Jeff Rawlins

Jeff Rawlins (Architecture) Architect and craftsman, Jeff Rawlins, has a Bachelor of Architecture from Ball State University and a Master of Architecture from Cranbrook Academy of Art. He and his family reside in Louisville where ..

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Donna Sink

Donna Sink (Architecture) Donna Sink has a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Arizona and a Master of Architecture from Cranbrook Academy of Art. In addition to masterplans building designs for schools, church ..

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Mitchell Douglas

Mitchell Douglas (Creative Writing) Mitchell L. H. Douglas is an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis. A Cave Canem fellow and cofounder of the Affrilachian Poets, his debut ..

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Kelly Norman Ellis

Kelly Norman Ellis (Creative Writing) Kelly Norman Ellis is a poet and Associate Professor of English and Creative Writing at Chicago State University and Associate Director of the Masters in Fine Arts in Creative Writing Program. ..

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Ellen Hagan

Ellen Hagan (Creative Writing) Ellen Hagan’s poetry and essays have appeared in literary journals, magazines, and anthologies. Ellen holds an MFA in Fiction from The New School University. She is member of the Affrilachian Poet ..

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Theresa Bautista

Theresa Bautista (Dance) Theresa Bautista is a dancer, choreographer and teacher and former company member of Moyamo Dance, jan street dance theatre and Art! Art! Barking Dog Dance Company. She is the creator of Moving Collective, ..

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Rodney A. Brown

Rodney A. Brown (Dance) Rodney A. Brown or “Brown”, choreographer, performer, educator, activist and Director of The Brown Dance Project joined the faculty at Santa Fe College in 2009 as Artistic Director of Dance. He has serv ..

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Kathy Sawyer Holtgrave

Kathy Sawyer Holtgrave (Dance) Kathy studied at the NC School of the Arts, School of American Ballet and Joffrey Ballet. She danced professionally with Joffrey Concert Group, San Antonio Ballet, and as a principal dancer with the ..

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Bill Caise

Bill Caise (Drama) From acting in Keith Antar Mason’s “for black boys who have considered homicide” to shepherding 5 Ensembles through the history and impact of Hip Hop and being in pre-production for “I Dedicate this Rid ..

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Stephanie Roberts

Stephanie Roberts (Drama) Stephanie is Assistant Professor of Physical Theatre at University of Missouri, Kansas City, teaching Mask, Commedia dell’Arte, Clown and Epic Storytelling. She holds an MFA in Ensemble Based Physical T ..

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Joanna Binford

Joanna Binford (Instrumental Music) Joanna Binford is a recipient of the 2003 Kentucky ASTA “Studio Teacher” Award, and is currently on the faculty of the Centenary School of Music and Transylvania University. She currently se ..

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Richard Byrd

Richard Byrd (Instrumental Music) Dr. Richard Byrd is Professor of Theory and Composition at Eastern Kentucky University and trumpeter with the EKU Faculty Brass Quintet. He is an active performer, teacher, composer/arranger, adj ..

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Scott Locke

Scott Locke (Instrumental Music) Clarinetist Scott Locke has presented concerts throughout the United States, France, and Canada. This year he is recipient of the Murray State University Presidential Fellowship which will enable ..

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Donald Speer

Donald Speer (Instrumental Music) Donald Speer has been a member of the faculty at Western Kentucky University since 1991, where his responsibilities cover a variety of piano-related courses for college music majors and pre-colleg ..

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Sharon Kinnison

Sharon Kinnison (Musical Theatre) Sharon Kinnison offers a twenty-year career as an actor, singer, director, educator and writer. Sharon has served as adjunct professor at Bellarmine University and Indiana University Southeast. ..

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Donna Richards

Donna Richards (Musical Theatre) Donna Richards has a BFA in Dance Performance and Choreography from the Los Angles School of Performing Arts at UCLA. Donna lived in New York for 12 years where she performed and traveled with var ..

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Ryan Shirar

Ryan Shirar (Musical Theatre) Ryan Shirar, Founder/Executive Director of Paragon Music Theatre, is well known throughout Kentucky as a pianist, arranger/composer, vocal coach and conductor (most recently Guest Conductor for the Le ..

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Clayton Hable

Clayton Hable (New Media) A Louisville native, Clayton Hable earned a Bachelor’s degree in film studies at Vanderbilt University before capturing a Master’s degree in film production from Florida State University. In addition ..

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Ruben Moreno

Ruben Moreno (New Media) Ruben Moreno is a visual artist and media teacher specializing in clay animation and video production. A recipient of the Louisville Arts Council’s 2004 Visual Arts Award, Ruben is the founding director ..

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Susan Harrison

Susan Harrison (Visual Art) Susan Harrison is a mixed-media, installation artist, who is a member of PYRO Gallery in Louisville, KY. Her next exhibition will be in March 2011. She currently serves as the upper school visual art i ..

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Waseem Touma

Waseem Touma (Visual Art) Waseem Touma was born and raised in Sydney, Australia. He received his BFA Degree from Kansas City Art Institute in 2002, and his Master of Fine Arts Degree from UK in 2006. He is currently living in Kan ..

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Annabelle Wilson

Annabelle Wilson (Visual Art) Annabelle Wilson holds a B.F.A. in Painting from Western Kentucky University and a M.F.A. in Painting from the University of Kentucky. She has led workshops at the Green River Correctional Facility, ..

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Hope Koehler

Hope Koehler (Vocal Music) Hope Koehler has appeared on stage and in concert around the world. She received her Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Kentucky in Lexington where she studied with tenor Everett McCor ..

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Barry Lawrence

Barry Lawrence (Vocal Music) Barry Lawrence is both a vocal instructor and director of the Bellarmine Opera Theatre at Bellarmine University. He studied at both the University of Louisville and Indiana University. Internationall ..

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Eleanor McClellan

Eleanor McClellan (Vocal Music) Eleanor McClellan Bulathsinghalage has performed on stage and in recital on three Continents. She received an M.M. from the University of Louisville, completed course work towards the D.M.A. at UC-C ..

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A.T. Simpson

A.T. Simpson (Vocal Music) Dr. Alexander T. Simpson Jr., an Associate Professor of Music at Bellarmine University where he is the Director of Choral Activities, received his doctorate from the University of Kentucky. GSA’s Chora ..

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Kevin Flores

Kevin Flores (Program Documentation) Kevin Flores is a filmmaker and photographer residing in Louisville, Kentucky. He is a 1998 GSA Alumni in theatre. Most recently he completed production on his first feature film, Before I Sa ..

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Damien Sweeney

Damien Sweeney (Program Counselor) Damien Sweeney has taught at Fairdale High and Louisville Male, where he was also in charge of Men of Quality and the Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership Group. Currently, Sweeney is a guidance counsel ..

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Carrie A. Nath

Carrie A. Nath (Executive Director) Carrie A. Nath is an arts administrator, arts educator, director, choreographer and actor. Ms. Nath is the former Arts Education Director for the Kentucky Arts Council and former GSA drama facul ..

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Laura Angermeier

Laura Angermeier (Program Manager) Laura graduated with Honors from Butler University earning a B.S. in Arts Administration with a concentration in voice. She attended GSA in vocal music. Her previous work experience includes wo ..

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Nick Covault

Nick Covault (Program Coordinator) A former GSA student and intern, Nick joined the administrative staff in August 2010. He is originally from LaGrange, KY and holds degrees in vocal performance and arts administration from the Un ..

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