Amy Kitchin, Operations Manager, has a BFA in Visual Arts from Calvin College (Grand Rapids, MI) and an MS in Arts Administration from Boston University (Boston, MA). She comes to Art Enables after working for performing arts organizations, including the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, The Washington Chorus, and the New Orchestra of Washington. While living in Boston, Amy worked at the Boston Lyric Opera, the Massachusetts Cultural Council, the Institute of Contemporary Art-Boston, and MIT. She also taught collage and design at the Cambridge Center for Adult Education. She is a contributing artist to the instruction book, Collage for the Soul: Expressing Hopes and Dreams Through Art. Amy currently exhibits her work with the Del Ray Artisans Gallery in Alexandria, VA, and continues to refine her printmaking skills in classes at the Torpedo Factory’s Art League.

Contact Amy at akitchin@art-enables.org.

Toni Lane, Studio Art Coordinator, is an incredibly accomplished artist, arts educator, and all-around wonderful person. Toni has been creating and making beautiful art at Art Enables since 2013 as an Art Enables artist. Toni brings her amazing talent, passion for making art, and joyful spirit to the team to support all aspects of the studio and studio experience. Toni owned and operated her own gallery and studio in San Francisco for nine years before moving to Marseille, France, where she taught art and worked on her own art for the next six years. A native Washingtonian, Toni returned to DC after her time in France. Toni remains focused on her own artistic pursuits while supporting and mentoring other emerging artists. Toni is a proud graduate of the San Francisco Art Institute.

Contact Toni at tlane@art-enables.org.

Courtney Smith, Development and Communications Manager, has a B.S. in Communications from East Carolina University. Originally from North Carolina, Courtney has called Washington, D.C., home since 2011. Before joining Art Enables, she spent several years at Friends of the National Zoo—the dedicated non-profit partner of the Smithsonian’s National Zoo—in marketing, communications, and fundraising. Courtney is active in the D.C. community, volunteering as an athletic partner with Special Olympics D.C. and a feline foster parent for the Humane Rescue Alliance. In her spare time, she enjoys photography, gardening, and spending time in the great outdoors with her husband, daughter, and sweet old hound dog.

Contact Courtney at csmith@art-enables.org.