People
Who is a “Hilltop Artist?”
Most often, when someone is referred to as a “Hilltop Artist,” you might think this just applies to the students in the Hilltop Artists programs. Hilltop Artists is more than that, though. In addition to the students, our volunteers, staff, donors, community partners, alumni, Board Members, and supporters of all kinds are Hilltop Artists! Without all these people, Hilltop Artists would not be successful and we are thankful for everyone who has helped make Hilltop Artists great!
Staff
Administrative Staff
Dr. Kimberly Keith
Executive Director
253.571.7747
kkeith@hilltopartists.org
Kate Albert Ward
Deputy Director
253.571.7720
kward@hilltopartists.org
Louise Cooper
Grants Manager
lcooper@hilltopartists.org
Donna Costi
Accounting Manager
253.571.7692
dcosti@hilltopartists.org
Jillian Adkins
Communications & Administrative Associate
253.571.7720
jadkins@hilltopartists.org
Monique Simkova
Events & Development Manager
253.571.7670
msimkova@hilltopartists.org
Jason Lee Staff
Greg Piercy
Operations Manager
253.571.7690
gpiercy@hilltopartists.org
Jason Mouer
Hot Shop Manager
253.571.7738
jmouer@hilltopartists.org
Jessica Hogan
Team Production/After-School Manager
253.571.7761
jhogan@hilltopartists.org
Sasha Tepper-Stewart
Arts Connect Program Manager
253.442.3751
sashat@hilltopartists.org
Kathy Anderson
Outreach Manager | Teaching Artist
253.571.7739
kanderson@hilltopartists.org
Samantha Scalise
Bead Instructor, After-School/Daytime
sscalise@hilltopartists.org
James Downey
Assistant Instructor, After-School/Production
jdowney@hilltopartists.org
Destiny Nedrow
Bead Instructor, Ford Middle School | Teaching Assistant, Jason Lee
dnedrow@hilltopartists.org
Trenton Quiocho
Assistant Instructor, Friday Team
tquiocho@hilltopartists.org
Wilson Staff
Tony Sorgenfrei
Program Manager/Teaching Artist
253.571.6168 or 6155
tonys@hilltopartists.org
Jessica Landau
Teaching Artist
253.571.6155
Cathy Chase
Wilson CTE Partner
Hot Shop Manager
253.571.6168
cchase3@tacoma.k12.wa.us
Board of Directors
OFFICERS
Angel Blanford
President
Operations Manager
Blanford Law
apblanford@hilltopartists.org
LaTasha Wortham
Vice President
Chief of Staff
Office of Washington State Lieutenant Governor Cyrus Habib
lwortham@hilltopartists.org
John R. Mitchell
Treasurer
Vice President
Morgan Stanley
jmitchell@hilltopartists.org
Doug Page
Secretary
Executive Director of Gift Planning
Office of Advancement
Pacific Lutheran University
dpage@hilltopartists.org
DIRECTORS
Sydney Bersante
Market President
CHI Franciscan
sbersante@hilltopartists.org
Morgan Bobadilla
Compliance Counsel
TrueBlue, Inc.
mshapiro@hilltopartists.org
Sharon Chambers-Gordon
Realtor/Broker
Windermere Partner Professionals
scgordon@hilltopartists.org
Susanne Turnipseed Clark
Retired/Principal
Turnipseed Ventures
sturnipseed@hilltopartists.org
Cordell Corbin
Student Representative
ccorbin@hilltopartists.org
Molly Croft
Professional Services Analyst
Deluxe Corporation
mcroft@hilltopartists.org
Forrest Griek. Ed. D.
Director of Labor Relations & Whole Educator Support
Tacoma Public Schools
fgriek@hilltopartists.org
Jennifer Hernandez
Assistant Attorney General
Attorney General’s Office
jhernandez@hilltopartists.org
Christopher Kodama, MD
President
MultiCare Connected Care Network
ckodama@hilltopartists.org
Bill Ryberg
Co-President and Vice President for College Advancement
Tacoma Community College
bryberg@hilltopartists.org
Ann Zenczak
Community Volunteer
azenczak@hilltopartists.org
HONORARY DIRECTOR
Dale Chihuly
Co-Founder, Hilltop Artists
Chihuly Studio
DIRECTORS EMERITI
Winn Archambeau-Muñoz
Dan Barkley (1946 – 2017)
Retired Associate Superintendent
Tacoma Public Schools
Cathy Bryan (1934 – 2014)
Professional Actor
Richard Moe, Chair
Retired Dean, Futures Advisory Council
Pacific Lutheran University
Sandra Reilley, M.D.
Michael Sullivan
Principal and Historian
Artifacts Consulting, Inc.
David N. Boyd
Retired Executive Director, King Center
Pierce County Housing Commissioner
