All Staff
Administrative, Management, & Support Staff
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Amy Taub
Executive Director
Amy Taub has worked in the field of developmental disabilities for the last 29 years. She moved to the Bay Area and joined Creativity Explored in 1999 after having administered...
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Amy Auerbach
Gallery & Office Manager
Amy Auerbach is a photographer who received a BFA degree in Photography from San Francisco State University. Her photographs have been exhibited locally at SF Camerawork, SFMOMA Artists Gallery, and...
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Ann Kappes
Marketing & Development Director
Ann Kappes has worked in the nonprofit field for 13 years as a public program developer, exhibition planner, fundraiser, and project management consultant. This diverse skill set has enabled Ann...
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E. Francis Kohler
CE2 Studio & Services Manager
Born and raised in Sacramento, Francis moved to San Francisco in 1985 to study sculpture and film at the San Francisco Art Institute. After graduating in 1989 he spent five...
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Bessie Kunath
Framer & Exhibition Preparator
Bessie Kunath was hired by Creativity Explored in December of 2008 as the Framer & Exhibition Preparator. She is originally from Orange County, and moved to San Francisco in 1999....
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Eric Larson
Assistant Studio Manager & Visual Arts Instructor
Eric Larson is a San Francisco artist who received his MFA from California College of the Arts in 2004. Eric began teaching at Creativity Explore in 2005 and became Assistant...
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Paul Moshammer
Studio Manager & Visual Arts Instructor
Paul Moshammer grew up in Vienna, Austria where he studied art. He moved to California in 1989 and joined the teaching staff of Creativity Explored in July of 1991. He...
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Elena “Bety” Ortiz
Habilitation Aide
Bety was born in San Martin Jilotepeque, Guatemala. She has an extensive teaching background as a primary and secondary school teacher, as well as Montessori teaching experience. Bety and her...
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Will Skinker
Gallery & Administrative Assistant
Will Skinker is a poet. His writing has appeared in numerous journals in the US and recently in Europe; Auguste Press published MASCARA, his first book, in 2007. He has...
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Matthew Verscheure
Associate Director
Matt Verscheure has over 20 years experience supporting people with developmental disabilities. Matt was born and raised in Illinois, getting his start in the Quad Cities area. He has worked...
Teaching Artists
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Frank “Theo” Callozzo
Visual Arts Instructor
Theophani Frank Callozzo was born in Colorado and grew up in Santa Fe, New Mexico. After moving to San Francisco in 2005, Theo began volunteering at Creativity Explored and joined...
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Victor Cartagena
Visual Arts Instructor
Salvadoran-born Victor Cartagena has been making art in the Bay Area since the late 80s. The work that he produced in the early to mid-1990’s battled with memories of the...
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Suda Changkasiri
Visual Arts Instructor
Suda Changkasiri received a Master of Arts degree in Industrial Arts from San Francisco State University in 2000. Suda has taught art at Creativity Explored since 1999. She also served...
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Gilles Combet
Visual Arts Instructor
Gilles Combet is a visual artist who grew up mainly in London and Paris. After dropping out of high school, becoming a roof carpenter, traveling extensively in Europe and Africa,...
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Ester Hernandez
Visual Arts Instructor
Ester Hernandez is a San Francisco artist who is best known for her depiction of women through pastels and prints. She has exhibited in numerous solo and group shows both...
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Kelley Kerslake
Visual Arts Instructor
Kelley was born and raised in the shadow of Hollywood, and moved in 1989 to San Francisco for the northern light. On a break from a nascent career in architecture,...
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Judith LaRosa
Visual Arts Instructor
Judith LaRosa is a San Francisco native with a varied art background that includes extensive printmaking and textile design, as well as drawing, painting, and ceramics. She has an avid...
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Geri Montano
Visual Arts Instructor
Geri Montano received her BFA from San Francisco Art Institute where she studied drawing, painting, and sculpture. Her work has been exhibited at SFAI’s Diego Rivera Gallery, Rouge Gallery, and...
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Larry Morace
Visual Arts Instructor
Larry Morace grew up in Louisiana and went to college in Indiana where he initially studied pre-med and psychology. After receiving a BA from Indiana University, he joined a group...
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Gloria Morales
Visual Arts Instructor
Gloria Morales is a printmaker and book artist who received her BFA from the Academy of San Carlos, the National School of Fine Arts in Mexico City. She has taught...
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Ming Mur-Ray
Visual Arts Instructor
Ming Mur-Ray, a multidisciplinary artist, has exhibited her work in numerous national and international museums, galleries, and private collections, including: The Guggenheim Museum, Walker Arts Center, PS1, Chicago Art Institute,...
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Pilar Olabarria
Visual Arts Instructor & Services Coordinator
Pilar Olabarria holds an MA in Conceptual Art, an MFA in Installation and Performance Art, and a Post Graduate degree in Art Therapy. Pilar is interested in mixed media art,...
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Mara Poliak
Visual Arts Instructor & Volunteer Coordinator
Without art, it might be impossible for Mara to get out of bed every morning. Born and raised in Kirkland, WA, Mara was lucky to grow up in a creative...
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Miranda Putman
Visual Arts Instructor
Miranda Putman has a BA from UC Santa Barbara, and a MFA in visual art from UC Davis. Miranda has taught painting and drawing at The NIAD Art Center in...
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Nicole Selçuk
Visual Arts Instructor & CE2 Administrative Assistant
Nicole Selçuk studied Art Education and Creative Writing at San Francisco State University. In conjunction with these programs, she edited Transfer magazine, and traveled to Colima, El Salvador to teach...
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Horace Washington
Ceramic Arts Instructor
Horace Washington is a sculptor and mural artist who has taught, lectured, and shown his work extensively for many years. He has completed numerous sculpture and mural projects for public...
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