New Board members bring vital expertise in finance and nonprofit leadership
PHOENIX (June 17, 2025) –Phoenix Art Museum announces the addition of two new Trustees comprising its governing board. Chaired by Donald C. Opatrny, Jr., a private investor and philanthropist, the Museum’s Board of Trustees serves as fiduciaries of the largest visual-arts organization in the American Southwest. The new Trustees bring a range of professional and philanthropic experiences and will continue to empower the Museum, under the leadership of Jeremy Mikolajczak, the Sybil Harrington Director and CEO, to anticipate and meet the needs of its ever-evolving local, regional, and national communities. The new Trustees include Catherine Tuton and Jeannine Gillikin, each of whom will serve a three-year term renewable up to three terms.
“We are truly honored to welcome Catherine Tuton and Jeannine Gillikin to the Board of Trustees of Phoenix Art Museum,” said Jeremy Mikolajczak, the Museum’s Sybil Harrington Director and CEO. “Catherine and Jeannine have been unwavering champions of the Museum through their passionate involvement with the Arizona Costume Institute and the contemporary art department. With their illustrious careers in their respective fields, they bring an abundance of experience and insight to their roles as Trustees. As we embark on this pivotal chapter in the Museum’s history, their contributions will be invaluable.”
Catherine Tuton has a passion for serving her community and making a positive impact on the lives of others. With a love for philanthropy and a heart for giving back, she has been actively involved in various charitable endeavors over the past three decades. She embarked on her early career as an interior designer, bringing beauty and functionality into people’s lives through her creative vision. However, her desire to make a difference extended far beyond the realm of interior design. She felt a calling to serve others and contribute to the betterment of society, leading her to become actively involved in a variety of charitable organizations, both in California and Arizona. Tuton has served at Girl’s Inc., A21, Phoenix Heart Ball, American Heart Association’s Women of Impact, Go Red for Women’s Executive Team, CASA, Working Wardrobes, UMOCA, Habitat for Humanity, St. Vincent De Paul, Arizona Costume Institute, Orange County Food Bank, Arizona Women’s Board, and the HonorHealth Women’s Board. Together with her husband, Jim, Tuton serves a variety of organizations both locally and beyond through their foundation, the JDT Family Foundation.
Jeannine Gillikin is a Senior Partner at PwC who specializes in providing tax advice on merger and acquisition transactions. She has extensive experience advising private equity buyers on complex deals, with an emphasis on designing international structures. During her 30+ year career at PwC, Gillikin has worked in the firm’s San Francisco, London, Chicago, and Boston offices. She has also served in various firm and client leadership roles and is the Global Lead Tax Partner for several of PwC’s private equity funds. She leads a diverse team that delivers a broad range of consulting services and considers her most rewarding role to be mentoring her team, particularly her female colleagues. Gillikin and her husband, Ben, relocated to Paradise Valley in 2022 after spending 25 years in the San Francisco Bay Area with their five children. Their move to the Phoenix area has sparked a newfound passion for collecting art, and Gillikin considers her experience with the arts a highlight of her time in Phoenix. Gillikin has a passion for focusing her impact on the community immediately surrounding her, and while PhxArt’s expansive reach makes it an exciting institution to work with, she is most excited about the positive impact it has on the local community.
The Board of Trustees of Phoenix Art Museum has served as the governing body of the Museum since its founding in 1959. All Trustees are nominated by the Board’s nominating and governance committee and are elected by the general Board. Each Museum Trustee serves a minimum of one three-year term, with the opportunity to renew up to three terms. The Museum’s Board of Trustees now numbers 42 total Trustees, including four Honorary Trustees and one ex-officio member.
For more information about the Museum’s Board of Trustees or to schedule interviews with incoming Trustees or other Museum representatives, contact the Museum’s Communications Office at samantha.andreacchi@phxart.org or 602.257.2105. For a copy of this news release translated into Spanish, contact press@phxart.org.
About Phoenix Art Museum
Since 1959, Phoenix Art Museum (PhxArt) has engaged millions of visitors with the art and fashion of our region and world. Located in Phoenix’s Central Corridor, PhxArt creates spaces of exchange and belonging for all audiences through dynamic exhibitions, collections, and art experiences. Each year, more than 250,000 guests engage with critically acclaimed national and international exhibitions, as well as the Museum’s collection of more than 21,000 works of American and Western American, Asian, European, Latin American, modern, and contemporary art and fashion. The Museum also presents vibrant photography exhibitions made possible through the Museum’s landmark partnership with the Center for Creative Photography at the University of Arizona in Tucson and is home to The Gene and Cathy Lemon Art Research Library, The Thorne Miniature Rooms, The Ullman Center for the Art of Philip C. Curtis, and Arizona Costume Institute (ACI). For the community, PhxArt hosts lectures, live performances, outstanding examples of global cinema, arts-education workshops, family-focused programs, and more. To learn more about Phoenix Art Museum, visit phxart.org, or call 602.257.1880.
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