Leaders & Staff

Our organization is led by dedicated volunteers within the community, alongside a small group of paid staff.

Learn more about the structure of our organization and roles within it on our wiki here.

Our Operational Leaders

Valerie Wilmot

Executive Director

@valerie

(volunteer)

Adam Stow

Director of Education

@AJStow

(staff)

Robert Szabo

Facilities Manager

@Rolo

(staff)

Branislav Curanovic

Textiles Lead Steward

@Branislav

(volunteer)

Michael Doto

Woodshop Lead Steward

@Glory2God

(volunteer)

John Vaughn

Woodshop Lead Steward

@Johnvaughn

(volunteer)

James Freeman

CNC Lead Steward

@jamesfreeman

(volunteer)

JD Murphy

Wood Lathe Lead Steward

@phurfphurf

(volunteer)

Ethan Moore

Metal Shop Lead Steward

@mgmoore

(volunteer)

Savanna Harvey

Metal Shop Welding Lead Steward

@SavHarvey

(volunteer)

Stanton Martin

Ceramics Lead Steward

@smartin

(volunteer)

Nick Emerson

Lasers Lead Steward

@NickE

(volunteer)

John Wickham

Electronics Lead Steward

@JohnWickham

(volunteer)

Aneel Nazareth

3D Printing Lead Steward

@aneel

(volunteer)

Our Staff

Jason Sollman

Staff Instructor

@JasonSoll

Sid Holderbach

Membership & Volunteer Coordinator

@Sid

Grace Mendenhall

Lead Kiln Operator

Perla Darnell

Kiln Operator & Bookkeeper, Finance Committee Member

@PerlaAyora

Sarah Martin

Facilities Coordinator

@sarahmartin

Our Contractors

Evan Weinberger

Education Coordinator

@ewei

Chase Hunter

Backup Kiln Operator

@Chase

Our Board

Jon Eklund

Board President

@jon

(volunteer)

Nancy Reiter

Board Treasurer, Finance Committee Chair

@nreiter

(volunteer)

Austin Kasper

Board Secretary

@kasper

(volunteer)

Valerie Wilmot

Executive Director, At-large Board Member

@valerie

(volunteer)

Billy Nelson

Asmbly Founder, At-large Board Member

@wdnatx

(volunteer)

Jordan Varat, Director of Outreach

Jordan Varat

At-large Board Member

@Jordanva2

(volunteer)

James Freeman

At-large Board Member, Finance Committee Member

@jamesfreeman

(volunteer)

Art Zamorano

At-large Board Member

@allzman

(volunteer)