Our Team + Board
Dedicated to Our Youth + Community
The driving force at ARTS is our dedicated
leadership + programming teams, teaching artists,
interns, and volunteers.
Staff
James Halliday
Executive Director
Nadia Nuñez
Community ARTS Manager
Albert Songalia
ARTS After School Coordinator
Support Team + Teaching Artists
Chris Schaie
Maker Workshop Lead + Teaching Artist
Margarita McFadden
Volunteer + Internship Coordinator
Rob Tobin
Community Teaching Artist
Omar Quintero
Community Teaching Artist
Hill Young
Community Teaching Artist
Shalissa Olmeda
Care Interns Coordinator
Angela Santora
ARTS After School Teaching Artist
Rodney Anderson
ARTS After School Visual Arts Teaching Artist
Allan Manzano
ARTS After School Digital Media + Design Teaching Artist
Adan Escobedo
ARTS After School Digital Media + Design Teaching Artist
Mayra Diaz
ARTS After School Digital Media + Design Teaching Artist
Deejay Rich
ARTS After School Music + Performing Arts Teaching Artist
Citlali Sanchez
ARTS After School Music + Performing Arts Teaching Artist
ARTS Interns
Marlene Gonzalez
Community ARTS Intern
Janette Bird
Community ARTS Intern
Aivany Zazueta
Community ARTS Intern
Ann King-Concialdi
Community ARTS Intern
Sora Gallagher
Exhibitions Intern
Community of Care Interns
Ellie Carrillo
SDSU
Samatha Abbott
SDSU
Grace Franke
SDSU
Reina Lopez
SDSU
Denise Montes
SDSU
Karen Torres
SDSU
Ashley Russo
CSU San Marcos
Anesha Sanders
CSU San Marcos
Board Members
Our 2020 Board includes:
Jacqueline Reynoso
President, National City Chamber of Commerce
Jessica Barlow
Executive Director, Center for Regional Sustainability,
San Diego State University
Golby Rahimi
Vice President, Mental Health Systems, Inc.
Tiffany Duke
SPZ Legal
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