Course Listing - by Instructor
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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. Alternate bio: Claudia Apfelbaum, LCSW, received her master's degree in social work from Bryn Mawr College and has many years of experience and training, including Gestalt, Sand Tray, and Family Systems work. She worked as a parent educator for two decades and has been actively involved in thinking about parenting since the birth of her daughter in 1987. She holds the belief that young people are people in their own right and need attunement to grow into happy (and wise) adult human beings. |
| Natanya Apfelbaum | has been studying the frame drum for the last five years. She has studied with a number of master teachers. She spent two years living in Sicily, studying frame drumming and dance. Most recently, she lived in Turkey for three months, where she learned traditional Turkish frame drumming. (dance bio) has been dancing improvisationally as a form of emotional expression for most of her adult life, having discovered and majored in dance in college. After taking a deep dive into intuitive movement, she felt the call to learn more folk dancing. She lived in Sicily from 2022-2024, learning traditional Southern Italian dances, Romani dances, and Bendir. She then sought out deeper training in Turkish Romani dance in Istanbul in 2025. |
| Ananda Archambault | has been a Kundalini Yoga teacher for 22 years, and has practiced for more than 30 years. Originally learning the practice and teaching in Massachusetts, Ananda moved to Philadelphia in 2012 and began teaching at Yoga on Main and the Salvation Army Kroc Center. She finds this form of yoga provides a technology that yields the greatest results, and can address all areas of being human. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Maureen Breen | is the former president of Philadelphia Backyard Chickens, a local group that shares resources about backyard chicken keeping. She also conducts research in the value of backyard chickens to reduce food waste. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Leonard Cherry | is a Financial Advisor. He works with individuals and businesses, specializing in retirement strategies, investments and estate planning. |
| 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 and writer, having spent more than 20 years on staff at Science and appearing in other publications.After studying the Modern Love essay format, she wrote, submitted, and published the Modern Love essay, “After a Suicide, a Security Guard for the Heart,” about an unusual friendship that followed tragedy. |
| 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. |
| Simone Davis | is an herbalist, gardener, educator, and founder of Nommo Apothecary. As a practicing herbalist of 9 years, she has run a Brooklyn Apothecary for 3 years and oversees a free Community Herb Clinic. Her work takes on many forms and particularly upholds sharing plant wisdom with marginalized communities to foster empowerment through collective well-being. She is guided by regenerative practices that focus on seasonal attunement. |
| 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. |
| Leila Einhorn | is a trained poet and prose writer whose work explores memory, recovery, and the messiness of ordinary life. She has lived, traveled, and written around the world, and now makes her home in Philadelphia. Her work has appeared in Always Crashing, Apricity Press, 8 Poems, and elsewhere. She is a former editorial assistant for the Colorado Review and has led poetry workshops for students of all ages and skill levels. |
| Frances Emberley | is a dancer, instructor, and researcher with an interest in early twentieth-century American social dances originating in Black communities, such as the Lindy Hop and Charleston. She has been teaching dance for the past nineteen years and is a first-year PhD student in Dance at Temple University, where her research focused on both historical and ethnographic perspectives to explore the culture, aesthetics, pedagogy, and preservation of Black American social jazz dances. |
| 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, and has experience in adapting practices for limited mobility and chronic conditions. 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. |
| 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. |
| Jelissa Figueroa | began her Salsa dance studies at a young age at the now famous former Philly dance studio, Salseros Intl. Coincidentally, she studied there at the same time as MALT board president, Rene Vargas. Her energy and passion for dancing is always a part of her classes, as is her sense of humor. She truly makes learning fun! |
| 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. |
| Mike Finnell | is a Philadelphia-based IT professional with over 20 years of experience working with emerging technologies. An avid Geocacher for nearly two decades, he has found over 1,000 caches and hidden more than 70 of his own, including some of the highest-rated caches in the Philadelphia area. In 2022, his curiosity about 3D printing led him to start designing and publishing his own models—many inspired by his Geocaching adventures. He brings a unique blend of technical expertise and hands-on creativity to both his 3D printing and Geocaching classes. |
| 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. |
| Matt Fitzsimons | is a mechanical engineer living in Roxborough. He has been leathercrafting for about three years; his biggest achievement is making a full leather suit of armor that he has worn to many Renaissance Festivals. He is excited to open the door to this fun and rewarding craft to others. |
