Seniors Making Art:

Karen Lytle is the Founding President of Seniors Making Art. The mission of the organization is to enhance lives through creative expression. Seniors Making Art was founded in 1991 by internationally renowned glass artist Dale Chihuly as a simple program designed to engage seniors in something meaningful that they can do for the rest of their lives. It involves classes in a wide variety of artistic curricula, including drawing, watercolor, sculpture, creative writing, Sumi-E brush painting, collage, glass mosaic, and more. Seniors Making Art has reached seniors in 13 states with over 12,000 classes to date. Youth are also served through intergenerational programs. Classes are free of charge to all participants.

“Thank you for the opportunity to take these classes! It is fun to be able to express my creativity that I didn’t know but hoped I had. Thanks for keeping my mind working.”
- Cheryl Roosa, class participant

Performing Arts Center Eastside (PACE)

Chuck and Karen Lytle are Co-Chairs and visible leaders of the Campaign For Pace, a $160 million capital and endowment campaign to build a 2,000-seat premier center for the performing arts. PACE will present, for the first time, nationally and internationally acclaimed music, theatre, and dance to audiences east of Lake Washington, with the mission of enriching Eastside cultural life with live entertainment, arts, and education. PACE will plan programs as diverse as the community it serves, offer an Eastside performance venue to regional arts organizations, and play an important educational role by inviting greater participation in the arts by both young people and adults. In addition to their duties as Co-Chairs of the Campaign, the Lytles have also served on PACE’s Board of Directors since 2006.

Swedish Medical Center

Swedish Medical Center is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) health care system located in Seattle. It was founded in 1910 and has grown to become the largest, most comprehensive nonprofit health care provider in the Pacific Northwest, with three hospitals and numerous clinics and home health care services in the Seattle area. Swedish’s longstanding mission is to improve the health and well-being of each person they serve. Since its founding, Swedish has remained dedicated to providing high-quality health care to people from the Pacific Northwest and beyond, regardless of their ability to pay.

Chuck Lytle’s affiliation with Swedish goes back many years, where he has served as chairman of the Swedish Medical Center Foundation and currently sits on the Board of Trustees, Executive Committee and Board of Governors. At present Chuck is chairman of the Swedish Cancer Advisory Council and board member of the Marsha Rivkin Center for Ovarian Cancer Research. Both Chuck and Karen serve on the Swedish Medical Center Campaign Leadership Council.