CAC Staff
Leadership
Eryn Johnson
Executive Director
Eryn Johnson has worked for over ten years as a youth advocate and manager in youth serving organizations including ZUMIX, Inc. in East Boston and Proyecto Ak’Tenamit in Izabal, Guatemala. Most recently, Eryn was Director of Education at Citi Performing Arts Center (formerly The Wang Center for the Performing Arts) where she led a department that served over 10,000 youth and families annually through comprehensive, in-depth arts programs such as Dance Across The City, Celebrate Shakespeare and City Spotlights. She has presented on arts and youth activism for the New England Women’s Studies Association Conference, the ArtCorps program and at Tufts University, and is a consultant in youth development for The Medical Foundation. She received her Bachelor of Arts with High Honors in Theater from Oberlin College and her Masters in Performance Studies from New York University.
Shayla Lowe
Director of Youth and Family Services
Shayla Lowe first came to the Community Art Center as a very small child when the organization was still housed in the basement of Newtowne Court. She used to love the mini bowling alley they had set up there and all of the fun that she had with her sister and friends. Now, Shayla is back! Shayla initially joined the Art Center staff as a teacher and Movement and Sports Specialist and, as the Director of Youth and Family Services, she can ensure that kids at the Art Center get the same great opportunity that was given to her.
Jennifer Kiok
Program Director
Administrative Staff
Staci Coleman
Admin Assistant
Alison Burke
Development and Marketing Coordinator
Alison is a graduate of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, where she gained a BA in English. Since then, Alison has worked for Crabtree Farms in developing and funding a community garden training initiative; run a marketing campaign for Chattanooga Stand, the world's largest survey-based visioning campaign; and served as a development and marketing officer at Re:Start, a non-profit adult education program. Alison is happy to now serve as the Development and Marketing Coordinator for the Community Art Center.
Program Staff
Teen Media Program
Jasmine Graham
Teen Media Program Coordinator
School Age Child Care
Jennifer Bodde
Visual Arts Specialist
Jennifer has worked with youth for nearly ten years as both a traveling puppetry artist in residence and as a Cambridge elementary school teacher. Jen holds her B.A. in history from Yale University and has a background in technical theater and scenic painting.
Staci Coleman
Photography Specialist
Jaronzie Harris
Movement and Theater Specialist
Marie France St. Germain
Dance Specialist
Marie France is a studying at Massachusetts College of Art. She has been at the Art Center since she was 5 years old and does many different types of art including drawing, painting and ceramics. She came back to the Art Center because she want to make the Art Center as fun for the kids as it was for her. She also worked on making the 11th Annual DIYDS!! Film Festival a success as the one of the Assistant Festival Coordinators and supported the Art Center in various other administrative capacities.
Jose Santiago
Media Specialist
Do It Your Damn Self!! Festival
Jasmine Graham
Teen Media Program Coordinator
Alison Burke
Development and Marketing Coordinator
Alison is a graduate of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, where she gained a BA in English. Since then, Alison has worked for Crabtree Farms in developing and funding a community garden training initiative; run a marketing campaign for Chattanooga Stand, the world's largest survey-based visioning campaign; and served as a development and marketing officer at Re:Start, a non-profit adult education program. Alison is happy to now serve as the Development and Marketing Coordinator for the Community Art Center.