-being. She shares this work through classes, workshops, and the monthly Creative Wellness Group she co-leads with fellow GAAC member Meridith Mulcahy. In addition, she consults with a select group of clients on design, communications, marketing, and strategic planning.

Having found her own creative community at the Glen Arbor Arts Center, Carol looks forward to helping guide its next chapter of growth, ensuring it remains a place where creativity, learning, and community flourish for generations to come.