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Amy M Grebe, Artistic Director
Amy is the artistic director and
founder of ACPPA Artists
Cooperative. After earning a BA in
Dance from Slippery Rock
University, Amy spent time in
Pittsburgh and Northern Virginia
teaching dance and designing
costumes for dance and theater.
Returning to the Philadelphia area
she continued to designing
costumes for local dance
choreographers as well as develop
her art career.
Amy is a published children's book
illustrator and has won several
awards in the Greater Philadelphia
Region for her artwork.
Amy is celebrated for her advocacy
for community arts and her many
community collaborations.
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Rachel Fecho, Finance Director
Rachel fell in love with ACPPA in
2008 when her children attended the
Summer Arts Intensive. Since that
time, her children became increasingly
involved in the programs offered at
ACPPA, while she became involved as
a volunteer, and now serves on the
staff as Finance Director. With a love
for children, the community, and the
arts, ACPPA provides an ideal
opportunity for Rachel to use her
gifts in a fulfilling and meaningful
environment.
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Christine Sullivan, Volunteer
Coordinator
Christine combines her love of the
arts and enthusiasm for helping
people by helping people find their
niche as volunteers of ACPPA. With
a BA in art history from the
University of Pennsylvania and a
background in dance and the
movement arts, she is happy to be
helping to make sure the arts are
part of the lives of people in the area
by bringing her administrative talent
to ACPPA.
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Christine Kenny, Preschool Visual
Arts Teaching Artist
Christine has a BA in Early and
Elementary Education from Widener
University. She spent 7 years as a
Special Instructor working one on
one with developmentallydelayed
children ages 3-5 years old in the
Philadelphia area. Currently a stay at
home mom,
Christine is looking forward to
returning to the classroom.
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KC Agneta: Textiles Teaching
Artist
K.C. grew up in Illinois and
Missouri and attended the
University of Kansas School of Fine
Arts where she received a BFA in
Design. She moved to the
Philadelphia area in 2000, and
worked in the printing industry for
several years before the birth of
her daughter. In 2006 she became a
stay at home mom and also started
her own line of handmade
accessories for moms and kids
called The Diaper Bag Wrangler. In
2008 she was diagnosed with
breast cancer and used her passion
for sewing and design as a creative
outlet during her treatment
regimen.
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Stephanie Land, Dance
Teaching Artist
Miss Steph received her Master’s
Degree in Dance Education from
Temple University and her
Bachelor’s of Arts Degree in
Dance and Music from
Muhlenberg College. She has
taught within the Philadelphia
School District as a full-time
middle school dance teacher,
choreographed work for the
Philadelphia High School for Girls
and has taught ballet, jazz, tap and
hip hop for various dance studios
throughout the Philadelphia and
Lehigh Valley regions.
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Meredith Koloski, Yoga Instructor
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Jesika Lopez, Creative
Alternatives
Director
Jesika's previous work in the
Norristown public schools has led
her to love the Norristown
community, especially the children
who have welcomed her with lots
of genuine and kind-hearted love
and attention. Norristown has
earned a special place in her heart,
since it reminds her very much of
her hometown near Boston, MA.
Jesika grew up in a neighborhood
with a predominately working-class
community and was a member of a
family who experienced economic
difficulties. Her hope in working
with the Norristown community
comes from my desire to improve
the educational opportunities for
children, which is needed in my
hometown and is also needed in
this community.
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Stephanie Curtin, Visual Arts
Teaching Artist
Stephanie has lived in Southern
New Jersey until she graduated
from High School and went to
college at Indiana University of
Pennsylvania. Majoring in Art
Education, she explored my
artistic ability in a wide variety of
medium as well as instructional
teaching methods. After
graduating with a B.S. in Art
Education, she is applying my
artistic knowledge and skills by
educating children at the ACPPA
Community Art Center as the
Visual Arts Teaching Artist. In
this position, I will further provide
the children with an artistic
foundation for their academic
future and advancement within
their community.
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Amanda Beck, Jewelry Teaching
Artist & Yoga Instructor
I went to Graduate School for
Expressive Arts Therapy and while
there I began a steady yoga practice
to help maintain my stress level while
in school. It was then that I fell in love
with this practice, and began my yoga
journey. I am inspired by the
physically demanding practice but also
by the way Yoga connects me with
my spirituality and the Divine within
our world. This passion for Yoga
inspired me to complete my Prana
Flow Vinyasa 200 hour Teacher
Training certification in Rhode Island.
As a young child, I loved the creative
process of making beaded jewelry. I
continued making my own beaded
pieces to wear and share throughout
my years in school. While studying, I
also began an apprenticeship with a
silversmith who helped me learn the
intricacies of this beautiful artform.
After completing my graduate
program, I began my own jewelry
business, making and selling pieces
incorporating silver and beach stones.
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Tony Jackson, Dance Teaching
Artist
Tony Jackson is a native of
Philadelphia, Tony began his formal
training at the Philadelphia High
School for Creative & Performing
Arts. He later went on to study at
PHILADANCO, the Rock School for
Dance Education, and Dance Theatre
of Harlem. He was a 2004 Coca-Cola
Arts Award Scholar and Presidential
Scholarship recipient to the University
of the Arts. In 2008, Tony received a
B.F.A. from the University of the
Arts in ballet performance. He has
performed with the Eleone Dance
Theatre, Rebecca Davis Dance
Comapny, Philadanco's D/2, Dance
Del Bello & the Smoke, Lillies & Jade
Arts Initiative. Tony has performed
works by Louis Johnson, Christopher
Huggins, Roni Koresh, and Darrell
Grand Moultire, to name a few. He
also teaches and choreographs various
forms of dance throughout the
tri-state area.
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Carli Visconti, Music & Drama
Teaching Artist
Carli is a native of Norwalk,
Connecticut, Carli was brought up
through drama,
singing and dance. It is only fitting
that she felt a connection to
educating others in these same fields.
She is currently finishing up
her Music Education degree at Temple
University with a
concentration in voice. She hopes to
continue reaching out to and
exposing youth of all ages to the arts
as well as continuing her own
education.
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