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| Name | Biography |
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| B-Luv | , a Choreographer/Instructor is a 32 year pioneer, trailblazer in the line dance community. She has won a plethora of awards including 2 Lifetime Achievement Awards, Choreographer of The Year and Philadelphia Dance Legend! She has worked with several artists in the music industry which include Grammy Award Winner Peabo Bryson! She has been given the gift to do what she truly LOVES to do.....choreography and dance and it is her passion! |
| Joan Adler | is the former Director of APPRISE Medicare Counseling at the Mayor's Commission on Aging in Philadelphia. She has been a Medicare counselor in the community for the last 6 years. |
| Shawn Alleyne | is a multi-talented Creator with a 13-year career that includes work in comics, novels, video game design, and more. He has self-published two anthologies, two novellas, a comic book series, and multiple art books. As an educator, he has taught his Comic Book and Literacy Arts Program for 12 years, collaborating with various institutions, both nationally and internationally. |
| Claudia Apfelbaum | taught her first MALT class in 2009. Her mother taught her embroidery stitches when she was eight years old. Since then, she has decorated items of clothing, pillow covers, and created two “paintings,” using only embroidery stitches. She loves sitting with friends and working on a project. |
| Stef Arck-Baynes | is a mission-driven communications professional with over 20 years of experience developing strategy, relationships, and compelling content for nonprofit brands and socially responsible for-profits. As the founder and CEO of Achieving Good Communications Co., clients have included: The Conferences for Women; Bucks County United Way; Atlanta Habitat for Humanity; and The Jewish Relief Agency. Prior to Achieving Good, she directed in-house communications at organizations such as Philabundance and Brooklyn Public Library. A born-and-bred Philadelphian, Stef attended Central High School (251!) and lives happily in Mt. Airy with her husband, their daughter, and dog. Learn more on her website: achievinggood.co |
| Liz Aubry | began her restaurant career as a host and busser in order to put herself through college. Her experiences in the hospitality industry led to her infatuation with it. At 22 she became a bartender and never looked back. She loves the creativity, sounds, smells, and tastes involved in mixing a drink, and the fast paced yet family-like vibe of restaurants. She sees making cocktails akin to cooking: an emotionally rewarding way to bring people together. She is a bartender at Mt. Airy's own Commodore Barry Club and Bar Lizette. |
| Sarah Barry | is a Mt. Airy mom and business owner who fell in love with Bad Bunny and all he represents after the release of his new album. Since then, she has been to Puerto Rico five times and seen him perform twice. She has a tattoo from the album cover (yes you can ask to see it). A love of learning and new experiences, as well as a passion for foreign language acquisition, drives her to challenge herself and try new things every day. The only thing better than immersing oneself in a new passion? Sharing it with new people. |
| Dorothy Bauer | spent most of her adult life in Berkeley, California where she was able to take classes at Living Light Culinary Institute and study with world renowned raw chef and author, Elaina Love. |
| Linda Bell | 25WTW01- This workshop will be facilitated by a team of educators and organizers, including Linda Bell of East Mt. Airy Neighbors, Janice Lion, MSS, Lis Bass, Ph.D. and Sukey Blanc, Ph.D. https://mtairydiversityinitiative.notion.site/MANDI-Directory-c5ca920bec9f434aa92249fc815f20a8 |
| Stephanie Ben-Salem | holds a BA and MA in piano performance, as well as a MA in education, and has been teaching students from all ages, abilities and backgrounds for the past 44 years. Besides the piano, she is very proficient in violin, cello, sitar, darbouka, santoor, and tabla as well as a plethora of other instruments. She has been a performing artist for over 50 years throughout the US and Europe. |
| Glenn Bergman | is the former Executive Director of Philabundance, and previously served for 11 years as the General Manager of the Weavers Way Co-Op. He has led his popular food tours for MALT to Chinatown and Northeast Philly. For Chinese Cooking Class: Glenn learned Chinese cooking from his mother who had a cooking school in New York, spent time in a Chinese kitchen in Philadelphia watching and learning, and has been giving tours of Chinatown for years. His favorite food is dim sum, a good bowl of Congee, or a bowl of Rice Noodle soup with Chinese broccoli and duck roast pork. He was also the Ex-Chef at the Commissary, a food executive, Ex-Director of Philabundance, and the General Manager of Weavers Way Coop for 11 years. |
| Lynn Berkowitz | , MFA, BFA, with a career in art museums and online learning, has developed an array of award-winning gallery tours, experiences, and apps aimed at helping audiences of all ages and abilities engage with a diversity of art ‘isms and approaches. |
| Marck "Flaco" Best | is a native of Mt. Airy. As a master teaching artist, he holds roster artist positions with such prestigious arts education agencies as Young Audiences of NJ & PA, AIE, and Arts Horizons, and has a long-standing relationship with The Painted Bride Art Center, where he appears frequently. His passion lies in teaching men to dance with the women in their lives. |
| Rochelle Brenner | is a Black Belt in karate and a full-time martial arts instructor for children and adults. She is also a former amateur boxer and includes training that can challenge every level. She is the owner of Action Karate in Mt. Airy. |
| Karen Bruhin | is a 3rd degree initiate within the Assembly of the Sacred Wheel (ASW), a Wiccan syncretic tradition. She is the High Priestess of Tenders of the Earth Temple founded in 2011 based in NW Philadelphia. A practitioner of a variety of esoteric disciplines, Karen has been active in Wicca and the local Pagan community for the past 20+ years and has been reading tarot for 45+ years. She is a past board member for Philadelphia Pagan Pride and has previously taught at Spring Magick, Autumn Magick, Philadelphia Pagan Pride, South Jersey Pagan Pride, Sacred Space/Between the Worlds, and Free Spirit Gathering. |
| Ben Buono | Ben Buono has a B.S. in Astrophysics from Mount Union College and 7 years with NASA in Greenbelt MD working with the unmanned spacecraft attitude and orbit determination sections. |
| Troy Bynum | , owner of TB Wildlife Photography LLC, is not only an enthusiastic birder but also a passionate wildlife photographer from Philadelphia, PA. Troy’s work focuses on capturing and showcasing the remarkable colors, intricate patterns, and rich textures that are abundant throughout the natural world. In his work, Troy draws attention to the oftentimes overlooked naturally occurring beauty found in the wild. Troy is on a mission to accentuate and celebrate the inherent magnificence of nature. |
| Craig Carracappa | is a recently retired high school media production teacher with over 23 years of teaching video production. He has volunteered at the Philadelphia Folk Festival for over 40 years and has 45 years of experience playing guitar and singing. |
