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. www.sabralynne.com/gallery Member of the Parent-Teacher Association at Chenoweth Elementary School, Louisville, KY since 2006.

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.

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 2010. Board of Directors member for Friends Council for Social Concerns, Inc. 2005-2009. Center for Nonprofit Excellence volunteer since 2008. 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.

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.

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. 

Shareka L. Alexander, Board Member, Public Relations Officer, Associate in Arts, and Associate in Science from Jefferson Community and Technical College in 2009.  Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Indiana University Southeast in 2010. Member of Louisville Advertising Federation and National Association of Black Journalists.

Charles Casper, Board 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.

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.

Ryan C. Ridge, Board Member, Founder, and On-line Magazine Editor, attended Pittsburgh Filmmakers 1998-1999. Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Louisville in 2006. Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Writing University of California, Irvine in 2009. Graduate Teaching Assistant at Irvine since Fall of 2007.

Elizabeth T. Barnes, Development Committee Member, Bachelor of Arts in English with a concentration in Writing, Eastern Kentucky University, 2002. Master of Arts in English with concentration in Creative Writing, University of Louisville, 2008. Elizabeth has published poetry in Kudzu magazine, essays in Ace Weekly magazine, and was awarded the Eastern Kentucky University Poetry Prize in 2002. From 2003 to 2009, Elizabeth served as a Continuing Legal Education program coordinator for the Kentucky Bar Association, a nonprofit corporation in Frankfort, Kentucky. She currently works as a full- time freelance writer.

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.

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. 

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. 

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.

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.

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/.

Ben Thurston is a talented young developer and the newest member of the GloryKidd family. He is committed to fulfilling the GloryKidd  standard of excellence in all projects. Ben has a broad range of skills, and is actively learning new technologies to help better himself and GloryKidd as a whole.

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