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| Elizabeth Alakszay |
Liz is an avid dog lover, engineer and educator who has been working for over 40 years. She is a big believer in making everything with dogs fun and games, but also expects 100% focus and connection when interacting with her dogs. Currently she competes with her English Setter and All- American in AKC and Cynosport Rally and AKC Obedience. Her dogs have numerous titles, awards, trick titles and do therapy dog visits.
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| Lindsey Alexander |
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| Phyllis Allen |
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| Pamela Aloia |
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| Linda Bates |
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| Kara Baxter |
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| Mark Bergkvist |
Mark is an accomplished, international award-winning photographer. Over 40 years ago Mark got hooked on photography developing black and white film in the darkroom. Today Mark's personal passion is for Landscape Photography and his work is available at many local art shows and galleries. Mark has extensive experience in all areas of photography from Macro, Sports, Portraits, Travel, Nature and video. Mark also teaches photography at several local camera clubs and community groups. Mark is certified if Heartsaver First Aid/CPR/AED.
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| Bobby Bohrer |
Head Golf Professional and Director of Golf at Pickering Valley Golf Club, Phoenixville, since 1987; responsible for all professional golf lessons provided at the club. |
| Jolene Borgese |
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| Joe Buglio |
Prerequisite: Must have completed Level 1 & 2. All students must have a piano or
digital piano to use at home for practicing during the week.
Cost: $195 plus music book materials to be purchased in the sheet music
department at Taylor’s Music store on the first day of class. Cost for the music
materials for the course is TBD.
Location: Group Lesson Room Studio 17 at Taylor’s Music Store & Studios
Students will continue to learn playing and practicing piano skills. Piano technique,
pieces, exercises and music harmony will be taught. For this course, students will
purchase in the sheet music dept. the Module 3 and Level 3 piano series along
with purchasing one supplemental popular piano arrangements music book. |
| Kenneth Cadogan |
Kenneth Cadogan 5th Dan, Shidoin |
| Gina Cincotta |
The first handmade bracelet Gina Cincotta made was for her Cabbage Patch kid doll. She never stopped creating jewelry from found objects, beads, and wire. She graduated from the University of the Arts, Philadelphia, in Silversmithing and Art Education. She owned Silver Wings Studio in Chester Springs for 10 years. She currently makes jewelry in her home studio. |
| Donna Cooper |
Donna Cooper was raised in Malvern, Pennsylvania and went on to major in music at Northwestern University. She has taught elementary and middle school band for over 15 years. Currently Donna is the Instrumental Band Director at Sarah Starkweather and East Bradford Elementary Schools in the West Chester Area School District. In addition to her teacher responsibilities, she is a free-lance harpist in the Philadelphia area. She performs with the Main Line Symphony, Chester County Pops, Immaculata Symphony and the New Holland Band. |
| Sal DiBenedetto |
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| Ellen Endslow, Curator |
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| Jay Erb |
Jay Erb, a Chester County park ranger and adventure education facilitator, is also the chair of the North Coventry Parks & Recreation Commission. Jay has been involved with challenge course facilitation, environmental education, and resource management since 1998. He's also the founder and Chief Instructor of the Tae Kwon Do Academy, a not-for-profit martial arts school established in 1987. |
| The Picklr Exton |
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| Preethi Fernando |
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| Jane Freemas |
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| John Gallogly |
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| Will Hahn |
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| Lynn Hamm |
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| Jonathan Hoddies |
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| Julia Inslee |
Julie is an English tutor at Delaware County Community College and a dairy sheep farmer in Chester County. For the past couple of years, eager crafters have come to the farm to learn the art of needle felting. My needle felted critters, table mats, and other fiber arts can be found around the county at various craft shows and farmers markets. |
| CCAA Instructor |
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| Carousel Instructor |
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| Certifed Instructor |
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| Russ Jones |
Russ Jones is a past commander of the Main Line Sail and Power Squadron. He holds a Senior Navigator rating from the United States Power Squadron, a US Coast Guard Captain's License, is a Navy veteran, and also has extensive experience in sailing on the Chesapeake Bay and elsewhere. |
| Gary Kerschner, Ed. D. |
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| Drew Knight |
Owner-Operator, Woodcraft of Downingtown, PA |
| Matthew Konchel |
Matthew Konchel’s law firm, Konchel & Associates, P.C. is a boutique estate planning and business law practice based in Chester County that focuses on helping families and business owners build succession and estate plans to protect the people they love, with the primary goal of keeping themselves, their businesses, and their loved ones out of court and out of conflict. Originally hailing from Michigan’s Detroit area, Matthew Konchel is a combat veteran, having served as a paratrooper with the U.S. Army’s “All-American” 82nd Airborne Division. Matthew worked in the financial offices of Fortune 500 company United Parcel Service (UPS) before moving to Pennsylvania to attend Temple Law School, and prior to founding Konchel and Associates, Matthew served as the managing attorney of a successful mid-sized Bucks County mid-sized litigation-focused law practice as well as a Director of Alumni Affairs, Development and Planned Giving for Temple University. Matthew serves the estate, legacy and corporate planning needs of business owners and entrepreneurs, veterans, real estate investors, retirees, LGBTQ families, parents, and blended families to help them protect their lives, legacies and assets and help ensure that their wealth and, most importantly, their values are passed from generation to generation.
Matthew has spoken locally before groups of professionals on topics such as:
Estate Planning Basics: What You Don’t Know That You Don’t Know;
Things Every Senior Should Know About Estate Planning & Elder Law;
Kid’s Protection Planning: Overcoming Flaws in the Traditional Estate Planning System;
Legal Considerations When Starting or Running a Business;
Essentials of Establishing the Right Corporate Structure for Real Estate Investing, and
The ABCs of Divorce Aftermath |
| Lauren Letherland |
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| Jessica Lowenadler-Sontag |
Jessica is a Natural Foods Educator. She teaches about the health benefits of foods and incorporates them into her lessons. Her healthy food is always full of flavor and made without gluten, dairy & eggs and is organic wherever possible. Jessica draws her inspiration from recipes from around the world, tweaking the dishes to match her healthy lifestyle.
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| Cindy McMenamin |
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| Stefanie Ott |
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| Kyle Risch |
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| Matt Schillizzi |
Co-owner and Tour Director, City Food Tours.
Eric Matzke is a self-proclaimed food nerd. From his study of sustainable agriculture and economic botanicals in college to advanced pastry courses at The Philadelphia Restaurant School, he has an insatiable appetite to learn about delicious foods. Eric has a solid background in not only wine, beer, cheese, and chocolate, but also Brazilian Rodizio cuisine and Aphrodisiac foods.
Eric has extensive tour-guide experience and has planned events for non-profits and convention groups across the US. He received his Bachelors of Science Degree in Zoology from Eastern Illinois University and his Masters in Fine Arts at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia.
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| Kyle Shollenberger |
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| Michael Skiff |
 Michael Skiff, CFP®, ChFC® is a registered representative of and offers securities, investment advisory, and financial planning services through MML Investors Services, LLC, Member SIPC • 5001 Louise Drive, Suite 300, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 • 717-791-3300. |
| Joanne Vitali |
Joanne Vitali is a certified professional coach and workshop creator. Graduating from Georgetown with a degree in Physics, a stint as a nuclear engineer and Space Shuttle astronaut trainer, she has been doing workshops and coaching for the past 23 years in her business Vitali Workshops and Coaching. She specializes in coaching people to be powerful by having a rock solid self-confidence that comes from embodying their unique brilliance using a combination of traditional and more esoteric tools like breathwork, energy medicine, human design and astrology. |
