The Louisville Creative Centre has been working to meet the needs of the arts communities in the Louisville, Kentucky, and greater Kentuckania area since 2007. We are committed to the development of organized arts education, the dissemination of art, the publication of finished artistic expressions, the integration of computer related software and hardware and the arts, and community involvement in the arts. Our long-term goal is to provide workshops, facilities, and support to artists of all occupations, lifestyles, walks of life, and all artistic expressions.
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Sabra L. Crockett
Board President Sabra L. Crockett, Board President, and Studio Art Teacher, Bachelor of Fine Art from Rochester Institute of Technology in 1996. Scenic Artist in residence at GeVA Theatre, Rochester, NY 1996-1997, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Montgomery, AL as a Scenic Artist 1997-2002, currently employed of full-time decorative arts business from 2003- present. Contract work as a mural artist from 1997-present. View Sabra’s works here. Member of the Parent-Teacher Association at Chenoweth Elementary School, Louisville, KY since 2006.
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Rebecca L. Kelm
Vice President, Founder Rebecca L. Kelm, NBCT, Board Vice President, Founder, and National Board Certified Teacher in Early-Middle Childhood Art Education ages 3 through 12, Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art from the University of Louisville in 1993. Masters in Art Education from the Art Academy of Cincinnati in 2000. National Board Certified Teacher 2005. Studio Art teacher at Sacred Heart Academy, Louisville, KY 1993 to 2000. Elementary Art teacher Goshen Elementary School, Oldham County Public School, Goshen, KY 2000 to 2007. Studio and Pottery Art teacher at South Oldham High School, Oldham County Public Schools, Crestwood, KY since 2007.
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James H. Peterson III
Executive Director, Founder James H. Peterson III, Executive Director, Founder, Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Louisville in 2003, Master of Arts English with a focus in Creative Writing from the University of Louisville in 2006, Master of Public Administration and Non-Profit Management from the University of Louisville in 2011. Board of Directors member for Friends Council for Social Concerns, Inc. 2005-2009, St. James Catholic School Committee, 2010-Present, Crescent Hill Presbyterian Church, Finance Committee, 2010-Present. Kentucky Country Day School, 1994. Teaching experience: Creative Writing at University of Louisville, 2008-2009, English Composition at Jefferson Community and Technical College, Southwest, since 2009.
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Tiffany Bradford
Board Secretary Tiffany Bradford, Board Secretary: Master of Library Science from the University of Kentucky in 2004. Baccalaureate degree in Political Science, University of Kentucky 2002. Formally Children’s Librarian for Louisville Free Public Library and Lead Preschool Instructor Cornerstone CDC. Presently National Instructional Materials Access Center, Metadata Specialist providing digital source materials for k-12 visually impaired student.
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Susan M. Knoer
Board Treasurer Susan M. Knoer, Board Treasurer, Master of Library Science from the University of Kentucky in 2003. Post-baccalaureate work in paralegal studies, University of Louisville 1997. Certificate in Preservation Management Rutgers State University in 2003. Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education from the University of Michigan in 1972. Adjunct instructor, School of Library and Information Science, University of Kentucky 2006-2008. Archival and preservation consultant 2005-present. Seven years professional theatre design from 1977 to 1983.
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Pai Charasika
Board Member Pai Charasika, Board Member, Vice President of Investments at Stifel Nicolaus 2006 to Present, University of Louisville Master of Business Administration 2008, Wake Forest University Bachelor of Arts Business, Kentucky Country Day 1994
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Ashley M. Farmer
Board Member, Founder Ashley M. Farmer, Board Member, Founder, and Magazine Editor, Bachelor of Arts in English from University of Louisville in 2002. Masters of Fine Arts in Poetry from Syracuse University in 2009. |
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Mollie Gaines Smith
Board Member Mollie Gaines Smith, Board Member, Board of Trustees Meredith-Dunn School. |
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Ryan C. Ridge
Board Member, Founder Ryan C. Ridge, Board Member, Founder, Lecturer at the University of California, Irvine where he received his Master of Fine Arts in Fiction in 2010, Editor and Editor-in-chief for Faultline Journal of Arts & Letters 2009-2010. Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Louisville in 2006. He has work published in “The Mississippi Review,” “The Los Angeles Review,” “DIAGRAM,” “The Collagist,” “Juked,” “PANK,” “Salt Hill,” “Kitty Snacks,” among others. He lives in Long Beach, California.
