MAC Staff & Instructors
Administrative Staff
Michael Walsh | Arts Program Supervisor, MACA Board Director
Nicole Rawlins | Visual Arts Coordinator
Aimé Kelly | Community Engagement Coordinator
Patrick Browne | Performing Arts Coordinator
Kelly Mason | Performing Arts Lead
Maya Celeste | Community Engagement Lead
Andrew Galloway | Visual Arts Lead
Jessica Ramirez | Office & Rentals Lead
BB Anderson | Office Lead
Justin Bower | Office Lead
Megan Hatch | Gallery Specialist
Customer Service Staff:
Rachel Burr, Susanne Carmichael, Melissa Dow, Laura Duncan, Dan Gervais, Michelle Jackson,
Haley Paxton, Jo Mortinson, Kelsey Stevens
Youth Visual Arts Instructors
Nicole Rawlins | Visual Arts Coordinator
Arielle Brackett | Mixed Media, Textiles
Stephanie Byrd | Calligraphy
Jenna Gersbach-King | Photography, Drawing, Painting, & Mixed Media
Dawn Grunwald | Textiles & Family Art
Liz (Kux) Harris | Ceramics & Mixed Media
Junko Iijima | Metalsmithing
Tim Kluge | Woodworking & Mixed Media
Michelle Lee | Textiles
Palmarin Merges | Printmaking & Mixed Media
Sandra Oberdorfer | Family Art, Ceramics, & Mixed Media
Stacey Smeltzer | Ceramics, Textiles, & Mixed Media
Jan von Bergen | Ceramics, Drawing, Painting, & Mixed Media
Sarah Welsh | Drawing, Painting, & Mixed Media
Music Instructors
Patrick Browne | Performing Arts Coordinator
Jessica Bartlett | Piano, Flute, & Voice Instructor
Anson Brown | Guitar Instructor
Chuck Cheesman | Guitar, Ukulele, & Songwriting Instructor
Meg Currell | Piano Instructor
Bryce Driscoll | Piano Instructor
Mahroo Hamedani | Piano Instructor
Shelley Mathewson | Violin Instructor
Yohannes Murphy | Guitar, Bass, Ukulele, & Voice Instructor
Collin Oldham | Cello Instructor
Aaron Pruitt | Piano Instructor
Steven Skolnik | Percussion Instructor
Timothy Van Cleave | Piano Instructor
Morgan Wilhelm | Oboe & Piano
Mark Woodward | Multnomah Chorus Director
Drawing, Painting, & Mixed Media Instructors
Nicole Rawlins | Visual Arts Coordinator
Stephanie Byrd | Calligraphy
Jan von Bergen | Encaustics, Printmaking, & Ceramics
Char Fitzpatrick | Watercolor & Mixed Media
Susan Hinton | Watercolor
Tobi Kibel Piatek | Mixed Media for Seniors
Gage Mace | Drawing & Painting
Palmarin Merges | Mixed Media
Brian Shannon | Drawing, Painting, & Printmaking
Jude Siegel | Journaling, Pen & Ink
Stacey Smeltzer | Painting & Mixed Media
Metalsmithing Instructors
Nicole Rawlins | Visual Arts Coordinator
Arielle Brackett
Debra Carus
Junko Iijima
Garrett Kovacs
Susanne Lechler Osborn
Miel Margarita Paredes
Kristin Mitsu Shiga
Photography Instructors
Printmaking & Book Arts Instructors
Nicole Rawlins | Visual Arts Coordinator
Jan von Bergen | Encaustics, Screenprint, & Solarplate
Andrew Galloway | Book Arts & Printmaking
Chris Harmon | Relief Printmaking & Lithography
Yuji Hiratsuka | Intaglio, Relief, & Book Arts
Palmarin Merges | Screenprinting, Collagraphy, Lithography, & Monotype
Nicole Rawlins | Intaglio
Brian Shannon | Intaglio, Monotype, Collagraph, Lithography, Relief, & Drawing
Kristin Mitsu Shiga | Book Arts
Textiles Instructors
Nicole Rawlins | Visual Arts Coordinator
Loo Bain | Weaving & Fiber Arts
Arielle Brackett | Youth Fibers & Metal/Felts
Jaye Campbell | Weaving
Dawn Grunwald | Felting & Youth Fibers
Michelle Lee | Textiles Instructor
Susan Lechler-Osborn | Felting
LaVerne Lewis | Sewing
Palmarin Merges | Textile Printing
Virginia McKinney | Fiber Arts
Stacey Smeltzer | Tie Dye & Rug Weaving
Brittany Stanton | Basketry & Fiber Arts
Dance Instructors
Patrick Browne | Performing Arts Coordinator
Sebastian Adams | Ballet, Hip Hop, Jazz
Sue Ceswick | Tap
Jarmila Darby | Youth Dance
Lillie Last | Flamenco
Dani Peterson | Ballet, Tap
Kelsi Schnitter | Hip Hop
Beebee White | Ballet, Creative Movement
Theatre Arts 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
Nicole Rawlins | Visual Arts Coordinator
Carson Culp | Ceramics
Liz (Lux) Harris | Adult & Youth Ceramics
Virginia McKinney | Ceramics
Kurtis Piltz | Adult Ceramics
Chris Rehwalt | Ceramics
Victoria Shaw | Adult Ceramics
Stacey Smeltzer | Ceramics
Dirk Staschke | Ceramics
Jan von Bergen | Adult Ceramics
Clay Technicians:
Liz (Lux) Harris, Joe Schafer, Jesse Taylor, Carson Culp, Chris Rehwalt