| 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. |
| Marty Foley | is a long time educator and history teacher. Since retiring from Greene Street Friends School in 2022, he has been working as a professional tour guide for WeVenture Philadelphia, as well as a volunteer tour guide at Laurel Hill East Cemetery. Marty regularly hosts visitors from around the world on Old City history tours, South Philadelphia public art tours, and day trips to Valley Forge, Longwood Gardens and Lancaster County, in addition to weeklong tours from Virginia to Maine. |
| 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. |
| Lynne Franks-Meinart | , Head Coach of the Philadelphia Flying Phoenix Dragon Boat Team, has coached breast cancer survivor, women’s, mixed, and club crews across North America. She has led paddling and steering clinics throughout the U.S. and Canada and has proudly represented Team USA in seven world championship cycles. |
| 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 | began his teaching career in NYC in 1980 - just as Microsoft was about to change the face of consumer computing. Many of the students where he taught were employees of Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley. Today, David lives in Philadelphia and teaches Windows 11, the entire Microsoft Office Suite and Creating Websites in WordPress in both classroom and one-on-one sessions. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Tyler Hathaway | is a voice teacher, psychotherapist, and musician. He is enrolled in graduate school at Antioch University for a Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling with a focus on expressive arts therapy. His teaching practice is informed by his training in Inside Voice techniques as taught by Jonathan Stancato, his acting training at the Actor’s Workshop of Ithaca, and over 20 years experience as a drummer and percussionist. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Allison Houghton | is an author, educator, and soil nerd who is passionate about soil health, ecological design, and climate resiliency. She runs The Sparrow Underground: a business that works with gardeners and land managers to strategically build local ecological resilience. She has served in various leadership roles including at the Northeast Organic Farming Association, The Food Project, and the Mt Airy Ecolab. |
| John Ingram | grew up in Northwest Philadelphia. He holds a bachelor’s degree in urban history from the University of Pennsylvania and a PhD in modern history from King’s College London. His dissertation concerned the intersection of urban politics, patriotism, and civic building projects in Philadelphia and London. |
| Chelsea C. 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's2022 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. |
| William Jiggetts | has been collecting art for over thirty years and is the founder of the Museum of African American Art Collections. William is an active and engaged participant in the art world here in Philadelphia, and internationally. Currently, he serves as a trustee, board member, and advisor for several arts and community organizations. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Karen Kennedy | Karen brings over 35 years of experience teaching ASL to adults, kids, and teens. |
| Linda Kish | , eRYT200 plus hours, 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. |
| Neil Kitrosser | has been studying and performing magic for more than 50 years. Although he spent most of his career as a trial lawyer, his enthusiasm for magic has never waned. He has performed in many venues, including elementary schools, hospitals, Ronald McDonald Houses, neighborhood block parties, birthday parties, and community events.Since retiring from law in 2018, Neil has been performing even more and enjoys sharing his knowledge of magic with others who want to bring joy and wonder to audiences through this unique performance art. |
| 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. |
| Anne Konowal | is a a member of the Philadelphia Flying Phoenix/Against The Wind Dragon Boat Team. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Robert Lamb | has been a dedicated meditation practitioner for more than 15 years. Rob has been fortunate to be a student of meditation masters from the United States, India and Nepal. He is certified by Tergar International to teach Anytime Anywhere Meditation. Rob has a passion to develop himself through meditation and a love to share his experience with the hope of helping others. |
| Caitlin Lee | (M.M.) is a classically trained cellist and has worked in the music industry as a performer and teacher for the past 20 years. Originally from the Midwest, Caitlin has held positions with the Wichita Symphony, Amarillo Symphony, Lubbock Symphony, as well as teaching positions at Hesston College and Bethany College. Currently exploring Philadelphia’s art scene at large, she is passionate about ALL types of art and music and wishes to spread her joy, expertise, and knowledge with others! |
| 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 |
| Steve Levick | has many years of paddling experience and is certified by the ACA to teach recreational kayaking. |
| 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! |
| 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. |
| Barbara Macauley | is an architect with over twenty years teaching experience, and the art of drawing has been a passion throughout her life. She coordinated and taught freshmen drawing classes at Thomas Jefferson University for ten years, and currently teaches freshman drawing class in the interior design department of Harcum College. She’s also taught at Moore College of Art, The Rhode Island School of Design, and Roger Williams University in Rhode Island. |
