POD Staff

  • Lauren Allen

    Director

  • Caitlin Gomes

    Assistant Director

  • Dr. Courtnie Wolfgang

    Faculty Director

Teaching Artists

  • Christopher Beaudoin

    Special FX + Intro to Shibori

  • Julia Braffett

    Shea High School

  • Ellie Cashman

    Intro to Painting

  • Dorian Epps

    Portfolio I

  • Cat Huang

    How to Draw Comics

  • Kendel Joseph

    Public + Mural Arts

  • Christy Karacas

    Intro to Animation

  • Hannah Oatman

    Jewelry + Metals

  • MJ Robinson

    Senior Portfolio

  • Megan Tresca

    Portfolio II

  • Emily Van Heusen

    Mount Pleasant High School

  • Jade Yun

    Hope High School

Teaching Assistants

  • Lex Cao

  • Anja Drakulovic

  • Joyce Guo

  • Shiloh Lemaire

  • Vethlie Milcette

  • Isaiah 'Prophet' Raines

  • lou taylor

POD Squad Committee Members

  • Dayana F.

    TIMES2 STEM Academy

  • Mia Bella O.

    Dr. Jorge Alvarez High School

  • Althea P.

    JMW School for the Arts

  • Niah R.

    Metropolitan Regional Career And Technical Center

  • Neveah S.

    JMW School for the Arts

  • Javier T.

    Metropolitan Regional Career And Technical Center

  • Jis W.S.

    Classical High School

Advisory Committee Members

  • Christina Alderman

    Assistant Director, Family & Teen Programs RISD Museum of Art

  • DR. Shana Cinquemani

    Department Head, TLAD Rhode Island School of Design

  • Jessica Dough

    BFA Illustration '20 Rhode Island School of Design

  • Sarah Durham

    Founder & Board Member Big Duck

  • Naylea Hernandez

    BFA Painting '24 Rhode Island School of Design

  • Winnifred Lambrecht

    Senior Lecturer, Theory, History of Art + Design Rhode Island School of Design

  • Temilola Matanmi

    BFA Film/ Animation/ Video '24 Rhode Island School of Design

  • Mary McMurtery

    Art Teacher Hope High School

  • Elena Calderón Patiño

    Director of Community Arts Program Rhode Island State Council on the Arts

  • Kim Reall

    Manager of Partnerships & Certifications The Met School

  • dr. Christopher Roberts

    Assistant Professor, Theory, History of Art + Design Rhode Island School of Design

  • DR. Ulli K. Ryder

    Co-Founder Ryder | Talbutt Group

  • Ramon Tejeda

    Assistant Professor, Graphic Design Rhode Island School of Design

  • Dr. Courtnie N. Wolfgang

    Associate Professor, TLAD Rhode Island School of Design

  • Claudeline Chery

    Associate Director, Center for Community Partnerships Rhode Island School of Design