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About the Artists & Educators 2016 / 2017
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 Gail Abrahamson has been teaching dance for over 35 years. Gail has founded and is director of Dance ‘N’ Kids, a dance program customized for various schools in the L.A. area. Gail received both her B.A. and M.A. in dance from UCLA. Her career as a dancer, actor and singer has taken her from Peter Pan and Can Can at Disneyland, Can Can at Knott’s Berry Farm, The Live Flintstone’s Show and stunt work at Universal Studios Hollywood and Musical Theatre to Murder Mysteries and Corporate Variety Shows. “There is great joy in passing my passion for dance to students of all ages.” Gail has also been teaching for several years with All the Arts. (updated September 2014) (back to top)
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 Cellist Greg Adamson has taught in Fullerton's All the Arts for All the Kids program for ten years. In 2008, he was the only music teacher in Orange County to receive the "Honor an Educator" award from the College of Education at California State University, Fullerton. Mr. Adamson is also on the faculty at the St. Paul Academy of the Arts, and sits on the All the Arts for All the Kids Foundation's Board of Directors. He has also served as adjunct faculty at Concordia University and Azusa Pacific University. He is a certified Orff-Schulwerk educator through Chapman University. In great demand as a performing cellist, Mr. Adamson was awarded the Principal Cello position in the Mozart Classical Orchestra in 2008. He is also the Associate Principal Cellist of the San Bernardino Symphony. He has performed with the Long Beach Opera, Long Beach Ballet, Redlands Symphony, Redlands Bowl Summer Festival (Assistant Principle Cello), Burbank Chamber Orchestra, Hutchins Consort, Riverside Philharmonic, Santa Barbara Ballet, Pasadena Pops. He has toured and recorded internationally with such luminaries as James Galway, James Taylor, Elton John, The Who, Rod Stewart, Guns 'n Roses, Burt Bacherach, Michael Crawford, Shirley Bassey, John Williams, Roger Williams, Yo Yo Ma. (back to top) Click for feature on Greg
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 Veronica Moody Anderson has her BA in Art with emphasis in teaching, along with a BA in Theatre. She began teaching Visual Arts for All the Arts for All the Kids Foundation in 2007. For the past 13 years she has taught two and three dimensional art at the Art Camp through the CSU Fullerton Auxiliary Services at California State University Fullerton. Veronica is a muralist and exhibiting artist with three murals for public viewing in the LA area and numerous private commissions. As a member of SAG and AFTRA, Veronica has artworks and actress credits in TV and Film. (updated 2015) (back to top)
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 Mo Arii is a working actress that has taught theater to children of all ages for over 20 years. A founding member of STAGES theatre in Fullerton, Mo serves on the board of directors and strives to bring educational theater to the community she loves. She earned her BA at CSUF and studied with Sal Romeo and Stacey Martino at Friends and Artists Studio. Her experiences working with All the Arts for All the Kids has cemented her passion to inspire students with a life long love of theater as a medium to express themselves. (updated September 2014)
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 Brian Matthew Bon has been a professional performer and instructor for 30 years. He started his clogging career on the TV show HEE HAW in the 1980's and has since been on more TV shows as a clogger than anyone else in the country, including shows like: America's Got Talent, Fast Track To Fame, 30 Seconds To Fame, Let Me Entertain You!, Culture Click, MTV's NEXT, FX Channel's Justified, PAX TV's Destination Stardom, and many more. In addition to his clogging studio program, Brian instructed at Weber State University, Cal St. Fullerton, Notre Dame High School, and other Jr. and high schools. He is dedicated to his arts education program called, POWERHOUSE!!! America's Dance.
