Staff
Adam Welch

Executive Director
Adam Welch

Erin Armington

Education Manager
Erin Armington

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Over the past 20 years, Erin Armington has taken classes with long time instructors Libby Ramage and Bob Jenkins, volunteered for Communiversity, and worked as a counselor at the Summer Camp program. After graduating from Rutgers University, she worked for several years in customer service and administration, and spent a year as an AmeriCorps member at the College of New Jersey, collaborating with local arts organizations. As a lifetime lover of the arts and arts education, she is excited to be the Education Coordinator for such a long running community nonprofit.Caroline Cleaves

Director of Development
Caroline Cleaves

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Caroline considers her background as a trained cultural anthropologist (B.A. Smith College, M.A. University of Chicago) an asset as a fundraising professional. She has held development positions with the Petey Green Program, The Grounds for Sculpture, and Rider University. She has held positions at the Smithsonian, The National Trust (U.K.) and NPR. Caroline’s a Princeton native and is thrilled to be back in her hometown, working to advance the Arts Council’s mission. A favorite childhood memory is taking an arts council class with her father, when the painting studio was located in a barn on Ettl Farm. In her free time, Caroline is a stone carver and amateur blacksmith.Barbara DiLorenzo

Outreach Program Manager
Barbara DiLorenzo

Maria Evans

Artistic Director
Maria Evans

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Maria Evans graduated from Humboldt State University with a BA in Art and Design. Maria apprenticed with sculptor Craig Nutt while living in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and attending the University of Alabama. She moved to Princeton in 1993 after her husband (a book conservator) was hired at Princeton University. Maria began her work with the Arts Council of Princeton in 1998 teaching children's ceramics classes. Maria served as ACP's Gallery Manager for four years before becoming the Community Arts Manager and now serves as the Artistic Director for the organization.
Leah Lane
Education Coordinator
Leah Lane
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Equally at home mixing paint colors for a children’s class or writing an e-newsletter, Leah Lane is the Arts Council of Princeton’s Education and Marketing Assistant. Leah has a B.A. in Journalism and Creative Writing from the Queensland University of Technology and has worked as a journalist, media adviser and corporate communications coordinator. A mid-career change saw her working in early years education for several years before moving with her family from Australia to Princeton.
Melissa Kuscin

Marketing/ Program Manager
Melissa Kuscin

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Melissa Kuscin is the Program/Marketing Manager for the Arts Council of Princeton. She holds a BA in Arts Administration from Rider University and is passionate about collaborative art-making and its ability to unite and strengthen communities. Melissa is responsible for designing inclusive and accessible arts and cultural programming for the greater Princeton area’s diverse populations, from our community's Martin Luther King Jr. event to artist talks & panels, as well as booking performing artists for Communiversity ArtsFest and the long-running Summer Courtyard Concert Series. Melissa manages ACP social media, website, and print and digital advertising.Mini Krishnan

Office Administrator
Mini Krishnan

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Before joining the Arts Council of Princeton as the Office Administrator, Mini Krishnan was the Executive Director of the Greater Princeton Youth Orchestra (GPYO). Mini Krishnan earned her Master’s in Psychology from University of Kerala, India and a Certificate in Interior Design from New York School of Interior Design. She worked as an assistant designer at an NYC design firm before beginning her tenure at GPYO. At the Arts Council, she is responsible for volunteer management and managing the rentals of Council space for community events. Mini’s other passions include Girl Scouts (for whom she has been a troop leader for the last ten years), photography, sewing, and crafting with natural and recycled materials.
Stephanie Nazario

Financial Administrator
Stephanie Nazario

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Stephanie Nazario joined the Arts Council of Princeton as Financial Administrator in July of 2009. She has over twenty years of experience in non-profit financial management including organizations such as Princeton in Africa, the Project on Ethnic Relations, and the Population Resource Center. She also worked previously as an audit field examiner for Trump Lender Services. Stephanie studied finance and computer information systems at Rider University where she received her degree in business administration.Kathleen Preziosi
Ceramics Manager
Kathleen Preziosi
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Kathleen Preziosi is head of the Ceramics Studio at the Arts Council of Princeton. She received her BA in Liberal Arts, specializing in the Studio Arts, Art History and Arts Management, from Sweet Briar College. Her work includes functional forms and explores the sculptural aspects of clay. She is in a constant state of exploration, stretching the parameters of this medium, currently throwing classic shapes and distorting them with applied assemblage.Emma Stephens

Development Associate
Emma Stephens
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Emma Stephens is a graduate of Rider University, where she received her BA in Arts Administration with a concentration on the visual arts. She has always had a love of and appreciation for the arts and theater, which put her on the path to joining the ACP team. Her experience in customer service and administration makes her an ideal fit for our Development department.
Sue Bannon

Graphic Design Consultant
Sue Bannon
