Our Team

Meet our dedicated, passionate community of Teaching Artists, Staff, and Boards of Directors.

Staff

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Amanda Newman

  • Program Manager, Social Impact
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Autumn Tilson

  • Program Director, Arts Access for School and Community Partnerships
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Bethany Parker

  • Managing Director of Development
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Brandy Hill

  • Office Manager and Executive Assistant
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Craig Hayes

  • Deputy Director of External Affairs
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Dale Novella

  • TAP Co-Director of Communications, Operations, and Facilitation
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Javan Howard

  • TAP Co-Director of Curricula, Mentorship and Facilitation
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Leigh Wells

  • Deputy Director of Programs and Operations
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Michele Kotler

  • Founder and Executive Director
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Shokoofeh Rajabzadeh

  • Program Manager, Teaching Artist Sustainability and Arts Access
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Joel Berrios

  • Development Manager
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Maria Schirmer

  • Program Lead
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Libby Mislan

  • TAP Coordinator
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Miranda Agnew

  • Young Adult Program Manager

Teaching Artists

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Cornell Carelock

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Erin Anderson

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Javan Howard

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Kate Lee

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Kym Boyce

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Libby Mislan

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Moira-Jo Trachtenberg-Thielking

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Natalie Willens

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Nichelle Ryan

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Phyllis Capello

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Rachael Schefrin

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Reilly Horan

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Valerie Hallier

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Yael Ben-Zion

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Tatiana Barber

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Jean Wong

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Mayele Alognon

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Amanda Dettmann

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Emma B.B. Doyle

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Jenny Luna

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Lily Sarosi

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Tahmina Sharmin 

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Anu Annam

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Dale Novella

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Alex Velozo

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Seanan Forbes

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Adriana Guzmán

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Maria Schirmer

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Ania Upstill

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Ann Noling

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David Onabanjo

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Matthew Bussa

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Mohammed Zenia

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Morgan Sendek

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Nancy McArthur

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Rita Liu

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Rachel Calnek-Sugin

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Reuben Sack

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Veronica Rowan

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Dominique Doonquah

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Anna Attie

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Daemond Arrindell

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Arianna Ballabio

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Natie Barret

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Lulu West

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Katya Muromseva

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Jordany Genao

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Natalie Raskin

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Aden Suchak

Associate Board

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Camila Simão

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Ginger Gower

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Katherine Lever

  • Associate Board Co-Chair
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Mokutima Ekong

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Zachary Kuipers

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Theresa D’Andrea

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Ronnie Benion

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Isabel Yacura

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Johnathan Sargent

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Valentine Lysikatos Carey

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Diara John

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Natalie Pita

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Sophia Miller

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Joseph Simolacaj

Board of Directors

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Alex Perry

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Andrew Ho

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Colleen Lima

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Jason Lynch

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Jessica Hogue

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Joan Sapinsley

  • Board Co-Chair
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Marcus Vinicius Ribeiro

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Michele Kotler

  • Founder + Executive Director
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Monica Chen

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Rossana P. Ionescu

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Tracey Bey Johnson

  • Board Co-Chair
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Lori Bullock

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Deepak Shrivastava

  • Treasurer
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Caitlin Potratz Metcalf

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Louise Story

  • Secretary
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Stephanie Valcarcel

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Justin Macke

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Theresa Dooley-Bollmann

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David Wolfe

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Josh Kleinbaum

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Michael Cruz

Associate Board

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Camila Simão

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Ginger Gower

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Katherine Lever

  • Associate Board Co-Chair
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Mokutima Ekong

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Zachary Kuipers

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Theresa D’Andrea

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Ronnie Benion

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Isabel Yacura

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Johnathan Sargent

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Valentine Lysikatos Carey

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Diara John

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Natalie Pita

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Sophia Miller

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Joseph Simolacaj

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