| Llana Carroll | holds a BA in Literature from Purchase College/SUNY and an MA and PhD in English: Cultural and Critical Studies from the University of Pittsburgh. Llana has taught non-fiction and essay writing at several colleges and universities and is currently an Assistant Teaching Professor of English and Philosophy at Drexel University. Her own writing has been published in several academic journals. |
| Christina Castro-Tauser | is the founding director of Expansions Contemporary Dance Ensemble and Executive Director of International Ballet Exchange. She earned her MFA at Temple University and was the recipient of the Rose Vernick MFA Choreographic Achievement Award. Christina is an adjunct faculty at Temple University and Teaching Artist for Taller Puertorriqueno. Prior to her years in Philadelphia, she was the Director of the Gainesville Ballet Junior Company and an Instructor for the Gainesville School of Ballet for eight years. Christina received her BA in Dance from Point Park University. She was an apprentice at the Colorado Ballet where she choreographed Cafe con Leche for the Colorado Ballet Studio Company. She has trained with Laura Alonzo at Centro Pro Danza Havana Cuba, Minnesota Dance Theater, and Milwaukee Ballet Summer Intensive. In January of 2023 she became the owner of Wissahickon Dance Academy. |
| Rodney Chonka | has toured wineries throughout Europe and the US and has led wine tastings at MALT since 2009. |
| Andrew Christman | is a painter, printmaker and teaching artist based in Germantown and Mt. Airy. He received a BFA in painting at Pratt Institute Brooklyn and studied Art Ed at both Pratt Institute and Moore College of Art. He received an MA in East Asian Art History at Sotheby’s Institute of Art / Manchester University, UK. Andrew is currently a teaching artist for the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and a co-founder of Way of Words, an interactive poetry and visual art project that integrates writing, bookmaking and collage. He has exhibited his work at the Muse Gallery, Awbury Arboretum, the Da Vinci Art Alliance and the Imperfect Gallery. |
| Christopher Coan | is a certified Pilates and Kripalu Yoga teacher with nearly a decade of experience. His classes are influenced by martial arts study, Buddhism and various healing modalities such as acupuncture and Ayurveda. |
| Jennifer Couzin-Frankel | is an award-winning science journalist, having spent more than 20 years on staff at Science and appearing in other publications. She loves grappling with tough scientific questions that have no easy answers. |
| James Crichton | is an experienced tour guide, museum docent, and historical re-enactor known for his engaging presentation style. He helped develop Historic Germantown’s Ghosts of the Great Road tours and has been a Johnson House docent since 2007. A charter member of the Association of Philadelphia Tour Guides, Jim has led walking and step-on tours throughout Philadelphia and nearby historic sites. He has also created specialty tours, trained new guides at local museums, and authored guide materials for the Johnson House. Jim is a longtime resident of Germantown and Mt. Airy. |
| Lori Crook | , a Licensed Social Worker with a lifelong creative passion, transitioned into a self-taught artist after discovering alcohol inks. Since 2021, she has led 80+ workshops at venues like Norristown Art League, Whitemarsh Art Center, Evansburg Vineyard, and through private sessions in Montgomery County. |
| Maegan D'Amato | is a licensed mental health therapist and registered 500-hour yoga therapist. She has been using mindfulness meditation to help herself and others heal for nearly a decade. As a part of this, Maegan has been guiding Forest Baths in urban settings since 2018. |
| DHCC | This class is offered through the Deaf-Hearing Communication Center, Inc. (DHCC), an organization dedicated to communication access, education, and advocacy for Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals. In addition to learning ASL, students will be introduced to key ideas, stories, and aspects of Deaf culture and history. |
| June Daley | is the owner of JuneBug Sweet Treats, a small-batch bakery in King of Prussia, PA where LOVE is always the first ingredient. |
| Denise Daniels | , a teacher by trade, is a certified Reiki III energy healer, an angel card reader, and a spiritual life coach, holding degrees in metaphysical sciences, among other areas of study. She is a lifelong learner who follows her soul’s intuition in creating courses, inspirational videos, and guided meditations. She brings a wealth of knowledge, enjoyment, and enthusiasm to her workshops. |
| Jeremy DePrisco | is a Pennsylvania musician, composer, performer, and sound artist with over twenty five years of recording and performing experience. As a studio owner in Central PA, Jeremy recorded bands and singer-songwriters. Today, Jeremy helps people set up their home studios and get the most out of their technology. Learn more about his projects at: http://www.jeremydeprisco.com/ |
| Barbara Delp | , a retired attorney, has been teaching Mah Jongg for well over a decade. She enjoys introducing new players to the intricacies of the game and the basic rules of the National Mah Jongg League as well as teaching the finer points and strategies of this challenging game to players looking to advance their skills. |
| Megan Do Nascimento | is a Mt. Airy resident who in trilingual is Spanish, English and Portuguese. Megan lived in Spain, works in International sales and has travelled extensively throughout the Spanish-speaking world. Megan is passionate about immigration issues and dedicated some of her time doing work in Matamoros, Mexico with Team Brownsville. |
| Abraham Doe | is an educator and technologist with a Master’s in Education from the University of Pennsylvania. Trained in both Machine Learning/AI Engineering and iOS Development, he combines technical expertise with a talent for teaching. Abraham makes complex topics like Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and app development accessible and engaging, helping learners connect technology to everyday life. |
| Ana Echavarria | The class is taught by Deaf ASL instructors Karen Kennedy and Ana Echavarria. Karen brings over 35 years of experience teaching ASL to adults, kids, and teens, while Ana has several years of experience teaching ASL to young learners of all ages. As Deaf instructors, they are excited to introduce teens to ASL and share their language, experiences, and perspectives, making the class both engaging and meaningful. |
| Nina Epstein | is known as the Digital Diva and has been an information technology instructor and consultant for over 25 years, helping individuals and small business owners use technology to solve their computing problems. |
| Kirsten Erwin | has studied T'ai Chi since 1982 and is a senior student of the late Sibok Robert Kassof. She has taught regularly for MALT since 2002! Related areas of training include long and short Yang T'ai Chi forms, Qigong, Reiki, Kung Fu, and meditation. She is a Certified Instructor of T'ai Chi for Arthritis. |
| Peggy Feerick | has taught traditional and digital photography for over 40 years including iPhone photography since 2017 for The Smithsonian Associates Studio Arts Program. She retired from George Mason University as Associate Professor and Coordinator of Photography in 2016 with prior teaching at various institutions including the University of New Mexico, Georgetown University, and the University of Pennsylvania. In addition, she was the photo archivist and curator for the Smithsonian's Archives of American Art photographic collection from 1988 to 1994. |
