Meet Our Team

Leadership Team

Elizabeth Yang-Hellewell (She/Her)
Executive Director + CEO

Gabrielle Wyrick (She/Her)
Chief Curator and Director of Art + Engagement

Rebekah J. Hook-Held (She/Her)
Chief Strategic Advancement Officer

Administration + Finance

Cat D’Camp (She/Her)
Accounting Manager

Isabella Giles (She/Her)
HR + Accounting Assistant

Education + Exhibitions

Kurosh Yahyai (He/Him)
Associate Director of Art + Engagement

Karlee Mariel (She/Her)
Studios Coordinator + Preparator

Megan Stoneking (She/Her)
Design Fabrication Coordinator

Megan Swiertz (She/Her)
Education Manager

Maddie Juarez (She/Her)
Education Coordinator

Iyari Arteaga (She/Her)
Creative Community Advocacy Manager

Artopia: NCM Creative Studios

Dawn Vitale (She/Her)
General Manager of Studio Programs and Operations

Danielle Rives (She/Her)
Art and Creative Learning Manager

Development + Membership

Julia Barnes (She/Her)
Director of Development

Shelley Wang (She/Her)
Grants Manager

Christopher Hincke (He/Him)
Senior Database Manager

Lauren Hartz (She/Her)
Assistant Manager
Membership + Annual Giving

Sashank Kanchustambam (He/Him)
Birthday Party Coordinator

Visitor Experience

Hannah Pham (She/Her)
Manager of Engagement

Brittney DeVeau (She/Her)
Assistant Manager of Engagement

Nicole Zawadzki (She/Her)
Assistant Manager of Engagement

Marketing + Communications

Amanda Lopez (She/Her)
Director of Communications + Marketing

Madi Church (She/Her)
Communications + Marketing Coordinator

Facilities + Operations

Dan Thompson (He/Him)
Interim Director of Facilities

Martin Villagomez (He/Him)
Maintenance Lead

Afterschool Art Programs

Join us in Artopia, our newest art studio space for Afterschool Art + Youth Cermaics for ages 8-10 and 11-13. Materials and instruction included.

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