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All Staff

Administrative, Management, & Support Staff

  • Amy Taub 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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...

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Teaching Artists

  • Frank “Theo” Callozzo 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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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Catherine Bildhauer, teaching artist, and David Fellom, studio artist