| 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. Natalie holds a master’s degree in Japanese linguistics and state teaching licenses. Since 2009, she has been teaching Japanese at various institutions across the U.S., from middle school to universities, and has developed curricula ranging from introductory to advanced levels. In addition to language instruction, she practiced calligraphy throughout her school years in Japan and enjoys sharing this traditional art form with her students. For belly dance, Natalie began her dance journey over 20 years ago. She has taught and performed extensively throughout Hawaii and California, appearing at a wide range of events and shows. She has trained primarily with renowned bellydancers such as Zoe Jakes, Kami Liddle, and Kalae Kaina, and she has further expanded her skills through workshops with dancers and musicians from around the world. She was also a member of Shakti Dance Movement, a Hawaii-based troupe known for its dynamic fusion-style choreography. |
| Michelle Marcuse | Michelle has taught at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Moore College of Art, Main Line Art Center, Howard Pyle Studios, and other institutions. Her work has been widely exhibited across the U.S. More information is available at www.michellemarcuse.com |
| 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. |
| Meena Nandlal | is a 4th degree black belt, has been training for the pass twenty years and has been teaching for over 15 years. She has n in many tournaments and has many medals and trophies for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places. Meena's goal to teach who give what my instructors had imparted to me for many years. |
| Rebecca Narva | has been teaching group fitness and dance since 1995, and she is a Black Belt Nia Technique Instructor since 2004. She is also a certified Yoga Instructor. Most of all, she is a lover of music and dance because of its life enhancing magic in all aspects of health. Mom, Grandmom, Coach and Chaplain, Rebecca is dedicated to sharing this empowering embodied practice for the benefit of all. |
| 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. |
| Elliott Niblack | is a Certified Mental Health Recovery Peer Specialist and Empathetic Communication Specialist with 13 years of experience supporting youths and adults. Drawing on his lived experience, he creates engaging and authentic learning spaces that teach students to understand emotions, communicate with compassion, and build meaningful connections. Elliott empowers learners to trust themselves, find strength in being vulnerable, and act with empathy in their personal and professional lives. |
| An Nichols | is an established Philadelphia performer. However, her graduate M.A. surrounds representations of race and gender in 18th century British culture. She has presented at American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies, British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies. North East American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies and more. She currently writes on race and gender for Broad Street Review. 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. |
| Nya Patrinos | is an artist and textile designer whose work explores history, material culture, and the stories carried by cloth. Her practice draws on natural dyes, pattern, and process to connect making with memory, labor, and place. Through hands-on workshops, she invites participants to learn by doing while engaging with the long, cross-cultural histories of textiles and color. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Julia Podgorsek | was born and raised in France and has been teaching French in the US for over 10 years. |
| Robyn Polk | is a RRCA Run Coach and long distance runner for the last 20 years completing races from 5k's to fitness races and ultra-marathons. She has been teaching group fitness since 2008, teaching step, strength, boot camps, etc. Robyn loves movement and all things FITNESS! |
| Clayton Prince | is the owner and operator of The Philadelphia Musical History Tours. For more information, see www.themusicalhistorytours.com. |
| 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 with over 800 hours of certification training. She is a Level 2, certified instructor of the LYT Method, the only yoga system created and mentored by physical therapists, and a certified Roll Model trainer. She is also a certified Flexibility Coach, Yoga Trapeze, and Yoga Breathing coach. |
| 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: Elise worked in the field of historic preservation in the 1990's 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. She is grateful for the extensive archives of Historic Germantown, without which this tour would not exist. |
| 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. |
| Sati Rose | (Jolee Marie Matthews) is a highly trained and seasoned yoga teacher with nearly twenty years of experience guiding students through grounded, spiritually informed practice. Rooted in traditional philosophy and modern application, Sati blends movement, breathwork, meditation, and subtle energetic awareness to create classes that are both accessible and deeply transformative. Known for her calm authority, clarity of instruction, and heart-centered teaching style, Sati creates space for students to grow at their own pace while connecting to something deeper within themselves. |
