MAC Staff & Instructors
Administrative Staff
Michael Walsh | Arts Program Supervisor, MACA Board Director
Nicole Rawlins | Adult Visual Arts Coordinator
Aimé Kelly | Dance, Outreach, & Youth Visual Arts Coordinator
Amy Jo McCarville | Creative Fitness, Literary Arts, Music, & Theatre Coordinator
Virginia McKinney | Visual Arts Lead
Patrick Browne | Performing Arts Lead
Marc Cissell | Ceramics Lead
Craton Highways | Office & Rentals Lead
Jessica Ramirez | Office & Customer Service Lead
John Albert | Office & Marketing Lead
Karen DeBenedetti | Gallery Specialist
Jaye Campbell | Textiles Lead
Mari Paulus | Publishing
Customer Service Representatives:
BB Anderson
Tara Cochrane
Laura Duncan
Sabrina Ferry
Elizabeth Hart Whelan
Kristin Miller
Lissi Sogn
Youth Visual Arts Instructors
Aimé Kelly | Youth Visual Arts Coordinator
Virginia McKinney | Visual Arts Lead
Gates Callanan | Cartooning & Animation
Alex Chiu | Animation
Karen DeBenedetti | Ceramics
Nesteren Demirdag | Ceramics
Laurie Dignan | Woodworking & Architecture
Jenna Gersbach-King | Photography
Junko Iijima | Metals
Lila Jarzombek | Drawing, Painting, & Printmaking
Robert Johnson | Woodworking
Tobi Kibel Piatek | Drawing, Painting, & Fashion Art
Kate Loomis | Tie Dye & Textiles
Virginia McKinney | Ceramics
Vikki Minow | Mixed Media
Nate Orton | Drawing, Painting, & Printmaking
Kate Parks | Drawing, Painting, & Mixed Media
Anupam Singh | Printmaking, Drawing, & Painting
Jan von Bergen | Ceramics, Drawing, Painting, & Mixed Media
Music Instructors
Amy Jo McCarville | Music Coordinator
Patrick Browne | Performing Arts Lead
Jessica Bartlett | Piano, Flute, & Voice Instructor
Jim Blackburn | Piano Instructor
Susan Brakeall | Piano Instructor
Jack Buddeke | Piano & Guitar Instructor
Patrick Caplis | Piano Instructor
Chuck Cheesman | Guitar, Ukulele, & Songwriting Instructor
Tracey Edson | Voice & Piano Instructor
Sharon Eng | Violin Instructor
Dave Fleschner | Piano Instructor
Emmanuel Henreid | Voice, Piano, & Youth Chorus Instructor
Mitch Iimori | Woodwinds, Brass, & Banjo Instructor
Jessica Israels | Women’s Chorus Director
Shelley Mathewson | Violin Instructor
Yohannes Murphy | Guitar, Ukulele, & Voice Instructor
Aaron Pruitt | Piano Instructor
Ronnie Robins | Guitar Instructor
Steven Skolnik | Percussion Instructor
Mark Woodward | Multnomah Chorus Director
Drawing & Painting Instructors
Nicole Rawlins | Adult Visual Arts Coordinator
Virginia McKinney | Visual Arts Lead
Marcy Baker | Mixed Media
Jan von Bergen | Ceramics, Printingmaking, & Encaustic
Christine Colasurdo | Calligraphy
Aimee Erickson | Painting
Eduardo Fernandez | Drawing & Painting
Char Fitzpatrick | Watercolor
Jane Gallen Lipton | Drawing
Anji Grainger | Watercolor
Susan Hinton | Painting
Lila Jarzombek | Drawing, Painting, & Printmaking
Annette Lansing | Mixed Media
Gage Mace | Painting
Sharon Robinson | Mixed Media
Brian Shannon | Drawing, Painting, & Printmaking
Jude Siegel | Journaling
Anupam Singh | Printmaking, Drawing, & Painting
Amber Stene | Watercolor
Liz Walker | Painting
Dance Instructors
Creative Fitness Instructors
Amy Jo McCarville | Creative Fitness Coordinator
Patrick Browne | Performing Arts Lead
Joyce Coyle | Tai Chi Instructor
Philippa Currie-Wood | Tai Chi Instructor
Catherine Holder | Tai Chi Instructor
Sarah Jane Owens | Qigong Instructor
Yvonne Kreger | Zumba Instructor
Patricia Navin | Yoga Instructor
Jennie McCall | Pilates & Nia Instructor
Rebecca Melton | Yoga Instructor
Patricia Panehal | Nia Instructor
Ceramics Instructors
Nicoel Rawlins | Adult Visual Arts Coordinator
Aimé Kelly | Youth Visual Arts Coordinator
Virginia McKinney | Visual Arts Lead
Marc Cissell | Cermaics Lead
Karen DeBennedetti
Jan Edwards
Robert Johnson
Annette Lansing
Virginia McKinney
Kurtis Piltz
Sarah Rehwalt
Victoria Shaw
Jan von Bergen
Clay Technicians:
Nestern Demirdag, Robert Johnson, Jessica Oakes,
Owen Posey-Scholl, Jesse Taylor