Greg Behrend
Choir Director - Appleton
Greg grew up in Wisconsin Rapids and graduated from UW-Green Bay in 2014. He has a passion for music and making music with others. When not leading the Appleton Choir, Greg serves as pastor for You Belong, a new church in Green Bay.
Shauna Eilts
Choir Director - Eau Claire
Shauna is an elementary music teacher in Eau Claire and formerly the director of the adaptive show choir Hearts in Harmony. She also has experience teaching adaptive music at the high school level.
Christy Grace
Teaching Artist
Christy has been making art her whole life but made it her focus and career after graduating with an Associates Degree in Graphic Design from Madison College. In addition to her work with ARTS for ALL Wisconsin, Christy is a professional fine artist, art-jewelry maker, and children's book illustrator. She averages about two art local art markets and shows a month while creating new work. Christy also strives to connect with and advocate for those living with invisible illnesses, physical or emotional, by creating art that communicates what can't always be seen or said.
Terry Kerr
Teaching Artist
Terry is an actress and director, and a teaching artist for Overture Center for the Arts, Disney Musicals in Schools, and ARTS for ALL Wisconsin. She has taught theatre skills to students from elementary schools to Master of Architecture Students at the School for Architecture at Taliesin. A member of the inaugural acting company at American Players Theater in Spring Green, Wisconsin, she performed with the company for twelve seasons in works by Shakespeare, Chekhov, Ibsen, Moliere, and Marlow. She has directed traditional plays and created original devised works. Terry is the Volunteer and Venue Coordinator for the Wisconsin Film Festival, and the lead programmer for Big Screens, Little Folks, the Film Festival’s children’s programs.
Jenni Mulliins
Teaching Artist
Jennie is a print and textile artist based in Madison, Wisconsin. She holds a B.A in Geography from UW Madison and an associate degree from Madison College in Graphic Design and Illustration. A longtime artist mentor and teacher in the area, Jennie most loves to share her knowledge of print, paper and textile work with other students of art. Her personal artwork centers around placemaking, community and the passage of time, most often culminating in printed paper sculptural works and printed quilts.
Deb Neuman
Teaching Artist
Deb has worked for AFA since 1994 and is an educator with a BS in Music Therapy from UW-Eau Claire. She has held many positions with AFA, including as the founder and Choir Director of our Menomoie Choir, and the Western District Director.
Carolyn Schwartz
Teaching Artist
Carolyn is a certified Music Together (R) Teacher and a Madison Area Music Association (MAMA) Award-winning jazz singer. Originally from Mamaroneck, New York, she has been making music and making people smile for over 20 years. This is her third residency with ARTS for ALL leading music and movement in Head Start programs in Madison. In addition to her work with ARTS for ALL Wisconsin, Carolynn is a graphic artist, and the Special Events & Development Associate at United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Dane County.
Mike Scheibinger
Teaching Artist
Mike is a certified learning disabilities teacher with over a decade of experience working with K-12 students in the public school setting. He is an accomplished teacher, musician, music producer, and program manager. As a producer, Mike has worked with many top artists, including Mick Fleetwood, Steve Ferrone (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers), and star producer Bill Laswell.
Jessi Salgado
Teaching Artist
Jessi holds a bachelor's in Art Therapy and Psychology from Edgewood College and is currently pursuing her Master's in Art Therapy at Mount Mary University in Milwaukee. Jessi currently interns at a small private practice, Creative Forces Therapy, in Madison, utilizing her therapeutic skills to help clients overcome challenges and develop coping skills. Jessi believes that art is a beautiful tool for people to connect and express themselves in their true manner. In her free time, she likes creating art through different mediums such as paint, charcoal, and collage.
Beth Turner
Teaching Artist
Beth is an Emmy-award winning television journalist who loves words and the power they carry to encourage, empower and equip people. She is a professional expressive writing facilitator and healing storyteller who hosts workshops, retreats, conferences because she sees over and over the transformative power of words. “I help provide platforms and expressions for those who don't typically have a voice or are unsure sometimes of the one they do have. It is life-giving work for all.” Beth is an author, published poet, wife, and mom to three boys, a large black lab, a rabbit named Esther, and a few wayward backyard chickens.
Anne Vanderbloemen
Choir Director - Madison
Anne is a veteran middle and high school band teacher with the Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District. She has directed the AFA Madison Choir since 2017. She has a BA in Music Education from UW-Madison and a Masters degree in Conducting from Sam Houston State University. Anne has been playing clarinet with the Madison Wind Ensemble since 1998 and singing all her life.