| Yvonne Ferguson-Hardin | has been in the fitness industry for over 25 years. She is a degreed Fitness professional with certifications in Cancer Exercise, Gerontology, Physical education and more. Changing lives through specialized programming aimed to improve functional fitness in the 55 and over population is her goal. |
| Kurt Findeisen | has studied T'ai Chi Ch'uan with Maggie Newman since 1979 until her retirement from teaching several years ago. With her consent, he began his own teaching in the late 1980’s through the auspices of Mount Airy Learning Tree. He is a retired physician who believes his T'ai Chi instruction is as valuable as any drug he ever prescribed. |
| Rebecca Fisher | is the cofounder of Philadelphia's top rated Beyond the Bell Tours. Beyond the Bell designs inclusive historical walking tours that put the people back into people's history. Rebecca is passionate about the intersection of social justice and tourism. |
| Mindy Flexer | is a professional artist and certified art teacher. She takes each student seriously as an artist and works to help each one meet their own artistic goals. She loves sharing her passion for art with people of all ages and walks of life, and believes in the power of art to transform people, communities, and the world. She has taught with MALT since 2009! Find Mindy online at www.mindyflexerart.com |
| Brian Foley | Stand-Up Comedy Class - Brian Foley started stand up later in life. He's a trial lawyer and law professor but rose fast and has performed at the world famous The Comedy Studio in Boston; as part of Florida’s Funniest; in Seoul, Korea; and Flemington, NJ. He’s opened for Joe Matarese, Joe Conklin, John Kensil, The Legendary Wid, Chris Rich, and others. He is the author of A New Financial You in 28 Days! A 37-Day Plan (Gegensatz Press). Brian also teaches public speaking and consults with attorneys regarding storytelling and trial. Law-focused classes- Brian Foley, Esq. practices law in Philadelphia (Mt. Airy), focusing on employment (wrongful termination, discrimination) and defamation. After graduating from Dartmouth College and Berkeley Law, he clerked for a federal judge and practiced at leading Philadelphia firms. He is a Lecturer at Rutgers Law, teaching Evidence and Employment Law; he won the teaching award at Drexel Law. Brian is a trial lawyer and member of the Board of Directors for the Eastern PA Chapter of the National Employment Lawyers Association. He also consults with lawyers about strategy, persuasive storytelling and speaking, and evidentiary issues Find out more at www.BrianJFoleyLaw.com |
| Grace Ford-Dirks | is Wyck’s Manager of Interpretation and a graduate of the Winterthur program in American Material Culture |
| Naila Francis | is a writer/poet, certified grief coach, interfaith minister and death midwife. She helps people transform their relationship to grief and loss through one-on-one coaching, workshops, rituals and ceremonies. Her work is often informed by her love of poetry, nature and spiritual practice. She is also a founding member of Salt Trails, a Philadelphia collective honoring grief through community rituals and gatherings. |
| Trish Fries | is the former director of the Wissahickon Environmental Center, who has been tapping trees and making syrup for over 25 years! |
| Kathleen Furin | is an Author Accelerator certified book coach and consulting editor with She Writes Press. Her work has been published in Coolest American Stories 2025, American Literary Review, So to Speak, and Midwifery Today, among others, and she is the recipient of the 2023 Tucson Literary Arts Festival award for fiction. Her collection THE LONELINESS OF GLASS is forthcoming from Cornerstone Press. Kathleen is certified in Amherst-method facilitation and has taught creative writing classes independently and at New York University. |
| Paul Gannon | , ND, is a naturopathic doctor in practice for over twenty years, helping clients reach and maintain their health goals, tailoring the most effective cutting edge natural treatment protocols. He specializes in women’s health, cancer co-management and post-treatment thriving, gastrointestinal health, acute and chronic illness, as well as allergies and rheumatism. |
| Jojo Gass | is an abstract expressionist who loves to get her hands in the clay, and help other people do the same. “My clay par-tays are all about creativity, connection, and confidence. It’s a space where anyone can play, express themselves, and create something meaningful. You don’t just make art… you make memories.” |
| Amelia Geiser | has been crocheting for five years and has experience in a variety of other crafts. She is a full time high school science teacher, and has taught crochet as an elective and an after-school activity to elementary, middle school, high school, and adult students. She has found great success in teaching crochet to all ages by teaching basic skills that can apply to many projects, then assisting students while they create a product of their choice. |
| Andrew Gilmore | has been studying the history of American entertainment since 1995, and has a BA from Arcadia University in Theater and American Recorded Popular Entertainment. |
| Susan Gobreski | is a long-time policy advocate with extensive experience in public policy and civic engagement; she leads a strategic consultancy business, working with non-profit organizations engaged in democracy advocacy at the state and federal levels. She also currently serves on the state board of the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania as the VP for government policy. She has served as director of several policy organizations, including Education Voters of PA, which she founded. |
| Paige GoldMarche | received a breadmaker as a gift in 2018, and has found joy in the last year of making challah for the Mt. Airy community. She runs Kol Koleinu, a teen feminist fellowship, by day and is the Mt. Airy Challah Fairy (and mom) by night. |
| David Grauel | comes to MALT by way of NYC where he was a Technical Support and Training Specialist in Microsoft Office products for such companies as Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley. As part of the Human Resources Administration, he trained supervisors and staff, worked the Help Desk, and performed network troubleshooting. |
| David Greenberg | has been writing screenplays professionally for over twenty-five years. He teaches screenwriting at Drexel University and has also taught at University of the Arts, Temple University, Moore College of Art, Arcadia University and Montgomery County Community College. His book Screenwriting for Micro-Budget Films has been called one of the greatest screenwriting books of all time by bookauthority.org. His feature writing-directing debut, Stomping Ground, is distributed by Breaking Glass Pictures. |
| Himasha Gunasekara | 's love for dance began in 2010 in Sri Lanka when she took Latin dance classes with her sister. After moving to New York in 2013, she fell in love with salsa and continued dancing after relocating to Philadelphia in 2019. At Flaco’s Dance Factory, she found a welcoming community and now enjoys teaching, sharing her knowledge, and inspiring others with the joy of dance. |
| Susan Haidar | is the Environmental Education Planner at the Wissahickon Environmental Center. She has taught maple sugaring to various age groups within the Philadelphia Parks system for 13 years. |
