Meet the Team

  • Lauren Allen

    Director

  • Caitlin Gomes

    Assistant Director

  • Dr. Courtnie Wolfgang

    Faculty Director

  • Emily Bennison

    TLAD Graduate Teaching Artist

  • Aja Delgado

    TLAD Graduate Teaching Artist

  • Brianna Deluca

    Teaching Artist, Portfolio I

  • Anja Drakulovic

    RISD Undergrad Teaching Assistant

  • Dorian Epps

    Fashion Foundations: Jack of All Trades

  • Naylea Hernandez

    RISD Undergrad Teaching Assistant

  • Steven 'KP' Kaplan-Pistiner

    Jewelry + Metals

  • Kara Lee

    RISD Undergrad Teaching Assistant

  • Temilola Matanmi

    RISD Undergrad Teaching Assistant

  • Vethlie Milcette

    RISD Undergrad Teaching Assistant

  • Triton Mobley

    Teaching Artist, Senior Portfolio

  • Isaiah 'Prophet' Raines

    RISD Undergrad Teaching Assistant

  • Sylvia Rodriguez

    TLAD Graduate Teaching Artist

  • Meital Smith

    TLAD Graduate Teaching Artist

  • Megan Tresca

    Teaching Artist, Portfolio II

  • Beatrix Urkowitz

    Creating Comics

  • Bel Weiss

    TLAD Graduate Teaching Artist

  • Vic Xu

    Photography

  • Mei Zheng

    TLAD Graduate Teaching Artist

Advisory Committee Members

  • Christina Alderman

    Assistant Director, Family & Teen Programs RISD Museum of Art

  • DR. Shana Cinquemani

    Department Head, Teaching + Learning in Art + Design Rhode Island School of Design

  • Jessica Dough

    BFA Illustration '20 Rhode Island School of Design

  • Sarah Durham

    Founder & Board Member Big Duck

  • Naylea Hernandez

    BFA Painting '24 Rhode Island School of Design

  • Winnifred Lambrecht

    Senior Lecturer, Theory, History of Art + Design Rhode Island School of Design

  • Temilola Matanmi

    BFA Film/ Animation/ Video '24 Rhode Island School of Design

  • Mary McMurtery

    Art Teacher Hope High School

  • Elena Calderón Patiño

    Director of Community Arts Program Rhode Island State Council on the Arts

  • Kim Reall

    Manager of Partnerships & Certifications The Met School

  • dr. Christopher Roberts

    Assistant Professor, Theory, History of Art + Design Rhode Island School of Design

  • DR. Ulli K. Ryder

    Co-Founder Ryder | Talbutt Group

  • Ramon Tejeda

    Assistant Professor, Graphic Design Rhode Island School of Design

  • Dr. Courtnie N. Wolfgang

    Associate Professor, Teaching + Learning in Art + Design Rhode Island School of Design