International Academy of Ceramics, Ariana Museum, Genève, Switzerland, Elected Council Representative, 2013 – 2019; Vice President, Dublin, Ireland, September, 2014 – 2022; Elected Member, 1986

International Museum of Dinnerware Design, Ann Arbor, MI, Board of Directors, 2018 – present

Clay Art Center, Port Chester, New York, Board of Trustees and Programs Chair, 2012 – 2018

Arts Westchester, Board of Trustees, Council for the Arts, Gallery and Education committees, 2009 – present

Korean Ceramic Exposition Foundation (KOCEF), International Advisory Board, 2010 – 2011

The National K-12 Ceramic Exhibition Foundation, Member of the Board, 2002 – present

Museum of Ceramic Art/New York, President of the Board, 2002 - present

Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Edgecombe, ME. Past President, 1995-1997; Trustee, 1991 – 2014

The Schein-Joseph International Museum of Ceramic Art, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Trustee, Advisor, 2001 – 2007

University Council for Art Education, Board member, President, 1982 – 1986; Vice President, 1980–1982; Treasurer, 1978 – 1980

Studio Potter, Goffstown, NH, Board of Trustees, advisor and committee member, 1986 – 2000

Clay Art Center, Fundraiser dinner at my home, April 16, 2016

Bloomsbury Publishing, London, England, Evaluator, October 2013, 2014

International Academy of Ceramics, Pre-conference tour director with Helen Drutt, prior to congress meeting in Santa Fe. Ceramic tour of Philadelphia, New York City and Storm King, IAC International conference Santa Fe, NM, 2012

Greenwich House Pottery, New York, NY, Centennial Committee, 2008 – 2010

Westchester Arts Council, “All Fired Up!: A Celebration of Clay in Westchester,” October 3 – November 30, 2008. Development consultant and curator of more than 15 venues for a countywide series of events, symposia, teacher workshops, demonstrations, exhibitions, and public awareness/participation featuring clay.

Watershed Center of the Ceramic Arts, Initiated Clay Forum, 2007 – 2017, (Co-chair with Matt Nolen) Biennial events included keynote speaker, demonstration workshop and 5-minute presentations from the ceramic community on current research, studio practice, and news. Invited artists: Janet Koplos, Kathy King, Elizabeth Kendal, Mark Burns, Glenn Adamson, Anthony Stellaccio, Daniel Levi, Ruth Borgenicht, Adams Puryear, Kathy Butterly, Julia Kunin, Ron Baron
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Museum of Glass & Ceramics, Portland, ME, Advisory Board, February 2004

American Craft Museum, Exhibitions Advisory Group, 1997

Ceramic Millennium Project '99, Amsterdam, Advisory Committee, 1997

Everson Ceramic Study Center, Organizing Committee, 1994

Tonk Foundation, The Netherlands Ceramic Organization, Advisory Committee, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Editor, "Dutch Ceramics,” 1993

Department of Cultural Affairs, City of New York, Mayor's Appointment to the Artists' Certification Committee, 1980–1986; Re-appointed 1987 – 1990

Consultant: KOCEF, Korean Biennale Foundation, 2009 – 2011

Consultant: Westchester Teacher Institute, Ceramic Education: Innovation and Strategies in Clay, Westchester Community College, Westchester Art Workshop, 2008

Consultant: Ceramic Consultant for Government of Nicaragua, 1993

Ceramic and Educational Consultant, Lenox China Company, 1977 – 1983

Associate Professor, University Without Walls, Gallatin School, New York University, 1975 – 1983 and Art Advisor, 1975 – 1983

Co-Founder of S.I.T.E. Inc., (Sculpture In The Environment) and Educational Director, with James Wines, 1970

Executor, Estate of Dr. Howard Kottler, noted ceramic artist and teacher, 1990 – 2016

Tribute to Honoree, Jim Turnbull, Hand in Hand Benefit, Consultant: Clay Art Center, Willow Ridge Country Club, Rye, NY, 2019

Schwartz Collection, House tours for University Council for Art Education, 2005; Neuberger Museum and Katonah Museums, 2011; Arts Westchester, 2014; Clay Art Center, 2018

Developed first ceramic art program within a pediatric ward in collaboration with NYU Art Therapy and Therapeutic Recreation, Child Life & Creative Arts Therapies Department, Tisch Pediatrics, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, September 9, 2016

Host for Visiting Scholar, Shabanali Ghorbani, Art Education Researcher, University of Isfahan, Iran, Ceramic Art Faculty of Crafts, December 2015 – June 2016

Firing the ceramic bones for the NYU student activists participating in the One Million Bones Project, National Mall, Washington D.C., June 8 – 10, 2013

Firing the ceramic bones for the NYU student activists participating in the The Sari Project, Conference with author and textile advocate, Rta Kapur Chishti. Lecture on history and use of the sari with all day workshop on draping Sari styles from every region in India, May 2, 2015

Coordinator of the New York Coral Reef project workshops in conjunction with Christine Wertheim’s Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef project culminating in exhibitions at the Broadway Windows Gallery and the World Trade Financial Center on April 6, 2008

“Jingdezhen 2004: 1000 Years Celebration of Porcelain,” Advisory committee for Planning International event, Jingdezhen, China, 2004, Jingdezhen Sanbao Ceramic Art Institute, Jingdezhen, China, Advisory, 2000

ArtTable, Elected to membership, March 2004

American Ceramic Art Society, Honorary membership, 1986

Integrated Arts Program, Mineola School District, Visiting Artist, Mineola, Long Island, 1974–77