Sonia Allen is a painter, printmaker and art educator in the Willamette Valley with Salem Art Association, Bush House Museum, Ash Creek Arts Center in Independence, and with Summer Art Camps and Family Art Days at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art in Salem. She has four sketchbooks in the Brooklyn Art Library’s Sketchbook Project, and those books can be viewed at www.sketchbookproject.com Believing there is always something new to learn, Sonia enjoys helping students engage the arts as a means of self expression and discovery.

Julie is an artist and teacher who has been practicing both of these arts for 25 plus years. She holds her BA in Arts Education and her Masters in Curriculum and Instruction. She is a native northwest artist and is known for her landscapes and trees that are filled with color. Teaching is a passion and challenge that continues to motivate her own learning, as well as student projects. She currently teaches at Queen of Peace in Salem, holds private classes and works with Ash Creek Arts Center in Independence.

Noah Miller is a Music Education student at Western Oregon University with a focus on K-12 choral and general music. He has extensive experience in teaching dance, piano, voice, music theory, and ear training. Starting in 2020, Noah has worked as a private voice and piano instructor at Northwest School of Music in Salem. This has provided him a way to further his own experience in teaching while pursuing his K-12 licensure. Noah has always loved working with all ages of people and helping them to find their true passions through the beauty of music. In 2021, he became a founding board member of Center Stage Theatrics, a nonprofit arts education organization.