| Rose Hammerman | creates programming for participants to engage in their natural surroundings through crafts and ancestral skills. Philly Free Range creates programming for all ages in a variety of ways: school and homeschooling groups, family programs, local events, and summer camps. Rose has collaborated to create programs for HRT, The Schuylkill Center, Echo Hill Outdoor School, The Land Health Institute, Yo! Just Ride, and more. |
| Tienn Harris | is the creative designer and proud owner of Fire Red Designs LLC. Taking inspiration from her creative grandmother, she has been crafting jewelry for over a decade. Fire Red Designs has been featured in Nina Cheyenne's Fashion Show and The Baldie Con Expo, and some of her pieces have been showcased at the gift shop at the African American Museum. Tienn believes making jewelry can be therapeutic and looks forward to teaching her skills with the community. |
| Jason Hellmann | lives in Chestnut Hill with his family, and is a self-taught knitter with seven years experience. His favorite things to make are textured sweaters, and he enjoys helping several Philadelphia-based fiber companies with their digital marketing and media through his company Local Thread. |
| Toni Hellmann | LCSW is a psychoanalyst in private practice in Mount Airy. She works with individual adults. |
| Janice Henderson | was an educator for 34 years, and used Canva during her teacher career to create worksheets, displays, and instructional resources. She now uses those same skills to design images for tumblers, t-shirts, and party favors. Her passion has always been crafting, whether it is scrapbooking, creating balloon displays, or designing digital images. Janice has a Masters degree in Instructional Technology and is Google certified. |
| Gina Henry | created Go Global, Inc. to empower people to travel as much as they want. She has been taking about ten free vacations per year over the past quarter-century. Gina teaches this online class while she is traveling all over the USA & worldwide. |
| Rebecca Hoenig | has been an artist and art teacher for several decades. She is particularly inspired by nature and begins most of her work with drawing and observation from life. |
| Karla Holland-Moritz | is a retired San Diego Symphony cellist with a Master of Music Performance degree from Yale, and many years of experience playing professionally and teaching. Last year she started an ongoing cello teaching project in Suriname, South America to teach students not only to play, but to also train them to become teachers since there were no cello teachers in this small country. |
| Chelsea Jackson | is a writer, editor, writing coach, and the author of the poetry collection All Things Holy and Heathen (April Gloaming). Their work has been featured in Fatal Flaw, Coffin Bell Journal, and Beyond Queer Words among other publications, and they were a finalist in Animal Heart's 2022 Poetry Collection Contest. Chelsea has an MFA in Poetry from Drew University and is the Co-Editor of The Maine Review. They live in Richmond with their partner and cuddly pitbull. You can learn more about Chelsea and their work at chelsea-jackson.com. |
| Dora Johns | For Listing Your Home For Sale: Dora is a realtor, associate broker with Keller Williams Realty and an avid analyst of the real estate marketplace. Her classes help the consumer make informed decisions about their real estate needs. For Soap Making: Dora has been a registered nurse for more than thirty years and uses her science and math skills in her cold process soap making classes. Dora has been teaching soap making to Mt. Airy Learning Tree students since 2014! For Greeting Cards: Dora is a self described "crazy crafter." She has a passion for all things paper arts. With a wealth of experience in crafting stunning greeting cards using the quilling technique, she has turned her love for creativity into a thriving venture. Beyond quilling, her repertoire includes enameling, stained glass, wood turning and more. |
| Anne Johnson | , a certified teacher of the Alexander Technique and Art of Running instructor, joyfully teaches in-person and online classes worldwide, through MALT (since 1995!) and for her private local students in Mt Airy. She taught at the Boyer College of Music and Dance at Temple University for 15 years. She continues her outreach to people of all ages, professions, skill levels and diverse backgrounds.
Anne is a graduate of The Sacred Science of Sound Crystal Alchemy Training with Jeralyn Glass. She brings her wisdom and experience from 25 years teaching the Alexander Technique into her explorations with sound healing with her Crystal Alchemy Bowls and her own voice. |
| Latoya Johnson | is the founder of Natural Body Essentials. As a licensed esthetician with over 15 years of medical experience, she started her journey out of a personal need to find solutions for her family’s eczema. Today, she is proud to present a thriving business that offers natural alternatives for healthy skin and living. Visit http://www.naturalbodyessentialsshop.com. |
| Jacqueline Jonas | is a storyteller, seamstress and cooking coach. Through her work as The Kitchen Doula, she seeks to empower everyone to cook well and often. To find out more, see her website jackiejonas.com. |
| Marcia Jones | , MFA, is a teaching artist in Mt. Airy with 50 years experience teaching art to all ages, in art centers and art schools. Her instruction-based teaching method, which she named Making Art Makes Us Smarter (c.2010), represents her passionate belief in the regenerative power of creative art. Marcia’s primary mediums are watercolor and pastel. She was awarded MALT's Barbara Bloom Teacher Award in 2022. |
| Corinne Karon | is an internationally recognized tap dancer, choreographer, and educator who has performed on every continent — including Antarctica. She is the Executive Director of Tap Team Two and the Founder of Uniting Colleges Through Tap, with over 30 years dedicated to preserving and evolving the tap tradition. Her work often explores the intersection of movement, history, and social change, and she has led residencies and performances from Taiwan to Brazil. Corinne currently teaches at Rowan University, Bryn Mawr College, Chester Valley Dance Academy, and Wissahickon Dance Academy, and has guest-taught at Temple and the University of the Arts. |
| Kathleen Kellett | completed her Ph.D. in Childhood Studies from Rutgers University-Camden in 2023, where her dissertation involved developing and facilitating a monster book club for teenagers. She has multiple years of undergraduate teaching experience as both a graduate instructor at Rutgers and a lecturer at Stevens Institute of Technology, including courses about monster stories and childhood. She hopes to build a community of people interested in monster media, cultural beliefs about childhood, and political rhetoric. Support youth knowledge and youth rights, always! |
| Karen Kennedy | Karen brings over 35 years of experience teaching ASL to adults, kids, and teens. |
| Linda Kish | obtained her MS from Temple School of Pharmacy and is a Reiki Level II practitioner. For over fifteen years Linda has led and taught various yoga classes including vinyasa, Hatha, restorative and chair yoga. She is a registered Yoga Alliance instructor (200 plus hours) and for over twelve years has also been a helpline volunteer for Living Beyond Breast Cancer. |
| Lisa Klauder | has been a fitness instructor for more than thirty years. She has taught corporate and public classes including kids and senior fitness classes. Lisa has a certification in Group Exercise from the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA). |