| Sondra Rosenberg | is a local artist and art therapist. She studied visual art at Oberlin College and earned her MA in art therapy at NYU. Working in a range of media and subject matter, she creates art for personal expression, private commissions, and in support of organizations that promote social justice and community development. Her art practice has been informed by her work as an art therapist for women with eating disorders and related mental health struggles. Learn more: www.sondrarosenberg.com. |
| Robert Sadler | has been playing chess in casual and tournament settings for somewhere around 60 years. He has been active in Chess Clubs since college, and is currently organizing the chess club at Lovett Memorial Library on Tuesdays at 5 pm. You can find him playing chess at many other venues around the Philadelphia area. |
| 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. |
| Bekka Schultz Thorpe | Tours are led by our knowledgeable guides of both garden highlights as well as an exclusive tour of the first floor of the Chanticleer House. |
| 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 teaching. |
| 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. |
| Barbara Sheehan | is a lover of great film and literature. She holds a M.Ed. in Educational Media and MAE in English and has taught at local colleges and in the community. |
| 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. |
| Kathleen Smith | , JD, is an experienced educator and attorney. She is an associate professor at Chestnut Hill College and has received numerous awards recognizing her contributions to legal education, jurisprudence, civic engagement and public service. |
| 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. |
| Rick Spector | has more than 40 years experience lecturing and producing videos about Philadelphia nostalgia, and the history of television, radio, movies, and sport. |
| MALT Staff | celebrates the diversity of Northwest Philadelphia, bringing together neighbors to share a wide variety of ideas, information, and skills in informal learning environments. MALT operates as a community-based non-profit corporation, with a small part-time staff and volunteer board. We are committed to the value of life-long learning, contributing to the welfare of our community, and providing a good deal of fun along the way. We welcome your ideas, your involvement as students and teachers, and your financial support. |
| 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. |
| 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, history lover and museum and community arts educator. She infuses her passion of art, research, history within her art history practice. JIhan uses elements of material culture, archives, and storytelling as an intersection to communicate the histories around us. |
| 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. |
| Mittal Trivedi | is a polyglot scholar studying languages through a cultural lens. She speaks six languages including Italian and Spanish, and has had different experiences in learning all of them. Her passion for Italian developed when she spent three years in Italy for her doctorate on Sanskrit. Her background in language research means she was able to employ pattern recognition in grammar and use immersion techniques to get into the mindset of speaking Italian. |
| Looie Voorhees | This course will be taught by ACA (American Canoe Association) Instructor Looie Voorhees. She has a lifetime of paddling experience and is certified by the ACA to teach both flatwater and whitewater canoeing and kayaking and beginner Stand Up Paddleboard. |
| Carolyn Wallace | is an interpreter, educator, and collections manager with over fifteen years of experience working with historic sites. In her current role as Education Director for Cliveden of the National Trust, her work focuses on research and interpretation of diverse narratives through sustainable programming for youth and adults and exhibit design. Carolyn is passionate about making connections between past and present and helping visitors to do the same. |
| Jackson Warren | is Wyck's Horticulturist and a graduate of the Barnes Horticulture program. |
| Angela Watson | , also known as "Mama Sadio," is the founder of Camara Arts, an arts organization focused on youth rites of passage. She is a recipient of the 2018-19 Leeway Transformation Award and was honored by the Drum Tribute in 2016 for her work in African dance. A published author in the *Encyclopedia of Africa and the Americas*, Angela holds a Master’s in Dance Research from Temple University and a Bachelor's in African Studies from Howard. A Fulbright scholar and longtime performer, Angela has studied and taught African arts globally, sharing her expertise at universities and through community programs. |
| 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. |
| Rae Whatley | is a Jikiden Reiki therapist and wellness coach with a practice in Chestnut Hill. She loves sleeping outside and has been a hammock camper for over 10 years. Before that she was a ground-dweller, sleeping in tents on family and Scout camping trips and even in her own backyard. |
| Michael Wherrity | is a certified member of the Association of Philadelphia Tour Guides and a volunteer guide with Independence Historical Trust. |
| 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 |
| Yes! And... Collaborative Arts | has been providing arts education opportunities to youth in K-12th grade for over 25 years. From camps, to studio classes, to participation in full-length musicals and plays, students have the opportunity to participate in collaborative art making across artistic disciplines. This workshop will be taught by staff members from Yes! And... |
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