Lifetime Arts is humbled to acknowledge the contributions of our small, full-time professional staff who lead Education, Programming, Digital Media, Project Management, and Operations efforts in support of our work in the burgeoning field of Creative Aging.
We are also very fortunate to be able to attract and retain top talent to work with us across projects as part of our extended team. Thank you to all of the people below, without whom we could not do what we do!
JEREMY AMAR
Photographer, founder and owner of Amar Productions, Jeremy Amar has been working with us over the past two years to document workshops, culminating events, and focus groups part of initiatives funded by Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation and NY Community Trust Creative Aging. Jeremy will also help produce video content for our forthcoming online course in Creative Aging programming.
SAUL BAIZMAN
Multimedia designer, web developer, and design educator, Saul Baizman, of Baizman Design, has worked with Lifetime Arts for several years on projects such as Creative Aging Roster and on lifetimearts.org. Beginning in 2019, Saul also began working with our Digital Media team on our forthcoming Creative Aging Resource website and online course in Creative Aging programming.
SOPHY BISHOP
As part of her Museum Studies certificate program at Tufts University, Sophy Bishop consulted for us on a variety of projects including digital asset management strategy and implementation; the development of a case study format for our forthcoming online course; and also assessed and made recommendations regarding the management of our CRM data.
HOLLIS HEADRICK
Hollis Headrick, President of Arts and Cultural Strategies, provides consultation on strategic planning and facilitates annual planning retreats.
LAUREN JOST
Theatre artist and arts educator/consultant, Lauren Jost, facilitated several networking salons and in-person training sessions for NYC teaching artists, arts organization and senior center staff members as part of the NYC Creative Aging Initiative. This past September, she also co-facilitated a teaching artist training at the Third Street Music School Settlement.
JULIE KLINE
This past year, actor, director, playwright, and theater educator, Julie Kline, facilitated several in-person training sessions and networking salons for us in NYC; co-led a statewide professional development workshop for public librarians in northern Wisconsin; and co-facilitated a full-day Creative Aging pre-conference workshop at the National Guild for Community Arts Education’s annual meeting.
JOSEPH B. MCCARTHY
Joe McCarthy, a performing artist and an operations professional with experience in the nonprofit, legal, and entertainment fields who previously led Visual and Performing Arts at Casita Maria Center for Arts Education, worked with our Digital Media team to plan and implement the classification strategy and approach for our forthcoming Creative Aging Resource website.
PENELOPE MCCOURTY
Penelope McCourty, a facilitator of creative process and community sharing through the art forms of dance and performance, and a winner of the Elders Share the Arts Visionary Artist Award, joined our team of Creative Aging trainers this year.
LYNDA MONICK-ISENBERG
Lynda Monick-Isenberg, a Minneapolis based visual artist and educator, helped us train Minnesota artists working in all arts disciplines, as part of an effort generously sponsored by Aroha Philanthropies and the Minnesota States Arts Board.
VINNY MRAZ
Playwright, teaching artist, and theater maker, Vinny Mraz, joined our team of trainers in 2019 and facilitated training sessions and networking salons for both the NYC Creative Aging Initiative and the Boston Creative Aging Program.
ANTONIA PEREZ
Visual artist and arts educator, Antonia Perez, facilitated several teaching artist training sessions and networking salons as part of the NYC Creative Aging Initiative and also co-led a teaching artist training in Minnesota.
DIANTHA DOW SCHULL
Principal and Founder of DDSchull Associates, Diantha Dow Schull, worked with our Digital Media team this past year to plan, curate, and develop content for our forthcoming online course in Creative Aging programming for public librarians and our Creative Aging Resource website.