| Malkah Binah Klein | is a rabbi who has been studying and teaching qigong and other practices for transforming energy, including sacred chant, for many years. She has trained with Daisy Lee to teach RLWQ (Radiant Lotus Women’s Qigong) |
| Debra Klingler | has been a MALT dance instructor since 1994. She teaches a wide array of partner dances, including ballroom, swing and Latin dancing throughout the Philadelphia area, and can be found enjoying dancing with her students and partners in many local dance clubs. |
| Jessica Kohn | is a licensed social worker and certified End-of-Life Doula for humans and companion animals. She currently works at Special Equestrians, an equine therapeutic riding center in Bucks County, and is a mental health worker serving clients in Philadelphia, Bucks, and Montgomery Counties. She has always been passionate about nature and animals, spending the majority of her life living adjacent to Wissahickon Park. She is an avid hiker, and enjoys backpacking, camping, kayaking, and more. As a social worker and outdoor enthusiast, she seeks to help others find their own path to healing, utilizing nature as an inspiration and guide. |
| Connie Koppe | has been finding joy in singing since she was 6. She has been teaching actors, singers and CEOs to build and use their voices more effectively for over 30 years. She has taught at the University of the Arts and gives private speech and singing lessons from her home in Germantown. Connie has taught singing for the Learning Tree since 2001. She is particularly interested in promoting confidence in students of all ages to use their singing voices for their own joy. www.conniekoppe.com. SEWING and CRAFTS: Many of you know Connie Koppe as a singing teacher, but in addition, she has been a seamstress and crafter almost all her life. She learned sewing skills from her mother, her Great Aunts, Jr. High Home Economics and reading the patterns. Connie has always loved to craft and follows her mother’s and father's example of reusing cards and other items to make gifts and home decorations. These dodecahedron ornaments were taught to her by her father when she was about 12. |
| Rachel Kriger | For Five Elements Class: Rachel has been practicing Five Element-style acupuncture for 15 years, and is continuously amazed by the wisdom of nature and how it guides her to align within herself and with the world around her. She loves helping others do the same. For Fire Building and Dutch Oven Cooking- Rachel and Nick Corso have cooked many meals on open fires in their backyard over the past 10 years. Before living in Philadelphia, they lived at Healthcote Community in Maryland, where they shared community meals every night, and Nick's famous cob oven pizza (perhaps a future cob biulding class is in order to get that experience here!). They cherished the connections they had there and want to share that experience with you. So come cozy up by the fire and let's nourish ourselves. |
| Capt. Peter Lacey | brings extensive boating expertise, piloting power, and sailboats across diverse waters, including the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, the Caribbean, and more. With a U.S. Coast Guard Master License, Sail, and Towing Endorsement, along with certifications as a USCG AUXILIARY and US Power Squadron Certified Instructor, he's a seasoned mariner. Lacey's professional background includes sales of Marine Equipment for West Marine, and he also served in the US Navy. |
| Mickey Leone | Offered by the staff of Chestnut Hill Music Academy under director Mickey Leone. CHMA is a full service school in Chestnut Hill providing private lessons and training on all instruments and voice to all ages. Info at www.chestnuthillmusic.com |
| Katie Lesher | , PsyD, is a relational psychoanalyst in Mount Airy. As a generalist, she treats individuals of all ages and couples. |
| Jessica Liddell | is the owner of Bella Mosaic Art. It is the only studio in Philadelphia dedicated to the ancient art of mosaics. Artist-run and operated, we offer classes, facilitate community art projects, and create commissions. |
| Abby Link | is a lifelong maker with decades of experience in sewing, quilting, and textile arts. She has a particular passion for finishing vintage quilt tops from the 1930s, ’40s, and ’50s, honoring the original maker’s hand. She believes textiles carry memory, meaning, and emotion. She believes Mending Matters! |
| Janice Lion | This workshop will be facilitated by a team of educators and organizers, including Linda Bell of East Mt. Airy Neighbors, Janice Lion, MSS, Lis Bass, Ph.D. and Sukey Blanc, Ph.D. https://mtairydiversityinitiative.notion.site/MANDI-Directory-c5ca920bec9f434aa92249fc815f20a8 |
| Lori Litchman | is a freelance writer and poet. She's also a former high school English teacher who loves sharing her passion for the written word with anyone interested. She enjoys creating safe writing spaces that help people unleash their inner muse. |
| Nathan Long | grew up in rural Appalachia, earned a BA in literature and an MFA in creative writing, and now lives in Philadelphia while teaching at Stockton University in NJ. Their work appears on NPR, and in over 100 publications, including Best Short Fictions 2023, Best Microfictions 2020, Tin House, Master’s Review, Electric Lit, and Witness. The Origin of Doubt, their collection of fifty short fictions, was a 2019 Lambda Award finalist. Nathan has been writing and teaching about flash fiction for over 20 years and still loves reading a new flash story. Nathan Alling Long has been baking bread for 30 years. He has worked at a commercial bakery as well as cooked at an organic restaurant, a commune, and for a meditation retreat. During the pandemic, he took on making sourdough when he was gifted a 15 year old starter, which he will share with the participants. |
| Vanessa Lowe | can be heard on G-Town Radio and the Spotify podcast, Vanessa's Money Hour. She spent 21 years in federal service supporting access to capital for underserved communities. Retired at age 56, she continues that work by leading Invest for Better circles – Impact Investing Learning Circles for Women, and financial coaching via VLL Consulting and Financial Education. She’s committed to moving personal and institutional money in pursuit of justice. |
| Debra Lynn | is an alignment-based yoga and somatic body therapist in Germantown with a background as a New York State Licensed Massage Therapist, for twenty five years. She began practicing yoga over thirty years ago, training with Kripalu. Debra completed a 500 hour yoga teacher training with François Raoult at Open Sky Yoga Center and continues ongoing advanced study with the Iyengar Institute of Manhattan and Stanford Medicine. She has also trained extensively in trauma-sensitive yoga, bringing experience and compassion to her teaching. |
| Natalie Mancini | teaches Japanese conversation, Japanese calligraphy, as well as fusion bellydance classes at MALT. She grew up in Japan and is a native speaker of Japanese. She teaches Japanese conversation, Japanese calligraphy, as well as fusion bellydance classes at MALT. Natalie holds a master’s degree in Japanese linguistics. Since 2009, she has been teaching Japanese at various institutions across the U.S. and has developed curricula ranging from introductory to advanced levels. Additionally, she practiced calligraphy throughout her school years in Japan. Bellydance: Natalie Phoenix began her belly dance journey over 20 years ago. She has taught and performed extensively throughout Hawaii, appearing at a wide range of events and shows. Her primary training has been with renowned dancers such as Zoe Jakes, Kami Liddle, and Kalae Kaina, and she has further expanded her skills through workshops with artists from around the world. Natalie was also a member of Shakti Dance Movement, a Hawaii-based troupe known for its dynamic fusion-style choreography. |
