Pilot year cohort members include:
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Jonathan (JJ) Aponte (Teaching Artist, Theatre)
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Kathleen Casper (Teaching Artist, Ceramic and Mosaic Art)
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Laura Craig (School Administrator, Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District)
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Molly Gaston Johnson (Teaching Artist, Visual Art, Printmaking, Bookmaking)
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Lauren MacAllister (Arts Specialist, Dance, Newark Public School District)
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Ryan McGovern (Teaching Artist, Musical Theatre, Theatre)
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Danielle Mondi (Arts Specialist, Dance, Franklin Township School District)
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Erik James Montgomery (Teaching Artist, Photography)
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Nikkia Neal (Arts Specialist, Dance, Newark Public School District)
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Carolina Safar (Classroom Teacher, Science, East Windsor Regional School District)
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Heidi SanFilippo (Teaching Artist, Mixed Media)
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Jacob Winterstein (Teaching Artist, Poetry, Performance)
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Josh Campbell and
Denise Davis (Team: Teaching Artist, Theatre, Spoken Word; School Administrator, Trenton School District)
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Erika Gehringer and
Caren Izzo (Team: Arts Specialist, Visual Art; Classroom Teacher, Social Studies, Drama Club, Haddonfield School District)
Joining the pilot year cohort will be two lead teaching artists who will attend the workshops with the participants and lead follow up webinars after the completion of the workshops. The Lead Teaching Artists for the pilot year are
Patricia Flynn and
Alex Shaw.