Stephanie Petro

petro.stephanie@gmail.com

Stephanie grew up in the East Falls section of Philadelphia, PA. She went to the William Penn Charter School for thirteen years.  Stephanie went on to receive her B.F. A. from Ohio Wesleyan University with a concentration in Painting and a minor in Woman’s studies. Stephanie then lived in Brooklyn, NY for four years working at ARTnews Magazine. It was at ARTnews that Stephanie was introduced to art collectors, art advertisers, galleries, auction houses, and more. After returning to Philadelphia, Stephanie became a Social Worker in the foster care system of Philadelphia for 2 years. During this time, Stephanie also attended classes at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and went on to get a Masters of Art in Teaching in Visual Arts from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. While in graduate school, Stephanie worked at Utrecht Art Supplies where she met Jay and later got married to him!  Jay and Stephanie went on to help build a progressive art center in Wynnewood, PA called the Center for Creative Works. Stephanie has worked at CCW for over 10 years and has obtained an intermediate American Sign Language skill level to communicate with artists who are Deaf and Blind.  

Sterling Shaw

shawsterling@gmail.com

Sterling Shaw received his B.F.A. from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in 2004 and was the beneficiary of the Cresson Memorial Travel Scholarship. He received the Woodmere Endowment Fund Memorial Prize in 2012, The Betsey Meyer Memorial Prize in 2006, and the William Emlen Cresson Travel Scholarship in 2004. His work is in the private collection of Lewis Tanner Moore and the collections of the Woodmere Art Museum and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is currently an M.F.A candidate at PAFA.

Denise Jensen

denise.jensen@msn.com

Denise Jensen, raised in Abington, Pennsylvania always had a love for animals. It wasn’t until she married Joe Jensen that she always lived with a dog, sometimes three at a time. She graduated from Villanova University with a BS degree in Nursing and later attended Georgia State University, attaining a Master’s degree in Science. Her health services career spanned over 30 years which included intensive and cardiac care nursing, nursing Instructor, and in the private health sector as an executive in medical management, network management, and contract development. Now retired, she spends her summers in Maine and her winters in Texas. Currently, she owns an adopted Bernese Mountain dog, Morgan, who has been a subject for portrait paintings. Denise dabbles in oil painting on canvas and other creative furniture projects. She and her husband are avid art collectors.

Nancy Petro, Esq

nancyjean.petro@gmail.com

Nancyjean Petro is a retired nurse-attorney who was a litigator at a mid-sized insurance company for (30+) years. She has been married to her husband, John, for nearly (50) years. She is the mother of (2) daughters and the grandmother of (1). She spends her free time reading, swimming, playing tennis, and doing yoga. She lives in the East Falls section of Philadelphia.

Joseph C Jensen

jjensen543@msn.com

Dresses mostly in black. Wears blue wool suits and bow ties when dressed formally. Always needs a haircut. Drives a restored 1972 VW bus. Lives with his wife of 47+ years in Smithville, Texas in the Winter, paints and writes in Maine during the Summer. He is still trying desperately to retire. Has formally killed his TV. Former rock and roller learning to play like Jimi Hendrix today. Former computer marketing and sales executive retired in 2014. Once owned and closed an Italian Ice store. Orders new credit and debit cards about once a month now ( because he continues to shop at Target and Home Depot ). From Philly but has been in Austin and Smithville, Texas for the last 25 years. Proud to have been at the 1960 Eagles - Green Bay NFL Championship game as a guest of Chuck Bednarik. Jesuit and IVY educated. Drinks bourbon, writes constantly, picks blueberries, fishes and paints. Two sons, two daughters in law, two grandsons ( Peyton Christian and Jacob Joseph ). Sons graduated in Austin with Drew Brees and Nick Foles respectively. Went to Woodstock One and Two and was disappointed when Woodstock Three was canceled.

Tara Boland

tlg1071@gmail.com

Tara has two great passions, art, and animal welfare advocacy. She graduated from Lynchburg College with a degree in Art History and volunteers regularly for the behavior team at the Brandywine Valley SPCA. She hopes to combine both her loves by serving on the Board of the Benevolent Hound. At the SPCA Tara makes sure every rescue dog has an advocate. She works with the most difficult cases to assure that they become desirable candidates for adoption. Before starting her family, Tara’s successful business career included serving as a Senior Account Manager for an importing company and as a buyer for QVC. Today Tara, her husband, son and three lucky rescue dogs live in Malvern, PA, and Stone Harbor, NJ.

Lori Bartol

loribartol@hotmail.com

Lori is the director and founder of the Center for Creative Works. In this role since 2010, transformed a traditional vocational training workshop into a progressive art studio, serving artists with intellectual disabilities. Previously, Ms. Bartol co-directed Oasis Arts & Education from 2004-2010. Her experience ranges from program and staff development, vision setting, strategic priorities/ financial stewardship to fundraising and partnership building. She is a strong advocate for inclusive communities. Ms. Bartol has a BFA from Tyler School of Art and held a studio practice in Berlin Germany from 1991-2001 before returning to Philadelphia and landing in the non-profit world. She currently lives in Philadelphia

Dr. Steve West

Steve.West@brynmawrvet.com

Dr. West earned his BS in Molecular Biology from the University of Wisconsin Madison in 1990 and his Doctorate in Molecular Genetics from Princeton University in 1997. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine in 2002. Dr. West joined Bryn Mawr Veterinary Hospital in August 2010. He has a particular interest in internal medicine and dentistry.