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“Art is for EVERYONE!” – An Interview with Illustrator and Educator Bri James

December 7, 2020 by Maker Ed Leave a Comment

“Art is for EVERYONE!” – An Interview with Illustrator and Educator Bri James

Maker Ed chats with Bri James, Maker Ed’s Content and Communications Strategist and guest host on Learning in the Making: Stamps and Patterns.

Filed Under: Host Interviews, Learning in the Making: LIVE!, Maker Ed Staff Tagged With: art, Staff

Meet Aáron! Artist, Healer, Maker, and Learning in the Making: LIVE! Co-host

September 17, 2020 by Maker Ed Staff Leave a Comment

Meet Aáron! Artist, Healer, Maker, and Learning in the Making: LIVE! Co-host

Aáron Heard joined the team at Maker Ed in September 2020 to support Learning in the Making: LIVE! as Host and organizer — we’re so excited to see what she creates! Learn more about her in her first blog post.

Filed Under: Host Interviews, Learning in the Making: LIVE! Tagged With: Staff

Meet Amanda! – or – How to Break a Christmas Gift in Record Time

October 6, 2015 by Maker Ed Staff 1 Comment

Meet Amanda! – or – How to Break a Christmas Gift in Record Time

One Christmas, I received the gift of my (then) dreams:  a see-through alarm clock!  I was always curious about what made things work and how they were assembled — and this clock was a perfect work of art!  With its different colored gears and hard exterior just begging to be cracked open, it was a […]

Filed Under: Maker Ed Staff, Maker VISTA Tagged With: Amanda, Maker VISTA, Staff

Hi! I’m Chloe

January 7, 2015 by Chloe Leave a Comment

Hi! I’m Chloe

  I can’t tell you how many times my roommate of 5 years now has said to me, “You have too much time on your hands”. This is her default response whenever she’s found me taking apart a computer monitor, frankenstiening whatever ingredients I could find in our kitchen into some kind of dessert, creating […]

Filed Under: Community, Maker Ed Staff, Maker VISTA, News Tagged With: Chloe, Maker VISTA, Staff, VISTA

Introducing Trey Lathe, Maker Ed’s Executive Director

December 9, 2014 by Maker Ed Staff Leave a Comment

Introducing Trey Lathe, Maker Ed’s Executive Director

My first foray into making was in 3rd grade. As I was walking to school one morning, I noticed a spider jump out from a funnel-shaped web with a trap door to grab a beetle. I was intrigued that something as simple as a spider could make something as complex as a trap door. I […]

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Introducing Tiffany Y’vonne, Maker Ed’s New Program Manager

October 23, 2014 by Maker Ed Staff Leave a Comment

  Greetings Maker Ed Community and Visitors- It is a pleasure to introduce myself by letter and make your acquaintance. My gathered thoughts are snippets I send to you––a nod to the passing art of letter writing––for the personal note of which I strive in community. Consider this a personal invite to my mind of […]

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Introducing Briana Flin: Newest Member of the Maker Ed Team

June 10, 2014 by bflin 1 Comment

Introducing Briana Flin: Newest Member of the Maker Ed Team

  Hello everyone! My name is Briana Flin, and I’m Maker Ed’s office assistant and the newest member of the team. I’ve been here now for nearly two months, so I need to apologize for the lateness of this introduction. But I have a good excuse, I promise! Within just a few weeks of my time […]

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Who is Jeremy…

March 10, 2014 by Maker Ed Staff Leave a Comment

Hello Maker World, I’m Jeremy, the “middle child” of the three new staff members of the Maker Ed Family.  I am truly happy to be joining Maker Ed as the first VISTA Leader.  You may be thinking, what’s a VISTA?  Good question!  AmeriCorps VISTAs are individuals dedicated to eliminating poverty within the United States.  We […]

Filed Under: Community, Maker Ed Staff, News Tagged With: Staff, VISTA

Introducing Nancy Rink, Program Coordinator at Maker Ed

February 18, 2014 by Maker Ed Staff Leave a Comment

Hi Everyone! I’m Nancy, the newest new member of the Maker Ed team. I’m so happy to be the Program Coordinator here – because it means I get to do a little of everything and interact with everyone. I love making because I think creative literacy is just as important as fundamental reading and science […]

Filed Under: Maker Ed Staff, News Tagged With: Libraries, Staff

Introduction to Stephanie Chang

February 10, 2014 by Maker Ed Staff 3 Comments

Hi everyone! I’m Stephanie Chang, and I have the honor of being Maker Ed’s Director of Youth Engagement. I also have a confession to make: I am 4-5 months late writing this introduction because I got caught up in everything wonderful happening at Maker Ed, and like any project – whether a wooden desk, a […]

Filed Under: Community, Maker Ed Staff, News Tagged With: Makerspace, Open Portfolios, Staff, Young Makers

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