Kathy Wade is a multiple regional EMMY-winner and an award-winning international jazz entertainer, producer, CEO, and bridge-builder in the community.

Kathy co-founded Learning Through Art, Inc., which has built community through art and impacted over one million participants for more than three decades.

Kathy is the creator and executive producer of the national award-winning and multiple regional EMMY-winning performing arts literacy program Books Alive! For Kids®.

Learning Through Art anchors Kathy’s belief in giving back to the community. A graduate of Edgecliff College with a BA in Sociology, Kathy holds a Master of Arts from College-Conservatory of Music-University of Cincinnati.

Kelly Jo Asbury is an educator, collaborator, activist and visual artist. She has worked in roles from post secondary to primary education, ranging from Lecturer at Northern Kentucky University to interdisciplinary, visiting educator/artist within multiple area schools.

Kelly champions her passion for the arts through advocacy and community involvement, contributing to her work and service to Learning Through Art, Inc.

Kelly attended the University of Cincinnati and received her MFA in Painting from DAAP. She obtained a BFA in the studio arts within Painting and Drawing with a minor in Theatre alongside a BA in Graphic Design from Northern Kentucky University. Kelly’s work has been awarded and shown nationally as well as internationally. kellyjoasbury.com

Rachael Parker is a dynamic community leader with a demonstrated history of working in the education and nonprofit sector. After receiving her degree in English Writing and Art History from Berea College, she was selected for the inaugural Teach For America: Southwest Ohio AmeriCorps cohort where she remains an active alum.

Building upon her experience in the classroom, Rachael joined Leadership for Educational Equity and became the founding Academic & Program Director of the Squash + Education Alliance’s Cincinnati chapter. She spent seven years transforming the lives of talented students in under-served communities by creating pathways of equitable access and opportunity.

Rachael is excited to continue cultivating connection in her role as Program Manager.

Before founding GreenCraft Media in 2020, Carissa gained 15 years of experience telling visual stories through digital media; beautiful photography; and by creating engaging video content for some of the world’s biggest media and social platforms.

Carissa is an award-winning multimedia and video journalist – with a Society for Features Journalism award and an Emmy win during her time as Supervising Multimedia Producer for NBC's TODAY show in New York, NY. She was also an NBC News Multimedia Journalist for 6 years prior to her role at TODAY, and a member of their awesome Digital Production team that earned a number of National and International awards.

Since she began working with LTA, Carissa has won 2 regional Emmys for her role as Producer of Books Alive! For Kids episodes and has also written several segments of the award-winning series.

Dr. Erica Page is an Industrial/Organizational Psychology graduate from the University of Cincinnati.

Her research interests are diversity and inclusion in the workplace, which she has presented both regionally and internationally.

As an Organizational Effectiveness Consultant for Learning Through Art, Inc. she helps design and implement program evaluation strategies.