About Us

Transforming children’s trauma to resilience through the arts.

Board of Directors

Officers

President – Coree NeumeyerQuarles & Brady LLP

President-Elect; Vice President, External Relations – Julia SotoPhoenix Children’s Hospital

Vice President, Internal Relations – Liz Shabaker – Versant Capital Management

Treasurer – Damaria Moore Fidelity Investments

Secretary; Vice President, Governance – Jessica Restrepo – Community Member

Board Members

External Relations – Cathy GrahamDesert Financial Credit Union

External Relations – Tiesha Harrison – Sunflower Soul Project

External Relations – Kelly Hopler – Community Member

External Relations – Manny Tarango – SRP

Governance – Denise Jauregui, LCSW – Cultivando Wellness

Governance – Lisa Ludolph – Global Payments

Governance – Paul Peterson – Casual Astronaut

Internal Relations – Scott Freeborn Point B

Staff

Executive

Matt Sandoval, M.Ed., LMSW
Chief Executive Officer

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Marisa Skelpsa-Muñoz
Executive Projects Manager & Board Liaison

Programs

Danielle Tefft
VP of Programs

Beth Garrett-Coleman
Director of Programs

Rebeccah Carlson
Volunteer Engagement Manager

Sam Haldiman
Program Manager

Erina Sanchez
Senior Program Coordinator

Liz Hutchman
Programs Coordinator

Development and Marketing

Aubrey Watkins
VP of Philanthropy

Bea Bohannon
Director of Philanthropy

Devon Johnson
Annual Fund Manager

Operations

Blain Logan
VP of Operations

Erin Patrick
Office Manager

Genesis Labrador
Human Resources Specialist

Liberty Thwaits
Operations Team Assistant

Val West
Organizational Assistant

Teaching Artists

Alyssa Rodriguez – Movement and Sound Healing

Ana Santos – Visual Arts, Zines, Murals

Angela Soliz – Visual Arts, Painting

Ashley Burns – Movement and Meditation

Brandon “Mic Mavan” Plunk – Beats Making, Spoken Word

Brittney Garcia – Visual Arts

Bryson Bost – Visual Arts, Patterned Drawing

Carlos Urtubey – Guitar and Music

Chanel Bragg – Theater

Danica Koestner – Dance and Movement

Denise Garcia – Expressive Movement, Visual Arts

Deserae McCall – Dance, Yoga and Movement

Diana Calderon – Visual Arts, Print Making, Notebook making, and Painting

Eileen Morgan – Taiko Drumming

Lizzy House – Yoga and Mindfulness

Emily Costello – Visual arts

Fernando Barajas – Graffiti

Folade – Drumming

Francisco Garcia – Graffiti, Freestyle Poetry, and Murals

Frank Thompson – Drumming

Fankie Marchi – Spoken Word

Ginamarie Nieves-Rosenfeld – Visual Arts, Sculpting

Isaac Caruso – Murals and Painting

Jacob Buttry – Theater and Acting

Jay Tatum – Spoken Word

DJ Dimension – DJ

Karen Battaglini – Dance

Karen Onken – Visual Arts

Kris Kollasch – Visual Arts

Kristin Wesley – Visual Arts, Painting and other mediums

Linda Pullinsi – Visual Arts, Painting and Collage

Lynne Roth – Visual Arts, Mixed Media

Steve Price – Creative Writing, Mindful Journaling, Poetry and Yoga

Mario Barela – Bucket Drumming

Marisa Arellano – Dance

Megan Atencia – Spoken Word

Mei-Kuei Cruise – Chinese Arts

Myrlin Hepworth – Spoken Word

Niamey Thomas – Dance and Movement

Philippa Johnstone – Horticultural Therapy

Sean Medlin – Spoken Word

Shari Keith – Visual Arts, Art with found items

Shelly Love – Photography and Visual Art

Sherdes Leona – Spoken Word, Photography, Video, Sound Art, Digital Art, and Sculpture

Tiesha Harrison – Visual Arts, Painting

Tomas Stanton – Spoken Word

Vo Vera the Ronin – Dance and Movement

 

Affiliates

Free Arts around the country operate independently, but we have very similar missions. Learn more about our affiliate partners and their creative communities.