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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Portraits by Karen Martinez
Kay Kaminski
President/Marketing
Kay is a visual artist, with formal studies in photography and graphic design.
She studied secondary 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 Carlson
Education Chair/ Treasurer
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.
Alexis Shahin
Secretary
Alexis is an life long art lover and a regular attendee of ARTree classes. As a wellness coach specializing in mindful living, she is passionate about how healing practices like meditation and healing arts can make a positive impact in our community. She loves nature, teaching kids about yoga and collecting found objects for mixed media artworks. A fun fact about her is she competed in two televised ultimate cake competitions and won both times!
Sally Hoffman
Volunteer Coordinator
Sally has always loved a fresh box of crayons. As a local elementary school teacher, she incorporated art into all subjects throughout the year. Since retiring, she tutors, reads voraciously, enjoys painting with watercolor and uses flowers and shrubs as a palette for her garden. A Santa Clarita resident since 1984, Sally looks forward to supporting the growth and goals of The ARTree.
Sarah Mael
Events
A native of suburban Detroit, Sarah the founder of Reading Wranglers, boasts an impressive career in education. Her rich background encompasses roles as a dedicated learning specialist, behavior therapist, reading interventionist and art educator exclusively focused on students with learning differences. Sarah has a Masters's Degree in Arts Education, from California State University. Sarah has lived in LA for the last 25+ years. She lives with her husband, an MFT, her brother, and three dogs in Granada Hills.
Sinah Ober
Member-at-Large
Sinah Ober was born in Germany’s Black Forest to a carpenter and a tailor. Sinah works as an independent freelance director, producer and actor in Los Angeles and Berlin. Her award-winning films are about personal perspective and individual experience, and have screened at over a dozen international film festivals. As an educator, Sinah has taught at California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) and as part of CalArts’s Community Arts Partnership program. Sinah believes deeply in the mission of ARTree, and that art makes us better humans.