For over 20 years, Art with Heart has been using the healing power of art to help kids in trauma and/or adversity find peace. Our therapeutic, art-based curriculum is a proven path to transforming pain into possibility. Now in our third decade, we’ll help 3.5 million more kids via online learning and collaborative partnerships.
We are artists and dreamers, athletes and activists. Above all, we are passionate about making sure kids have opportunities to express what’s on their minds and in their hearts.
Chelsey Thornton
Senior Operations Manager
Briony Ball
Associate Director of Philanthropy
Our training team of experienced professionals empowers adults serving kids to understand and experience how creative expression helps kids name and manage their emotions, develop strategies for coping, and build resilience and SEL skills.
Trainers
Sera Rogers
Teaching Artist
Bernie Liang
MA Student Development and Administration
Jen McCormick
LICSW, CSW, MSW
Maggie Yowell Wilson
MA, LMHC, CMHS, GMHS, RDT, REAT
Helena Hillinga-Haas
MA, ATR-BC, LMHC
Kate Baker
Certified Teacher, NBCT in Art
Teresa Luengo
MS, Certificate Art Therapy
Former Board
Art with Heart had a board of talented community members with diverse skills and backgrounds. Their leadership guided our work before our merger with Childhaven and RAYs.
Mark Birzell
interim President and Treasurer
Gini Beck
Vice President
Jackie Smith
Secretary
Kato Wade
Member at Large
Matt Kelly
Member at Large
Rahmin Eslami
Member at Large
J.J. Westfall
Member at Large
Amy Friedman
Member at Large
Our advisory team is composed of mental and physical health providers, education professionals, bereavement specialists, developers of social emotional learning programs, and so many more. Their feedback is integral to the creation and development of our resources.
Advisors
Dena Frandsen
LMHC, CMHS
Sound Mental Health
Jill Meyers
MA, CCLS
Karen Summers
Coach, Trainer, and Consulting, School's Out Washington, Child Care Resources of King County, Page Ahead
Megan Lucas
LSWAIC
Rosalie Frankel
ATR-BC
Art Therapist & Therapeutic Play Coordinator, Seattle Children’s Hospital
Sherry Burke
SEL & Training Consultant, Burke & Associates: Prevention Science Consulting
Steffanie Lorig
Art with Heart Founder
Tonje Molyneux
M.Ed
Senior Program Developer, Committee for Children
Zandi Salstrom
MA, LMHC, ATR
Seattle Expressive Arts Therapy, Art Therapist for the Swedish Cancer Institute
Newsletter
Newsletter
Stay in the know! About once a month, we send out an e-newsletter featuring our favorite stories, program highlights, upcoming events and volunteer opportunities.