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What makes Just Imagine so exciting is to be working with such a phenomenal team, collaborators and individuals that share the space at Just Imagine to offer their passions & programs to our community. Laurie Gonda - Founder / President / Creative Director
Laurie Gonda is an Artist, Certified Massage Therapist, has strong skills in graphic and web design, video editing, copywriting, computer applications, accounting/budgets, research, planning, leadership, motivation and organization development. She has three brilliant kids, two beautiful horses and couldn't be prouder to be a mom! (Laurie & son, Myles pictured in photo) Claire Crandell-Koski - Program & Event Consultant , Writer, Grantwriter Claire is an artist and an art teacher who has worked with children, adults and special populations ; a writer and a grants writer; a student of tai chi; a beginning student of Body Talk, a 20 year practitioner of Sant Mat meditation, and is an excellent soup maker. She has worked in a variety of arts and business capacities; received a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship for Sangamon Arts and Business Institute in Sangamon, IL. , and has worked with an arts council and gallery. She currently is writing and illustrating a children’s book. Tara Carroll - Art Therapist / Mental Health Counselor / Director of Arts and Wellness Programs for Teens and Adults Designed and Directs the Expressive Arts & Wellness programs for teens and adults. "As the facilitator of the Expressive Arts & Wellness program, I am also an Art Therapist, with a dual Masters in Art Therapy and Mental Health Counseling from Lesley University in Cambridge, MA and a Traverse City graduate of St. Francis High School. Through my educational experiences I have had the chance to work in large clinical settings like Massachusetts General and The University of Michigan Hospitals, as well as mental health facilities and variety of school settings. In these settings I designed and implemented a variety of expressive arts and wellness programs to suit the needs of the individuals involved."
Todd Church - Photographer / Creative Consultant Todd is an avid photographer who has an interest in photojournalism and portraiture. He is a member of the Professional Photographer's Association, the National Association of Photoshop Professionals, and is a board member of the Traverse Area Camera Club. Todd has a Bachelor's Degree in Public Policy from Michigan State University and has also studied for one year in MSU's School of Journalism. It was there that he discovered photography. He has also studied art, cartooning and graphic design for many years at Lansing Community College. Todd recently moved to Interlochen from Lansing. See Todd's Website |
Shann Vander Leek is a certified professional coach and the founder of True Balance Life Coaching . Shann helps entrepreneurs, sales, and management professionals achieve extraordinary results and create balance in their lives. Shann's successful background in sales, marketing and client development, along with leading a talented sales force for 11 years, prepared her for professional coaching. Shann is an instructor at NMC and the co-author of The Ultimate Success Guide .
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