President

Andrew has been a Valencia resident since 1984. He is married with two adult daughters and is a Realtor with Pinnacle Estate Properties specializing in residential and commercial properties throughout the Los Angeles and Ventura county areas.

In his free time, he enjoys cooking and gardening. His beautiful wife Idelle is an artist and a teacher with ARTree.

Marketing, Teacher

Kay is a visual artist, with formal studies in photography and graphic design.

She studied English Education at Michigan State University and has a teaching certificate. She started as a volunteer, then became an instructor with ARTree in 2013.

Creatively, she works in collage and printmaking, and hopes to inspire the students of ARTree in those mediums.

Sheri finds great joy in seeing the impact that art and creativity have on the lives of our community. 

She has a background in microbiology and food science, but has always been drawn to learning new ways to incorporate art into her life.

She loves to paint in watercolor in her free time.

ARTree family events are a favorite of hers, watching all ages experience the joys of creating together.

Michael is an artist and musician. He co-owned an art studio where he taught an after school art program. Michael is very passionate about art and music, saying, "If you can see it, you can draw it and if you can hear it you can play it."

Michael has been a resident of Santa Clarita for over 29 years, is married and has six grown children and three grandchildren.

Melissa grew up surrounded by artists and musicians and has always loved art. She has been directly involved in nonprofit management at the board level since 1995, serving a variety of organizations. 

In addition to her studio practice, she has a passion for children's mental health and travel. Melissa also servers as Chief Business Officer of International Encaustic Artists.

Karen has lived in Santa Clarita since 1984. She loved art as a child, but took a circuitous path via a degree in Electronics and a career in Medical Equipment Service Management before finding her way back to art after retirement. 

Karen enjoys assisting with and teaching classes at ARTree, watercolor painting, playing guitar and traveling. Karen is married and has two grown stepchildren and four grandchildren.

Events Coordinator, Teacher