| Daune Marie | is a certified restorative arts facilitator and grief support specialist. She is the founder of Blooming Peace Studio which offers creative expression experiences for social connection and community—making peace in the world one heart at a time. |
| Denisha Marriott | has over 17 years of experience in the entertainment industry. She began her acting journey in theater and later transitioned to working in TV and film; and soon began training actors. She has worked with actors that have booked work on Disney, Hulu, HBO, Comedy Central, Universal Studios, Netflix, and more. She is a huge believer that every actor in the world can reach their goals by being grounded in their faith and putting the work in to excel to new heights. |
| Paul Martin | has been teaching regularly since 2000. He has trained under internationally recognized Masters in QiGong, Tai Chi, and Healing Arts. He has taught several times at the prestigious National QiGong Association Conference. |
| Jen May | has been practicing yoga for 20 years, and she is sure that yoga has helped her balance her physical body, create a more resilient nervous system, and be more present for all the moments of life. A background in biology research and high school teaching provided skills for teaching about movement in an understandable way and teaching with individual variability in mind. Jen has a 250 hr. certification in Vinyasa yoga from Wake Up Yoga; a 300 hr. Yoga Wellness Educator Training from Yoga U. Online; and a 50 hr training in myofascial release from Yoga Medicine. Connect with Jen at jmayyoga.offeringtree.com or jmay300 on instagram |
| Henry "Hank" McCoullum | is a retired Master’s Class Table Tennis Instructor from Pennsylvania State University. He is a credentialed coach and umpire for table tennis events. Currently, he is an active tournament participant and enjoys competing as a lifelong member of the United States Table Tennis Association (USTTA). Hank has also served on the National Governing Body of Table Tennis as Vice President of Collegiate Affairs. In this role, he coordinated and organized national competitions for the National Collegiate Table Tennis Association and the Association of College Unions International. |
| Tony McFadden | began dancing 50 years ago, and for over 20 years he has taught dance. He finds fulfillment in teaching students how to groove to great music and have fun. Since retiring eight years ago, he's been traveling nationwide, competing in dance competitions and leading dance events. Alongside line dancing, Tony teaches classes in Bop, Cha Cha, Salsa, Strand, 2-Step and Basic Line Dance. He also enjoys teaching basic Waltz, Bachata, Tango, Hustle, Foxtrot, Chicago Steppin, etc. |
| Vicki Mehl | has studied T'ai Chi since 1995. She enjoys T'ai Chi because of its innumerable physical and mental health benefits, and because there is always more to learn. |
| Lexie Ruth Mitchell | is an end-of-life doula, hospice volunteer, and teacher passionate about living intentionally and dying consciously. |
| Paul Mladjenovic | is an educator, national speaker and author of Stock Investing for Dummies and the owner of RavingCapitalist.com. He has taught with MALT for over 25 years |
| Susie Moore | is a licensed therapist, with 8 years of experience working with teenagers and adults. She utilizes active listening skills with her clients on a daily basis, believes strongly in the power of these skills, and is eager to share her knowledge about this topic with others. Susie is also teaching Journaling. She is a lifelong journal writer, and is eager to share her knowledge and experience with others. |
| Yahya Moore | spent 27 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. While in prison, he facilitated a restorative justice education program, became a legal reference aid in the prison, and helped countless people earn their freedom. With the help of the Abolitionist Law Center, Yahya won his own freedom in July 2023, when his life sentence without parole was vacated. He is now a paralegal at the Pennsylvania Innocence Project. He is the co-founder of Way Moore Justice Support, a nonprofit supporting wrongfully convicted court petitioners, and co-author of The Little Book of Listening. |
| Karl Morris | , Ph.D., is a professor of computer science at Temple University. He studies software development, smart systems, and education. He also has over 20 years of experience as a technologist and consultant in private, public, and non-profit sectors. |
| Anna Murphey | , LCSW is a licensed clinical social worker at Skylight Wellness Center, LLC. Anna specializes in helping clients heal from grief and trauma. A certified ecotherapy practitioner, Anna enjoys working with clients outdoors on Philadelphia-area parks and trails. |
| David Murphey | has pursued family genealogy for 15+ years, in the process of which he discovered links with many of the first immigrant settlers of Germantown. A published author of social history, his aim is to make the past come alive for others. |
| Daniel Nemer | , L.O.M. is the owner of G-town Acupuncture with over 20 years experience as a licensed practitioner of Acupuncture, Chinese Herbal and Oriental Medicine. He has practiced various styles of Taiji (Tai Chi), Qigong, meditation and Yoga for over 30 years. Since September 2022 he has been studying Taiji Qigong Shibashi, the 18 movements, in the lineage of its creator Professor Lin Housheng and is certified to teach Sets 1 and 2. |
| Ericka Neville | has been a financial educator for 20+ years and she is dedicated to empowering individuals through financial literacy. She simplifies complex financial concepts, making wealth-building accessible. She helps her students master budgeting, investing, and financial confidence to take control of their futures. |
| An Nichols | is an established performer in the Philadelphia community. Within the world of Improv, she trained at Philly Improv Theater and the Magnet and has performed in the PA & NJ Ren Faires, Bright Invention Ensemble, Philly Improv Theatre Conservatory, Lancaster Improv, and more! She has served as the diversity advisor for ImprovUtopia and directed Improvised Star Trek for ImprovFest Ireland. In the world of dance, she is a certified BellyQueen bellydance instructor who started in 2001 and went on to study with June Seaney, Tessa Myers, Habiba, Kaeshi Chai (BellyQueen), Oreet (Bellydancer of the year, 2007) and Zoe Akili. She specializes in body positivity, teaching veil, floor routine, and assisting beginners in enjoying the basics of the dance. |
| Sarah O'Connor | has been writing since childhood, making little chapbooks, and leaving them on public transit for others to find. She loves sharing the experience of writing with others through an in-person connection. Sarah has led writing workshops for women living in shelters due to family violence, and in doing so, discovered the inspiring power of poetry. She has studied creative writing at the University of Pennsylvania and recently completed a diploma in creative writing at the University of Oxford. |
| Tamara Oakman | is a film scholar and humanities professor with dual Master’s degrees, including an M.A. in Humanities specializing in Film & Media Studies. She has taught film analysis and cultural studies for over a decade in both higher education and community settings. In 2019, she received Widener University’s Life Changing Professor Award in recognition of her transformative teaching. |