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 Katie Dahl attended Long Beach City College after high school; there she discovered a style and a particular technique of painting. After graduating she went on to earn her Bachelors of Fine Arts degree from California College of the Arts in San Francisco. There she studied painting/drawing, photography and German Expression. She worked with and learned from many well established artists including Chris Brown and Franklin Williams. She studied art abroad for a period of time in Italy, seeing the great masters' art. She finished her Bachelors of Fine Arts in 2009. Later she attended school to receive a Bachelor of Wildlife Conservation. Along with painting Katie also plays with ideas in digital collage, which are constructed of pieces from her photographs and paintings. Her collage work creates a painted like image that shows a strong understanding of environmental issues as well as a love of re-creating an image. Katie has always loved teaching before CCA she tutored junior high students in academics, while attending CCA she was an artist mentoring high school students struggling in low income families, and currently she is an artist teaching art to elementary school children. She continues teaching art to kids while receiving her Masters of Fine Art. (August 2015) (back
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| Chelsea Davis earned
her Bachelor's degree from Chapman University in music therapy, and
has completed her music therapy clinical training at MusicWorx of California
in San Diego. She is also a co-owner of a drum circle facilitation
company for private and corporate events. Chelsea is a singer\songwriter
and is currently recording her first album. Chelsea found a true love
in teaching, and enjoys providing kids with hands-on musical experiences,
including percussion ensembles, singing, songwriting, and recording! (back
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 Dawn Dyson-Platero is in her twenty-first season with the All the Arts for All the Kids program. Dawn was a dancer and educator with the AMAN Folk Ensemble for ten years, performing and teaching folk dance to children within the Los Angeles area and across the nation until the company’s closure in 2004. She has a degree in Dance Performance with a minor in Educational Dance from Ball State University. In addition to her work with the All the Arts program, Dawn is a Master Teaching Artist for the Segerstrom Center for the Arts and the Music Center of Los Angeles County. In 2012, Dawn was presented with the Outstanding Art Educator Award in Elementary Dance from the Orange County Music and Arts Administrators and the Orange County Department of Education. (updated Aug 2014) (back to top)
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 Kathryn Farquhar-Ayeh has an M.F.A. from UC Irvine. Since 1974, she has been active in elementary and college school systems as a dance instructor as well as a classroom teacher. She has also performed professionally as a choreographer, artistic director and dance concert instructor for children and adults in Los Angeles, Orange County, Davis California, Malawi (East Africa) and Ghana (West Africa). She enjoys teaching the arts and dance to children and adults. (updated Aug 2014) (back
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Bryan Green is an improviser who has work for many years with high school arts programs through Comedy Sportz. He is currently a character on The High, an improvised teen soap. He is a member of the 2005 National Comedy League tournament champions, and was a founding member of the long-form group Ninja Vanish. (July 2015) (back to top) |
 Steve Hohman is a trained improvisational, film and theatre actor. He attended San Diego State University, where he earned Bachelor of Arts degrees in Communications and Theatre Arts. Steve is a part of the main-stage ensemble with The National Comedy Theatre, San Diego’s longest running show, and has performed on their stages in NYC and San Diego. He has also performed in multiple Southern California non-union commercials, industrial films and theatre productions. Credits include The Liar; winner of a 2014 San Diego Bravo Award (Scripps Ranch Theatre); 4.48 Psychosis (Stone Soup Theatre) and commercials for San Diego County Credit Union and the Del Mar Race Track. Steve has worked as a teaching artist with many prestigious organizations in San Diego, which include The Old Globe, Playwrights Project, Junior Theatre and The National Comedy Theatre. In addition to teaching youth, he has taught acting workshops for law school students on the mock-trial team at The Thomas Jefferson School of Law. Steve is currently training with the Upright Citizens Brigade and actively performing in LA’s indie improv scene.