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John Zeydel
Board Member
John Zeydel, Board Member, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Commonwealth Computer Recycling 2010 to Present, Renaissance Executive Forums 2009 to Present.
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Gina Minks
Former Board Member Gina Minks, Development Committee Member. Emporia State University, Masters of Library Science, 2001. Baker University, Masters of Fine Arts in English and French, 1996. Harlaxton College, Bachelor of Arts in British Studies, 1990. Amigos Library Services, Inc., Imaging and Preservation Service Manager; manage an NEH funded field service that provides imaging and preservation training and information to all cultural institutions and records centers in the Southwestern United States, 2005 to present.
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Charles Casper
Former Board Member Charles Casper, , Development Committee Member. BS in Management and Finance, Minor in English, University of Kentucky, 1966; Masters in Business Administration University of Kentucky. Formerly, Executive Vice President for Commercial Kentucky, a Commercial Real Estate Firm in Louisville and Southern Indiana. Currently, Managing Partner for Vision Homes, LLC, a not for profit inner city housing development firm providing affordable housing opportunities for low income individuals in the Louisville area. Recently completed a Neighborhood Revitalization Professional Certification designation from Neighborworks Institute in Washington, D.C. Active in community organizing for inner city neighborhoods and part-time consultant for various housing and community development organizations.
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Paul F. Griner
Professor, Director of Creative Writing at the University of Louisville Paul F. Griner, Professor, Director of Creative Writing at the University of Louisville. Paul is a former Fulbright Scholar, and is the author of the short story collection Follow Me and the novel Collectors. His work has been published in Ploughshares, Prairie Schooner, The Southeast Review, Story, Bomb, Glimmer Train, Airwest, Zoetrope, The Telegraph of India, and other magazines, journals, and anthologies, and translated into a half dozen languages. Paul has a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of New Hampshire, a Master of Arts in Romance Languages and Literatures from Harvard, and a Master of Arts in Creative Writing from Syracuse University.
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Mike H. Slaton
Volunteer Coordinator at Louisville Metro Parks Mike H. Slaton, Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Louisville in 2006. Mike has nine years of experience in grassroots organizing, advocacy, volunteer coordination, lobbying, public relations, and leadership development with small nonprofit organizations. Mike also has fifteen years of experience in the performing arts, mostly as an actor. Employed as the Volunteer Coordinator for Louisville Metro Parks since 2008.
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Both the Louisville Creative Centre and the Louisville Creative School have on-going unpadded internship opportunities. Please use the “Contact Us” link at the top of this page, and mention in the comment field that you are interested in our internship opportunities.
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Simone Bianca Caston
Volunteer Coordinator Simone Bianca Caston, Volunteer Coordinator, Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Louisville. Volunteer Big for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kentuckiana.
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David L. Nuckolls
Owner GloryKidd Technologies David Nuckolls is the owner of GloryKidd Technologies. He has been working professionally in software development since 1991. Dave has worked on applications ranging from simple desktop applications to fully functional eCommerce systems. David has experience in a variety of designs from financial, health care, sales, and many other types of applications. Dave also offers discounted services to non/not for-profit organizations. For a complete listing of skills and various projects handled by GloryKidd please visit Dave’s business website: http://www.glorykidd.com/.
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Wyatt Tarrant & Combs, LLP
One Firm Dedicated to Client Service
500 West Jefferson Street Suite 2700 Louisville, KY 40202-2898
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The Louisville Creative Centre is organized to
comply with both the tax-exemption requirements of the 501(c)(3) section of
the Internal Revenue Code and the the nonprofit laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. To view the Louisville Creative Centre, Inc. 501(c)3 Compliance Letter
click here, and to view our annual fillings with the Kentucky Commonwealth Secretary of
State can be found in the Online Business Data Base click here.