Staff and Board of Directors

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 Duluth Folk School

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.

 

 

 

 

Photo of Lindsey

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

 

Contact

Duluth Folk School
1917 W Superior St
Duluth, MN 55806
(218) 481-7888
info@duluthfolkschool.com

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