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 Joylani Kamalu has an extensive background in dance. She has been in multiple productions for the Disneyland Resort. She has been trained in a variety of dance styles (hula, jazz, hip hop & modern) and has been teaching to all ages for over a decade in both non-profit and private sectors. Her passion for helping others and love of the arts has lead her to this moment. Her hope and wish is to create a positive change in the world through music and movement!(July 2015) (back
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 Brian Kohl holds a Bachelor
of Fine Art in Animation and Ceramics, as well as a Master of Fine
Art in Ceramics. He has created numerous film projects, including two
ceramic documentary/instructional films. In addition to working as
a film artist/educator on the Arts LAB, Brian is also a professor at
Chaffey College in Rancho Cucamonga. In Brian’s (very minimal) spare
time he is the Podcast Director/Host for the National Council on Education
for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) and a member of the Green Task Force of
NCECA. (updated August 2014) (back
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 Ashley Mangino is a singer/songwriter with a passion for getting kids of all ages to experience the joy of making music. She graduated summa cum laude from Biola University and studied abroad at Oxford University where she fell in love with the English choral tradition. She is privileged to have been taught by outstanding musicians including her grandfather, Dale Olinger, who played guitar for Ella Fitzgerald. In her private studio she coaches young musical theater performers and teaches piano, ukulele, and voice. She keeps busy with local theater (last year she played her all-time favorite role: Maria in the Sound of Music) and sings with various ensembles throughout the area. Her current big project is working towards her Master’s in choral conducting and composition. Ashley is also actively involved in the children’s and music programs of the Episcopal Church of the Blessed Sacrament in Placentia. (updated September 2014)
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 Cynthia
Ryanen has worked in all facets of theatrical production
for nearly two decades. She studied with Brown and Beneditti at UC
Riverside’s Intensive Theater Program and trained at HB Studios in
New York. She is a founding member of Stages Theater in Fullerton.
In addition, she has taught and performed for children of all ages
in a variety of capacities across Southern California. She brings
to her job as a theatre artist/educator on the Arts LAB extremely
strong presentation skills, a dedication to perfection, and the ability
to inspire creativity.(updated August 2014) (back
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| Susan Ryoo holds degrees from the Thorton School of Music at USC in Bachelors in Music, Masters in Music Education and is a Doctorate of Music Arts candidate. With emphasis and research background in general vocal and choral music, Susan is certified in the Kodaly Method and have presented at various national conferences and contributed to scholarly research. Credentialed in K12 Single Subject in Music, with a BCLAD in Korean, she has held teaching positions at the Los Angeles Unified School District, USC and Biola University and the Los Angeles Children's Chorus thechildren' choir to the Los Angeles Opera and the Los Angeles Master Chorale. (updated September 2014) (back to top) |
| Ellen Schulze, “the Puppet Lady”, has been sharing her passion for puppetry in classrooms for over 20 years. She reinforces a fun, creative environment where students can connect to curriculum in surprising and novel ways. (updated Aug 2014) (back
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| Istvan Szabo was born
and raised in Hungary where he received his formal dance training at
the prestigious Hungarian Ballet Institute where his major was Hungarian
Folk Dance. He was the Dance Director and choreographer for the Aman
Folk Ensemble of Los Angeles for many years and has taught dance workshops
throughout Europe, Asia, and the United States. (back
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Meg Terán is a dance-teaching artist who has taught with The Wooden Floor, Active Learning, and most recently, VSA California. Her students move, create, perform and respond to each other, building dance vocabulary while developing discipline and teamwork. As a dancer, Meg has worked with several choreographers in ballet and contemporary works. A bilingual educator, she previously taught second and third grade for eight years. In 2010, Meg was awarded as the Elementary Dance Educator of the Year from the Orange County Music and Arts Administrators. She holds a BA in World Arts and Cultures from UCLA and an MA in Education from Chapman University. (updated August 2014) (back to top) |
 Aimee Wodobode was born in Central African Republic and raised in France where she studied Dance, Philosophy and Letters at the University of Paris XII. She moved to New-York in 2001 and had the opportunity to work with various New-york based choreographers including Tony winning choreographer and director Bill T. Jones. Aimee just finished a four years run with the acclaimed Broadway musical Fela! in which she starred from the very beginning when it was Off-Broadway. Aimee recently relocated to Los Angeles and was delighted to see how her nine years experience as a teaching artist in New-york city allowed her teaching opportunities at places such as UCLA, Lula Washington Dance Theatre, Santa Monica College. Aimee feels honored to become a part of All the Arts program. (updated August 2014) (back
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