It Takes A Village...
Discovery Arts is blessed to have some of the best people on the planet supporting our mission.
They work tirelessly to give each child a magnificent day and they are the heart and soul of every "Arts Adventure"!
Nancy Marshall, Program Manager
Heart and Soul do not begin to describe this multi-talented and fun loving lady! What a dream she is to stand by us every step of the way from the very beginning!! She operates on both left and right sides of the brain and loves all of the children with a heart of pure gold! She counts the beans and makes certain that everything is taken care of and all of the inner workings of Discovery Arts is running smoothly... a big job!
Gina Quintana, Program Coordinator
Gina is magic. She is a professional dancer and performer and she can also be seen performing at Disneyland! She was made for inspiring children and all of our children LOVE her!! We LOVE her too!! Gina heads up many of our programs and is always there to lend a hand to everything we do. We appreciate everything she does for us and the joy she brings to the children and anyone who has the privilege of knowing her is blessed!
Cyrene Jagger, Publicist
An unbelievable support to Discovery Arts with a heart of gold that won't quit! She "connects the dots" and serves by writing press releases, handling a very wide range of all of our media, marketing and publicity for our programs and services. She can do anything and loves people and our children. She deeply understands why Discovery Arts is so important and we appreciate her tireless effort to spread the word about Discovery Arts and make wonderful new friends for us. We love her and are so grateful to her!
Jhana Petersen, Graphic Design
Volunteer, This lovely lady is so sharp and so fast!! She offers the most incredible help, she is on top of everything we do and a GREAT support to us... she designs our email newsletters and flyers along with having jet lightening speed, accuracy and is a tremendous support to us! We think we have encountered just the "tip of the iceberg" with Jhana's talent and her loving spirit and her heart for our children just adds to the pleasure of having her in our DA Family!
Jhana has been combining the art and science of communication with design for as long as she can remember! Her background includes corporate communications in the defense and health care administration industries. She currently is art director for Orange Tree Productions, a music and media company. Her volunteer experience includes 12+ years' coordinating the communications in her children's school district and leading a team of volunteers in mentoring at risk elementary youth in a computer skills program in conjunction with LA's BEST after-school enrichment program.
Jhana has been combining the art and science of communication with design for as long as she can remember! Her background includes corporate communications in the defense and health care administration industries. She currently is art director for Orange Tree Productions, a music and media company. Her volunteer experience includes 12+ years' coordinating the communications in her children's school district and leading a team of volunteers in mentoring at risk elementary youth in a computer skills program in conjunction with LA's BEST after-school enrichment program.
Rori Wells, Grant Writer
This precious woman has the right words to describe "what we do" on paper and make it come alive. Rori is our grant writer and dear friend. She has made it possible for us to do our mission by contacting foundations and asking for their support.... as a result we have many new friends and partners that help us reach as many children as we can. She is a valuable asset to our survival and we love her!
Katie Cline, Program Coordinator, Missouri
Our newest member of the family and volunteer Program Coordinator for our programs in Springfield, Missouri. The very talented Katie came to us by way of Cathy Rigby when Katie performed in "Peter Pan" in Branson and was the "wrangler" for the kids in the show. She is a professional musical theater performer and she is a perfect fit for us! She is full of energy and talent and we know she is going to reach even more children as time goes by!!
Katie has had a passion for the arts since she was a young girl. She has been awarded several "Best of Show" awards wth her use of acrylic painting and has also been blessed to play several note worthy Theater roles such as: Charlotte in Charlotte's Web, Nick Bottom in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Nights Dream, Erzulie the Goddess of Love in Once on This Island, and recently coordinated a Discovery Arts Fundraising raffle alongside Cathy Rigby in the summer 2010 run of Peter Pan. Katherine will soon be attending art school.
Katie has had a passion for the arts since she was a young girl. She has been awarded several "Best of Show" awards wth her use of acrylic painting and has also been blessed to play several note worthy Theater roles such as: Charlotte in Charlotte's Web, Nick Bottom in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Nights Dream, Erzulie the Goddess of Love in Once on This Island, and recently coordinated a Discovery Arts Fundraising raffle alongside Cathy Rigby in the summer 2010 run of Peter Pan. Katherine will soon be attending art school.
