BOARD
Kathy Lumsden, President
Ruxton-Riderwood community leader;
Long-time advocate for persons with disabilities;
Human Resources and Quality Assurance, USF&G Insurance, and independent consultant, former
Jean McAllister Brooks, MA, MIA, Vice President
Advisory committee, ROAR, Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD) at Kennedy Krieger Institute;
Board member, Information for Families (New York, NY)
Lisa Scherer, MA, MSW, LCSW-C, Secretary
Clinical Social Worker and Behavioral Support Specialist,
St. Elizabeth's School (Baltimore, MD)
Angell Richardson, CPA, Treasurer
Internal Auditor, Northrop Grumman
Dave Cloutier
Jim Davis
Nadine Finigan
Karen Pugatch
Halle Van der Gaag
Executive Director, Blue Water Baltimore;
Advocate for environmentally healthy, local communities;
Executive Director, Jones Falls Watershed Association, former
ADVISORY BOARD
Christy Bergland
Mixed media artist;
Supervising Art Therapist, Retreat at Sheppard Pratt (Towson, MD);
Founding and current Board member, Creative Alliance (Baltimore, MD)
Daniel Keplinger
Artist, subject and writer of the 1999 Oscar award-winning documentary "King Gimp"
Bart O'Reilly
Painter;
Art Director, Providence Art Institute, Providence Center (Millersville, MD)
Alisa Rock (founding)
Pathfinders for Autism, Board member & former President
Kathy Lumsden, President
Ruxton-Riderwood community leader;
Long-time advocate for persons with disabilities;
Human Resources and Quality Assurance, USF&G Insurance, and independent consultant, former
Jean McAllister Brooks, MA, MIA, Vice President
Advisory committee, ROAR, Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD) at Kennedy Krieger Institute;
Board member, Information for Families (New York, NY)
Lisa Scherer, MA, MSW, LCSW-C, Secretary
Clinical Social Worker and Behavioral Support Specialist,
St. Elizabeth's School (Baltimore, MD)
Angell Richardson, CPA, Treasurer
Internal Auditor, Northrop Grumman
Dave Cloutier
Jim Davis
Nadine Finigan
Karen Pugatch
Halle Van der Gaag
Executive Director, Blue Water Baltimore;
Advocate for environmentally healthy, local communities;
Executive Director, Jones Falls Watershed Association, former
ADVISORY BOARD
Christy Bergland
Mixed media artist;
Supervising Art Therapist, Retreat at Sheppard Pratt (Towson, MD);
Founding and current Board member, Creative Alliance (Baltimore, MD)
Daniel Keplinger
Artist, subject and writer of the 1999 Oscar award-winning documentary "King Gimp"
Bart O'Reilly
Painter;
Art Director, Providence Art Institute, Providence Center (Millersville, MD)
Alisa Rock (founding)
Pathfinders for Autism, Board member & former President
STAFF
Stefan
Bauschmid, Dipl.-Beh.-Päd., Dipl.-Graf.
Director, Creative & Studio
Stefan has over 16 years of experience in the U.S. and Europe working with individuals with developmental and physical disabilities. Before helping to found Make Studio, Stefan worked for over 10 years as an artist-instructor with VSA Arts, an arts-based training program for teenagers and young adults, and as the Art Director for Art Enables, an arts-entrepreneurial program for adults (both in Washingotn, DC). He holds a Diploma in Graphic Design and Illustration from HTL1 in Linz, Austria as well as a Diploma in Social Work / Counseling from LHB Gallneukirchen, Austria, and is also locally active as a musician.
Cathy K.
Goucher, ATR-BC, LCPC
Director, Clinical & Outreach
Cathy is a registered and board certified art therapist and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor. She specializes in the treatment of adolescents and young adults with developmental disabilities. She is a graduate of the Art Therapy Program of the George Washington University, and has over 14 years of clinical experience. In addition to co-founding and working at Make Studio, she works at the St. Elizabeth School, per diem at the Retreat at Sheppard Pratt, and maintains a private practice that provides in-home art therapy services (all in Baltimore, MD). Cathy recently completed a chapter for the book Play Based Interventions for Children and Adolescents on the Autism Spectrum (Routledge, 2011).
Jill E. S
cheibler, MA, ATR-BC
Director, Programming & Operations
Jill is a registered and board-certified art therapist, a painter, and a PhD student in Human Services Psychology (Community Psychology focus) at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. She has over 11 years of experience working in educational and human services settings, most recently at St. Elizabeth School (Baltimore, MD), Art Enables (Washington, DC), as a Visiting Artist with Providence Art Institute (Millersville, MD), and as a volunteer with Access Art (Baltimore, MD). As an art therapist she has worked in the areas of substance abuse, acute mental health, and special education. Jill conducts qualitative research in the areas of community arts, women’s communities, and the empowerment of marginalized populations.
Bauschmid, Dipl.-Beh.-Päd., Dipl.-Graf.Director, Creative & Studio
Stefan has over 16 years of experience in the U.S. and Europe working with individuals with developmental and physical disabilities. Before helping to found Make Studio, Stefan worked for over 10 years as an artist-instructor with VSA Arts, an arts-based training program for teenagers and young adults, and as the Art Director for Art Enables, an arts-entrepreneurial program for adults (both in Washingotn, DC). He holds a Diploma in Graphic Design and Illustration from HTL1 in Linz, Austria as well as a Diploma in Social Work / Counseling from LHB Gallneukirchen, Austria, and is also locally active as a musician.
Cathy K.
Goucher, ATR-BC, LCPCDirector, Clinical & Outreach
Cathy is a registered and board certified art therapist and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor. She specializes in the treatment of adolescents and young adults with developmental disabilities. She is a graduate of the Art Therapy Program of the George Washington University, and has over 14 years of clinical experience. In addition to co-founding and working at Make Studio, she works at the St. Elizabeth School, per diem at the Retreat at Sheppard Pratt, and maintains a private practice that provides in-home art therapy services (all in Baltimore, MD). Cathy recently completed a chapter for the book Play Based Interventions for Children and Adolescents on the Autism Spectrum (Routledge, 2011).
Jill E. S
cheibler, MA, ATR-BC Director, Programming & Operations
Jill is a registered and board-certified art therapist, a painter, and a PhD student in Human Services Psychology (Community Psychology focus) at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. She has over 11 years of experience working in educational and human services settings, most recently at St. Elizabeth School (Baltimore, MD), Art Enables (Washington, DC), as a Visiting Artist with Providence Art Institute (Millersville, MD), and as a volunteer with Access Art (Baltimore, MD). As an art therapist she has worked in the areas of substance abuse, acute mental health, and special education. Jill conducts qualitative research in the areas of community arts, women’s communities, and the empowerment of marginalized populations.