Staff
Sarah Kate Erickson (she/her) is the Executive Director at the Duluth Folkschool. Originally from New England, Sarah has lived in Duluth since 2004. She grew up participating with her family in the Gully Oven Folkschool. Sarah’s other schooling includes a biology degree, an M.Ed in environmental education, and an MBA in leadership and change. She has spent hours exploring the woods and water on both coasts and in Minnesota. Sarah enjoys drawing and painting birds, cooking, and nurturing neighborhood and community connections. Over the past 20 years, she has worked around the country at nature centers, schools, outreach programs, and museum spaces. In her free time she enjoys outings with her husband and two children to Duluth’s many parks, cultural events, reading novels, making art, and swimming.
Erika LeMay is the Youth Programs Coordinator at the Duluth Folk School. She has a background in psychology, environmental education, and sustainability with experience teaching a wide variety of outdoor and interactive programs. She enjoys spending time weaving, gardening, exploring nature, and finding ways to share her adventures with others. She believes that the abundance of knowledge and skills surrounding handcrafting and the environment should be at everyone’s fingertips and she strives to open up those opportunities for youth in our community.
Lindsey Brockman is the Office Manager at the Duluth Folk School. She grew up in a small town in Northern Minnesota and was always busy with art and craft projects. She has continued that love of the handmade and shares that tradition with her children and husband now. She has a background in Sociology, Psychology and has prior involvement connecting community members with services. She has experience operating a small handmade business and loves to learn new crafts to add to her collection of handmade knowledge. Lindsey enjoys painting, gardening, and spending time outdoors.
Board of Directors
Tim Bates, Chair/Founder
Executive Committee, Infrastructure/Facility Committee.
First term expires December 31, 2024.
Kathryn Fifield, Vice-Chair
Executive Committee, Governance Committee
First term expires December 31, 2025
Carmel DeMaioribus, Treasurer/Founder
Executive Committee, Finance Committee, Infrastructure/Facility Committee, Events & Community Building Committee.
First term expires December 31, 2024.
Danielle Rhodes, Secretary
Fundraising Committee
First term expires December 31, 2022.
Jen Buseman
Fundraising Committee.
First term expires December 31, 2022.
Sumair Sheikh
Infrastructure/Facility Committee.
First term expires December 31, 2023.
Viola Clark
Committees pending
First term expires December 31, 2025
Brad Vieths
Infrastructure Committee
First term expires December 31, 2025
Zach Sullivan
Events & Community Building Committee
First term expires December 31, 2026
Elden Lindamood
Committees pending
First term expires December 31, 2026