Liarra Bartlett, Assistant Program Coordinator, Missouri
Volunteer, Another new member to the family, Liarra is Katie's assistant in Springfield, Missouri. A talented professional musical theater performer and a great help to Katie, the two of them are a powerhouse!! Liarra is also great with the children and we know that her support will bring many happy days to many sick children!!
Jeff Marshall, Art Director
It
is with a heavy heart that we share the loss of our beloved Art
Director, Father, Son, Brother and Friend on Friday March 11, 2011
Jeff's amazing talent, huge heart, his natural understanding of the kids and an all around funny, happy guy..... He designed the look and feel of Discovery Arts including but not limited to: it's Brand, Logo, Flyers, Cards, Signs, Marketing Materials and much more. He has his heart all over Discovery Arts and we are so grateful to him. Jeff has been with us since day one... he is a long time volunteer and support to Discovery Arts who has invested countess hours of love.
Presently Jeff is the owner and Creative Director of The Stampede; a multi-talented group of industry artists that create theme park environments, movie props, and effects along with architectural accents for construction and restoration. In his off season he teaches and mentors art students in his local Universities. http://stampeders.weebly.com/
Jeff's amazing talent, huge heart, his natural understanding of the kids and an all around funny, happy guy..... He designed the look and feel of Discovery Arts including but not limited to: it's Brand, Logo, Flyers, Cards, Signs, Marketing Materials and much more. He has his heart all over Discovery Arts and we are so grateful to him. Jeff has been with us since day one... he is a long time volunteer and support to Discovery Arts who has invested countess hours of love.
Presently Jeff is the owner and Creative Director of The Stampede; a multi-talented group of industry artists that create theme park environments, movie props, and effects along with architectural accents for construction and restoration. In his off season he teaches and mentors art students in his local Universities. http://stampeders.weebly.com/
Mary Fast, Office Support
Volunteer, How lucky we are to have Mary. She helps us in countless ways and is an amazing support to us and this woman does not quit! She makes sure that our "Bedside Adventure Kits" are ready to go for each hospital, coordinates all of our costumes, make-up, face-paints and art supplies for each "Arts Adventure", inventories all of our donations and truly the list goes on and on.... she even makes sure we eat and brings us delicious lunches.... wow... we are so blessed to have her!!
Adam North
Volunteer and assistant to Gina Quintana, Adam is a very talented professional Artist. He has a calm soothing nature and is a fun loving guy! He is great with all of the children and he's a great inspiration for creativity. He is wonderful and brings his artistic talent to inspire all of the children! We are very grateful to Adam and we are looking forward to his many creative ideas!
Larry Wallace
Volunteer, recipient of the Cindy Fortezzo Memorial Award for outstanding service to Discovery Arts. Larry is a treasure and has served the children of Discovery Arts for many years. He helps us in so many ways... he serves the children at Miller Children's Hospital each and every week, he builds shelves in the office, takes care of our storage unit, builds costume racks, picks up large item donations (carting them up and down our stairs), works in our booths at events and so much more. He is a grandfather and supports all of our efforts and we are very blessed to have him!
Teresa Carlisle, Photographer
Volunteer, and she is our Official Photographer! She is a recipient of the Cindy Fortezzo Memorial Award for outstanding service to Discovery Arts. Teresa is a very talented lady who discovered us by accident at CHOC when she had a health scare with her daughter. She has an incredible "eye" and talent with photography and has captured many treasured moments at Discovery Arts. Teresa takes charge of our Discovery Arts "Team" for the run, walk and bike with PCRF and takes care of our volunteers at the Festival of Children event every September. She supports all aspects of Discovery Arts and chances are you can meet her and Larry in one of our many event booths!
Bobbi Page
Volunteer, Professional Studio Singer and Performer. How lucky we are to have Bobbi Page join us at UCLA! She is so talented, so warm and funny and she brings such love to our children. You can usually find her in her famous "Bobbi's Beauty Corner" in the playroom and she also sings with the children. We love you Bobbi, you add so much to our program and we are so grateful to you!
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