CREATIVE MENTORS




Glenda
Glenda is an artist who works with beads to craft beautiful pieces of jewelry.
Over the years she has taken a variety of courses in jewelry design and has hosted bead parties, teaching jewelry basics to a variety of individuals. Glenda has a keen understanding of how to simplify the process so anyone can participate in the creative process.
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In 2013, and in an ongoing capacity, Glenda began working with ArtBeat San Diego teaching art techniques at parties and events.
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In 2016, and in an ongoing capacity, Glenda has had the opportunity to work with the New Bridge private school in Poway. New Bridge is a school for students with learning disabilities who range in grade from 1st to 8th.
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In 2019 Glenda began teaching at Revision as a creative mentor. Her main focus is working with jewelry but she has also instructed others in painting, weaving and other projects.




Hanna
In 2020 Hanna Gundrum began working at Revision. Hanna works primarily with drawing, painting, and screen printing. Hanna is also a muralist, check out her website below:
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Lindsay
Lindsay Lauters Miller is a multi-faceted visual artist. She most often creates illustrations and ceramics, and is forever exploring new mediums. They like to work with expressive textures and lines, intense colors, and skewed or modified observation. She has a UX and accessibility background, having worked in video games and technology.
Learn more about their work:​ www.seacowsoda.com




Chad
Nostalgia is everything. Keep your memories alive! I'm influenced by tv shows and films from my childhood. I enjoy creating dramatic and colorful portraits of legendary and iconic entertainers. Looking for freelance positions in Promotional illustration, Poster Design & Graphic Apparel. Let's collaborate and bring your vision to life!
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Jessica
Jessica Boranian is a creative mentor, blending arts education with a love for people, since the year 2000. Jessica studied Cultural Anthropology at UCSB, attended the Brooks Institute of Photography, and has worked primarily with children and neuro-diverse populations. She enjoys capturing the moment through photography, writing, music, and mixed media, with a special interest in nature, color, craft, and recycled materials!


Katie
Katie Ruiz is a Chicana artist living in San Diego CA. She is an interdisciplinary artist, making work in painting and fiber sculpture. Figures, geometric patterns, and bright colors are reiterated throughout her work. She is known for her activism work with refugees, her community art, The Pompom Project, and children’s book Brian the Wildflower. Katie has a Bachelor's Degree of Fine Art from Northern Arizona University and a Masters degree of Fine Art from The New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting & Sculpture in NYC.


Kristine
Kristine Domingo is a fiber and textile artist working under the name Caridad, with love, a tribute to her great-grandmother and Filipino heritage. She also enjoys mixed media, digital imaging, photography, sewing, embroidery, and interior design. With an extensive background in Autism Advocacy and Disability Inclusive Education, Kristine is a speaker at various community events and currently provides conferences for San Diego Regional Center participants.
To learn more about Kristine’s artwork: https://www.instagram.com/caridad_withlove/


Martina
Martina is a creative mentor that runs her own small business of handcrafted wearable accessories and vintage clothing embellished with mixed media crafts. She graduated from Clark University in 2023, with a degree in arts and business. She loves all things textile arts, and spends her time crafting for her business, teaching craft classes for the community, or spending time with family and love ones.



Sybil
Sybil grew up in Los Angeles before she moved to San Diego to attend college, and received a
B.S. in Psychology from UCSD, followed by an M.S. in Educational Psychology. She worked as a Job Coach for Disabled Adults at the Grossmont Training Center, a High School Counselor, and as a School
Psychologist for the La Mesa/Spring Valley School District, where she served children with a variety of disabilities. In addition to School Psychology she was also the Autism and Inclusion Specialist for the district for several years. Sybil has been an artist for as long as she can remember, taking many art classes
throughout her school years and she minoring in Fine Arts in college. As a parent she started an Art Docent Program at her children’s elementary school before she started an Art Camp out of her home in La Mesa. The experience taught her about teaching art and working as an instructor one on one and in small groups. Sybil currently teaches after school art classes several days a week with a variety of elementary schools throughout East County. Aside from teaching, she also enjoys pursuing her own art whenever she has the time. She was very pleased to discover Revision and have the opportunity to work as an Art Mentor with Disabled Adults because it seems to be a perfect combination of her interests, experience and training.




Kelsey
Kelsey's is an artist, science fan girl, and disability rights advocate. These passions led her to create SNAP SciComm, a platform that uses visual storytelling to make complex scientific concepts accessible and engaging. With a background in physiology and neuroscience, Kelsey leverages her knowledge to translate intricate information into visually appealing and easy-to-understand content. As a co-founder of Simply Complex Stories, Kelsey has illustrated two children's books on disability and rare disease, inspired by her own experiences as the parent of a child with a rare genetic condition. Like most San Diego natives, she loves the beach and a good taco shop, and also enjoys riding her bike, crochet, and a good book.


Katie
Katie Berns is a multimedia artist with experience in play therapy and ABA. She works in drawing, graphic design, photography and video. It is her passion to teach others how to trust their creative instincts and build upon interdisciplinary skills. Instilling a sense of exploration is central to her ethos and influences her approach to working with people of all abilities.
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Liza
Liza is a local artisan specializing in hand made jewelry. A professional pop up vendor working in markets all over San Diego and a staple in the community with her business Vintage Rose.