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
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
Tauheedah Baker-Jones
Fresh Prep Manager
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
Carla Repice
Visual Art
Cristina Ambrose
Theater, Music
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
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 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
