The staff at Urban Arts Partnership bring passion, thoughtfulness and years of experience in the arts and education to their roles in our organization. Feel free to call our office any time to learn more about our organization and how each of us works to bring the vitality of the arts into our schools and communities.

“Students are seeing art as more than just self-expression. Modeling their processes on teaching artists and professional artists, students see their future careers as rewarding, exciting and even remunerative paths. Urban Arts Partnership makes this attainable.” - Alice Proujansky, Urban Arts Teaching Artist & Staff Developer

 

Philip Courtney
Executive Director

philip@urbanarts.org

Jennifer DiFiglia
Director of Programs

Anna Strout
Director of Special Projects and Events

Sage Young
Individual & Corporate Giving Manager

Hillary Deutsch
Operations Manager

Kaya Chwals
Program Manager - Elementary Schools

Keith Kaminski
Program Manager - Theater & Performance

Greg Ayres
Program Coordinator - Story Studio

Armando Somoza
Program Coordinator - Digital Media

Sarah Gluck
GPS Program Coordinator

Ariana Allensworth
GPS Academic Coordinator

Bedirhan Cinar
Graphic & Web Designer

Frank Turiano
Office Assistant

Alice Proujansky
Staff Developer

Alain Davis
Video

Alexandra Reitzes
Visual Art

Bayete Ross Smith
Photography, Video

Beto Sepulveda-Arriaga
Visual Art, Photography

Bradley Valentin
Music

Brendan Boland
Theater

Brian Womack
Video

Caitlin Meissner
Photography, Poetry

Carla Repice
Visual Art

Cristina Ambrose
Theater, Music

Elise Rasmussen
Photography

Elizabeth Rodd
Video

Elliot Montague
Photography, Video

Erika Kapin
Music, Photography

Fabian Saucedo
Poetry

Farrah Bell
Dance, Visual Art

Harold Akyeampong
Music

Heather Acs
Theater

Janille Hill
Dance

Jazz Johnson
Animation, Photography

Jean Rho
Visual Art

Jesse Myerson
Music, Theater

Joshua Melvin
Music, Theater

Jules Gimbrone
Visual Art, Photography

Julia Grob
Theater

Karamba Sise
Music, Video

Kate Johnson
Dance

Katherine Toukhy
Visual Art

Kathleena Howie-Garcia
Visual Art

Kimani Fowlin
Dance

Kira Neel
Theater

Laura Butchy
Theater

Laura Easley
Dance

Laurie Krupp
Photography

Martin Urbach
Music

Meredith Bak
Animation

Michelle Seabreeze
Dance, Poetry

Michelle Slonim
Theater

Mike Cordero
Visual Art

Mike Jones
Music, Video

Monique Schubert
Visual Art

Rosemary Taylor
Visual Art

Sam Sellers
Poetry

Sandra Perez
Dance

Seren Brevigleiri
Poetry

Taione Martinez
Music

Vee Bravo
Video

Victor Sanchez
Video, Photography

Yarrow Lutz
Digital Art, Poetry

Zawadi Noel
Animation, Music