Special Thanks to:
Herbert Ascherman
Davon Brantley, Keynote Speaker
Gabrielle Burrage, Director, Continuing Education + Community Outreach
CIA Departments of Admissions, Business Affairs, Facilities, Information Technology, Institutional
Advancement, and Marketing
CIA Security + Reception
Cuyahoga Arts & Culture
The Char and Chuck Fowler Family Foundation
Christine Filmer
Graffiti HeArt
Kathryn Heidemann, Vice President for Academic Affairs & Dean of Faculty, CIA
Jessica Howard, Coordinator, Continuing Education + Community Outreach, CIA
iN Education, Inc.
David King
Jeff Mancinetti
Grafton J. Nunes, President, CIA
Richard Sarian, Director for Marketing Strategies + Projects, CIA
Zach Savich, Keynote Speaker
The Scholastic Steering Committee
David Sigman, Vice President for Enrollment Management + Marketing, CIA
Sue Wall
Gary + Almut Zvosec
CIA Students:
Grace Bohlen
Charlotte Brittain
Maria Fallon
Seneca Kuchar
Alyssa Lizzini
Megan Lubey
Max McMillen
Maximillian Peralta
Amani Williams
Art Jurors:
Jody Amsden, Design Professor at the Cleveland Institute of Art
Karl Anderson, Visual Artist and Adjunct Faculty at the Cleveland Institute of Art
Joe Applebaum, Retired Art/Photography Teacher, Photographer, Retired Regional Director for the Ohio Governors Youth Art Exhibition
Sherri Appleton, IIDA Cleveland Institute of Art Interior Architecture Faculty
Pamela Argentieri, Jewelry Designer + Silversmith
Robert C. Banks, Jr., Filmmaker/Photographer
Georgann Blair, Retired Art Educator and Artist
Pita Brooks, Mixed Media Artist
Beth A. Bryan, Art Gallery and Operations Coordinator, Stocker Arts Center of Lorain County Community College, Mixed Media Artist
Terry Clark, Lecturer, Foundation Department, CIA
Anne E. Cole, Art Education Adjunct Faculty, Baldwin Wallace University
Scott Dommin, Freelance and Fine Art Photographer
Judy Flamik, Retired Interactive Media Instructor Willoughby-Eastlake Public Schools, Retired Art Education Adjunct CWRU, Art Education OAEA, OAAE Past Board Member, National Board Education Teacher
Ron Hill, Founding Partner of Act 3 Creative, Illustrator/Cartoonist
Jessica Howard, artist, Coordinator - Continuing Education, Cleveland Institute of Art
David Joseph, Commercial and Fine Art Photographer, Director of Photography, Video and Visual Content for Aspire Auctions
David King, Artist, Educator Case Western Reserve University
George Kocar, Illustrator and Painter
Frank Oriti Jr., Artist
Kyle J. Osborne, Writer, Publisher and Bookmaker at Outlandish Press
Laura Ospanik, Graphic Designer and member of CIA Board of Directors
Deborah Pinter, Photography and Printmaking Artist, Adjunct Teacher at Cleveland Institute of Art, Baldwin Wallace University and University of Akron
Eric S. Reitz, Associate Director of Enrollment + Financial Aid, Cleveland Institute of Art
Writing Jurors
Matt Amsden, Writer/Producer
Dana Aritonovich, Writer and Historian
Katherine Assink, MLIS
Mystery Author (as Shelley Costa)
Sam Bogner, Museum Archivist
Dianne Borsenik, Editor/Publisher NightBallet Press
Kelly Boyer Sagert, Freelance Writer
William Brown, Circulation Associate at Cleveland-Heights Public Libraries
Alexandra Burrage, Director of Alumni Relations & Scholarships
Eric Coble, Playwright
Rhonda Crowder, Journalist, Author, Publisher and EntrepreneurÂ
Judy Flamik, Retired Interactive Media Instructor Willoughby-Eastlake Public Schools, Retired Art Education Adjunct CWRU, Art Education OAEA, OAAE Past Board Member, National Board Education Teacher
Bethany Forsberg, Teen Services Librarian, Cuyahoga County Public Library
Jordan Gass-Poore', Podcast Producer and Investigative Journalist, Co-Founder of Local Switchboard NYC
Meghan Gibbons, M.Ed., Assistant Registrar at Cleveland Institute of Art
Ajah Hales, Writer and Race Educator
Paula Hennessey Accordino, Director of Marketing Communications at Paran Management Company
Sharon Jones, Martha Holden Jennings Foundation Evaluator
Joffrey Jones, Retired Superintendent, school-based Administrator, and English Teacher
Emily Kennedy, Program Director at Third Coast International Audio Festival
Sue Kirschner, Youth Literacy and Outreach Manager Cuyahoga County Public Library
Caroline Loeffler, Manager of Technical Writing at OverDrive
Julie Marchand, Poet Public Services Professional, Lorain Public Library System
Ephraim Nehemiah, Performance Poet
Kyle J. Osborne, Writer, Publisher and Bookmaker at Outlandish Press
Mara Purnhagen, Author
Eric S. Reitz, Associate Director of Enrollment + Financial Aid, Cleveland Institute of Art
Cinthia Sledz, Teen Services Librarian
Zenaida Smith, Mixed Media Artist, Writer, Co-founder and Editor of Outlandish Press
Meri Smith, Writer, former English teacher
Matthew Sprosty, Award-Winning Screenwriter and Playwright
Jane Takac Panza, Freelance Editor
Ben Weathers, Art Educator
Peg Weissbrod, J.D. The Ohio State College of Law; Content Creator for Forest Hill Presbyterian ChurchCover Image: Teacher of the Year, by Noelle Kostyack, Gold Key Award