People
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
Helen Donahue
Administrative Associate
253.571.7720
info@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, Daytime
sscalise@hilltopartists.org
James Downey
Assistant Instructor, After-School/Production
jdowney@hilltopartists.org
Luis Sanchez
Bead Instructor, Ford Middle School
lsanchez@hilltopartists.org
Coleman Anderson
Bead Instructor, After-School/Production
canderson@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
LaTasha Wortham
President
Regional Relations Manager
Tacoma Public Utilities
lwortham@hilltopartists.org
Morgan Bobadilla
Vice President
Manager, Legal & Compliance
Toray Composite Materials America, Inc.
mbobadilla@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
Jp Avila
Associate Professor of Art & Design
Pacific Lutheran University
jpavila@hilltopartists.org
Sydney Bersante
Market President
CHI Franciscan
sbersante@hilltopartists.org
Sharon Chambers-Gordon
Realtor/Broker
Windermere Partner Professionals
scgordon@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
Bill Ryberg
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
David N. Boyd
Retired Executive Director, King Center
Pierce County Housing Commissioner
Cathy Bryan (1934 – 2014)
Professional Actor
Richard Moe, Chair (1928 – 2018)
Retired Dean, Futures Advisory Council
Pacific Lutheran University
Sandra Reilley, M.D.
Michael Sullivan
Principal and Historian
Artifacts Consulting, Inc.
ADVISORY DIRECTOR
Angel Blanford
Blanford Law
