Meet the Team
Catherine Richmond-Cullen, Ed.D
Creator
Catherine Richmond-Cullen, Ed.D is the Director of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (PCA) Partnership Program (aieNEPA) at the Northeastern Educational Intermediate Unit.
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Karl Blischke
Executive Director
Karl Blischke has held a variety of senior-level, public positions and has more than 20 years of hands-on experience, and overall managerial responsibility, promoting vibrant and prosperous communities through cultural and economic development.
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Jon Kay Ph.D.
Folklore and Cultural Appropriation Specialist
Jon Kay directs Traditional Arts Indiana at Indiana University, where he also serves as an associate professor in the Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology. He is the author of “Folk Art and Aging: Life-Story Objects and Their Makers” and the edited volume “The Expressive Lives of Elders: Folklore, Art, and Aging.” He also creates exhibitions, hosts public programs and produces documentary videos about Indiana’s traditional arts.
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Rachita Menon
Traditional Indian Dance Teaching Artist
Rachita Menon is a professional Bharatanatyam artist with over 35 years of experience in this classical dance style from Southern India.
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Mark McKenna
Theater Teaching Artist
Mark McKenna teaches in colleges, schools, and community centers – helping people rediscover their creative voices to find agency and play in their lives.
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Liz Faist
Photography and Mixed Media Teaching Artist
Liz Faist is a photographer and mixed media artist from Northeast Pennsylvania. She became a Rostered Artist with the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and the Northeastern Educational Unit 19 in 2004.
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Jenny Hill
Poetry and Creative Writing Teaching Artist
Jenny Hill is a published poet and multidisciplinary artist who works in circus arts (multi-hoop performance, and clowning) and movement theatre.
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Tara Middleton
Jazz Vocal Scat Singing Teaching Artist
Tara Middleton is a 2022 Grammy Nominee and a 2019 Pew Fellowship nominated vocalist, violinist, and lyricist.
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