Staff
Jerri Stanard, B.F.A., M.A.S.
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Jerri began K12 Gallery & TEJAS as K12 Gallery for Young People in September 1993. She holds a Master's in Arts and Science from the University of Dayton and a BFA from Wright State University. Jerri loves everything creative and connected to the creative intelligences. She sees each person she meets as a work of art! In 2008, Jerri won the honor of the Pamela Houk award from The Dayton Art Institute for her tenacity to further art education. In 2002, Stanard was recognized as one of the Dayton Daily News Top Ten Women of Dayton for K12 Gallery, her community contributions and her numerous art awards. In 2000, Jerri won the Ohio Arts Council’s Emerging Leader Award. Jerri began her career as an art teacher for the Dayton Public Schools and later joined the Sinclair Community College staff as a gallery coordinator. Through her pertinacious vision and strong work ethic, she has guided K12 Gallery & TEJAS through many expansions and continues to connect people and financial resources to sustain it into the future.
Steve Yates, Chief Operations Officer
Steve is the Chief Operating Officer and an installation artist. He received his BA with an emphasis in sculpture from the University of Arkansas. Steve served 5 years in the U.S. Army as an Infantryman. Steve joined the K12 Gallery & TEJAS team in 2019 as an Artist in Resident for Montgomery County Juvenile Court. He became a full-time staff member a few months later. In his work, Steve focuses on site-specific installations and found objects. Lately, he has been focusing on reusing plastic by making bottles tangible with different applications of melting in his installation pieces.
Eric Denlinger Finance Director & Art Educator
Valerie French
Development Administrator
& Art Educator
Linnea Stevens, M.A.
Marketing Director & Art Educator
Jackson Stanard Public Relations Manager
Katie Schwab
Art Educator & Marketing
Katalina Sizemore
Art Educator & Marketing
Sabine Grand
Glass Studio Consultant
Taylor Mitchell
Art Educator
Marisa Woods
Art Educator
Audrey Fisher
Art Educator
Interns
Back row L to R: Ty, John, Gabby, Jackson, Micha
Front row L to R: Marisa, Maya, Alaina, Katie
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