| Grace Perkins | developed the chair yoga class at the request of the Chestnut Hill Senior Center in 1985. She has created a unique program that integrates posture, metaphors, poetry, seasonal energetic awareness and stories to enhance the basic Integral Yoga approach she teaches. |
| Paula Phillips | has been dancing since childhood and has spent more than 12 years teaching and performing this unique style of dance. In 2014, she earned her teaching certification from FatChanceBellyDance® and has been leading classes ever since, directing both student and semi-professional troupes. Her groups regularly perform throughout the Philadelphia, New York, and New Jersey region. |
| Moneek Pines | has many years of experience in teaching art to children and adults. She currently teaches young children through Art Mt. Airy and believes everyone is an artist. Moneek has a BFA from Moore College of Art & Design. |
| Lindsay Pinter | earned a master’s in clinical mental health counseling, is a board certified coach (BCC), and became a certified hypnotist (CH) after having her own amazing experience with hypnosis. Her work has focused largely on people experiencing anxiety, feeling “stuck”, and general life dissatisfaction. Hypnosis has helped Lindsay in ways that other remedies did not and she wants to teach others all the ways hypnosis can help them too. |
| Julia Podgorsek | was born and raised in France and has been teaching French in the US for over 10 years. |
| Nancy Post | , M.AC, PhD. worked closely with the cardiology department at Temple University, and together with cardiologist Dr. David Becker, created an integrative approach that she and Dr. Becker employed while treating patients. Dr. Post taught in the Temple University program "Change of Heart" which was offered for patients with many cardiac issues. Now she's offering this material at MALT. |
| Clayton Prince | is the owner and operator of The Philadelphia Musical History Tours. For more information, see www.themusicalhistorytours.com. |
| Eric Prine | worked as a professional interior and architecture photographer for over 15 years. He began real estate investing and doing property management over a decade ago. As a Realtor®, Eric is able to combine his love of architecture and real estate. |
| Bea Quindlen | learned from her high school art teacher that success can come from the learning process rather than the “perfect finished product.” Those high school “discovery projects” led to a lifetime of crafting – and isn’t life a “discovery project?” Bea is happily retired after a 47-year career at a data company. She attended a MALT class way back in 1994 but not again until 2008! Since then, she has taken over 20 classes. In 2017, she made the switch from student to instructor, teaching a variety of introductory craft classes. |
| Nancy Rasmussen | has taught non-fiction writing courses at three universities in addition to her long-running memoir class for MALT. She has also written short pieces for several magazines along with personal essays for her writers' group. Currently, Nancy edits for and coaches various clients, helping them share their stories with others. |
| Laura Richlin | , a life-long student of the mysteries, is a practicing cranial therapist, Reiki practitioner, certified teacher in the School of Integrative Energy Healing, and a university professor of psychology and communications. |
| Karen Rile | is a writer, editor, and yoga teacher. She is a practitioner and Level 2, 500-hour certified instructor of the LYT Method, the only yoga system created and mentored by physical therapists. She is also a certified Flexibility Coach, Yoga Trapeze, and Yoga Breathing coach through Yoga Teachers College, where she earned her first 200-hour yoga teacher certification. |
| Elise Rivers | Esq., MAc, has practiced holistic medicine for more than twenty years and is the founder of the Northwest Center for Food As Medicine, teaching people how to prevent and reverse the chronic diseases of our time. Learning from renowned functional medicine doctors, she has studied the benefits of plant-based nutrition since 2013, and is certified by Cornell University's program in plant-based nutrition. TOUR OF TOURISON: has worked in the field of historic preservation as Assistant Director of Preservation Worcester in Massachusetts and Executive Director of Landmark West, an historic preservation non-profit advocating for the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Her passion for beauty in architecture has never waned, and she was inspired to put together this walking tour, after living in, and loving, her own Tourison home. |
| Cierra Robbins | is an entrepreneur and small business mentor who has launched multiple successful ventures in healthcare, beauty, and lifestyle. With experience in branding, marketing, and content creation, she has built businesses from scratch using social media as the main driver. Cierra teaches in a relatable, hands-on style, helping students feel empowered to take control of their online presence. |
| Sara Robbins | is an award winning fiber artist who resides in Mt. Airy. Sara weaves the traditional brooms and baskets of the Appalachian Mountains. She loves teaching the art of basket weaving and broom making and is grateful to those who take her classes with the desire to learn about and perhaps carry on these unique traditions. |
| Carin Sauerwein | is a natural dyer, artist, and educator with over 25 years of experience in botanical dyeing. After leaving the corporate fashion world, she founded Dye on the Side to reconnect with nature, creativity, and community. Her teaching practice is rooted in sustainability, sensory play, and creating calm through color. |
| Zipora Schulz | has been a drawer of line, shadow and light since she was little. She has been teaching kids and adults for over 20 years in schools and art centers, and co-hosts a weekly sketch club in East Falls. She welcomes all levels on the drawing journey and believes drawing is just another way of thinking. |
| Mindy Shapiro | is a papercut artist, Past-President of the Guild of American Papercutters and a Certified Zentangle® Teacher (CZT). Mindy's love language is her art and she strives to share that with others through her work, teaching, engagement and communication. |
| Liz Shea | is a documentary producer who relies on Excel daily to manage complex film budgets. She moved to Mt. Airy from Los Angeles in 2024 and loves sharing the magic of Excel with anyone willing to learn. |
| Tracy Shearer | is an AADP Board Certified Holistic Health Practitioner, certified Holistic Nutrition, Health, and Wellness Coach, graduate of the T. Colin Campbell Foundation Plant-Based Nutrition certification program at Cornell University. She is a graduate of the yoga teacher training programs at The Kaivalya Yoga Method Academy (Ashtanga), and the Yogamu Global Yoga Teaching Academy (Meditation & Kundalini). She is a 500hr Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance and a Certified Meditation Teacher with Meditation Alliance International. |
| Orr Shtuhl | is a James Beard-nominated food writer and educator. He has taught beer classes at Murray's Cheese, the Bedford Cheese Shop, and with his own beer tours project, The Bestest. He was the Washington City Paper's first beer columnist, and his writing has also appeared in The New York Times, Gastronomica, Serious Eats, and NPR. |
