James has been an artist his entire life. He is an accomplished photographer who has been able to photograph some of the world's biggest bands in concert. Besides photography, he creates art using wood, metal, and resin. James was a metal fabricator building aircraft carriers before deciding to create his own artwork.

Janet Szeto loves connecting with students of all ages, and values every opportunity to explore creative ideas alongside them.   She has been teaching visual art for over 16 years at community centers, in public and private schools, and pre-college programs across the country.  She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Visual Art (Painting) from Rutgers University and a Master of Arts in Teaching from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC). When she is not teaching, she loves painting and making collages. Recently, she has been getting back into block-printing, and teaching herself pop-up paper design.

Samantha Coffin is a graduate from Western Michigan University and has her Bachelor of Arts degree in Dance with a minor in Business. She has performed in numerous ballets including The Nutcracker, Cinderella, Peter and the Wolf, and Coppelia. Miss Sam has danced soloist roles in “Fandango” by Antony Tudor, which was staged by ABT’s Amanda Mckerrow and John Gardner. She has been a guest artist performing as The Sugarplum Fairy in The Nutcracker. She has also worked with Willy Shives from The Joffery Ballet and performed in Gerald Arpino’s “Viva Vivaldi”. Miss Sam is an Acrobatic Arts certified Module One instructor as well as a current member of Dance Educators of America. She has taken numerous dance teacher training workshops including many with DanceLife Retreat as well as American Ballet Theater. She is a Rhythm Works Integrative Arts certified instructor which focuses on students with disabilities. Miss Sam also choreographs for the Jackson Northwest High School choir. Sam has been teaching since 2014 and loves seeing her students explore, grow and experience the joy of dance.