| Alan Silverblatt | has been a caseworker and an attorney. More recently he's had a decades long career in information technology, serving as a programmer, technical instructor and writer, and now an independent computer consultant to individuals, small businesses and nonprofits. After retiring from his last day job, he's enjoying model railroading, hosting a rock and blues show on G-town Radio, playing in a band, and sharing with others his knowledge of technology, car buying and investing. |
| Cheri Skipworth | is the creative behind Handmade U Studio, a craft space in North Philadelphia where crafting and community come together. Cheri has over 20 years of experience teaching arts and crafts to others. Additionally Cheri is passionate about exploring the intersections between creativity and technology. Cheri has utilized Google Suites since 2006 and is a certified AI consultant. |
| Dr. Jeffrey Sklar | has been a chiropractor and educator in Philadelphia and across the country for over two decades. He has spent half of his career treating cancer patients for quality-of-life challenges through their treatment. He has lectured overseas and coast to coast. His Chestnut Hill practice continues to focus on quality of life for all his patients. |
| Cyndi Skripak | is a Houston School neighbor who has volunteered as the Costume Designer and Wardrobe Manager for the musicals for the past several years, including The Lion King, Shrek, Aladdin, and Willy Wonka. She is so excited to expand the volunteer base to include others who enjoy creative collaboration! She is a retired church minister, and also spends her time volunteering in the library at Houston. |
| Moon Smith | (she/they) is a retired nurse midwife who has been studying qigong with several master teachers for many years and integrates qigong practice into the support and healing of the female body. She has trained with Daisy Lee to teach RLWQ (Radiant Lotus Women’s Qigong). |
| Tyson Smith | has been an educator for more than thirty years and has played competitive pickleball for more than five years. He appreciates how people play pickleball for a variety of reasons and how they bring different strengths and abilities to the sport. As a social game, pickleball brings people from various backgrounds together for fun and friendly competition. |
| Briana Smith-Torres | is owner of Growin Up Torres, a small family owned plant nursery in New Jersey. In addition, she lives with her family in an apartment, where indoor and outdoor space is extremely limited. However they manage to provide fruits, veggies, and herbs for their entire building. They have been doing this for the last 5 years and have gained the critical knowledge and the practical experience she hopes can benefit so many others. |
| RowZone Staff | The Rowzone Fitness workout is a perfect combination of cardio, strength, and technical rowing training with the use of Concept2 rowing machines. We add in body toning exercises. Our upbeat classes are taught by rowers, rowing enthusiasts and trainers, suit all levels and ages, and will challenge your mind and body while giving you a work out that you will never forget. |
| Kim Staub | is the Executive Director of Wyck with over 12 years of experience in historic site management. She holds an MA in History from Virginia Tech. |
| Janice Strawder | , MFA, has been teaching ceramics for more than 30 years. A former artist-in-residence at The Clay Studio in Philadelphia, she continues to teach there and at Rebel Potters in Germantown, which she co-founded. Her work includes wood- and salt-fired pottery, tile, and mosaic with a focus on decorative surfaces. |
| Christopher Switky | has been a certified dog trainer since 2014. He is the founder of Positive Canine Concepts LLC, and a graduate of the Masters' Program in Dog Training at CATCH Canine Trainers Academy. For more information about Chris and his philosophies on dog training, please visit positivecanineconcepts.com. |
| Jihan Thomas | is a Black visual artist, artivist, Mother, and community/museum arts educator based in Philadelphia. To Jihan, art can be a conduit for empowerment and self-actualization. She shares her art and creativity wherever art is needed through art making and cultural experiences. As an art educator, Jihan believes in the power and spectrum of Black imagination and how it can support classroom student engagement in learning and community empowerment. She's been teaching and facilitating arts, cultural and educational programming and courses for over 18 years. |
| Kaniesha Thomas | , MSW has been an entrepreneur for the last seven years. The mission of her business is to create art that embodies spirituality, healing and self care. www.revolutionaryratchet.com |
| Muyiwa Togun | is the Founder and CEO of Roy Urban Kollection (RUK), an African textile, art and fashion manufacturer and brand. He is an artist, textile and fashion designer, pulling inspiration from his Yoruba roots and his lived experience as a Nigerian youth. |
| Nicki Toizer | was the Technical Director at MALT for ten years. She has loved photography for more than 25 years and enjoys teaching others how to use their cameras.
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| Hildy Tow | is the Curator of Education at Woodmere Art Museum. |
| Tricia Way | has been teaching in prisons and higher education institutions for over two decades and currently teaches about restorative justice and wrongful convictions at Chestnut Hill College. She is the co-founder of Way Moore Justice Support, a nonprofit supporting wrongfully convicted court petitioners, and co-author of The Little Book of Listening. |
| Tim Wetzel | is a 2nd degree Black Belt in Kenpo karate with a passion for stick training. He is currently the head instructor at Action Karate Mt. Airy. |
| Deb Williams | earned a BA in Art in 1976 at Rutgers University. She has been teaching pottery and sculpture to all ages for over 30 years in the greater Philadelphia area and NJ, both enrichment courses and on the college level, as well as providing workshops and residencies in public schools. Her passion for creating functional stoneware is only surpassed by her love of teaching this medium, and sharing in the joy and satisfaction with her students. |
| Kim Williams | has been teaching drama, dance and creative arts for over 35 years in Philadelphia Area after school programs. She is the artistic & managing director of Mt. Airy Performing Arts and is a theatre director and choreographer in many area schools. Find out more at https://mtairyperformingarts.org/ |
| Lynne Williams | , EdD candidate is the Executive Director of the Philadelphia Area Great Careers Group, which provides online career education and networking. She writes resumes, LinkedIn profiles and company pages, and focuses on keywords. She is writing her doctoral dissertation on LinkedIn. Connect on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/lynnewilliams |
| Marcie Ziskind | is an artist who works with animal fibers called “roving” to make felt and items that are created from felt. She always created using various textiles and embroidery because she comes from a family of textile workers and artists. Marcie has studied with fiber artists around the world and has been introduced to many different felting techniques and projects. She has refined her felting skills and is now a full-time artist. Marcie exhibits her work at notable crafts fairs in the Philadelphia area. IG @feltedsones and FB Marcie Mehrman Ziskind |
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