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James Clarke is the Executive Director of the Texas Coalition for Quality Arts Education (TCQAE). He was the editor and designer of What Every Parent, Administrator and School Board Member Should Know: Why the Arts are Important! He also is the author, editor, and designer of the new PowerPoint presentation Educating the Whole Child Through the Arts! Clarke is the Executive Producer of Teach Us! by Anita Kruse and of a new album by Knudson & Clarke. Most recently Clarke was named National Director of Arts Education and Tours Manager for Mark Kistler's Imagination Station. He is the National Art Consultant for Warner Brothers Publications, Music Expressions, Jazz Expressions, Orchestra Expressions, Band Expressions, Guitar Expressions, and Choir Expressions. Most recently, Clarke was a co-author, editor and consultant for the new Scott-Foresman Art textbook series.

At an early age, Cindy DeHart was exhibiting in the South Texas Traditional Art Association yearly shows in Corpus Christi, Texas. She’s taught Art After School programs though the Texas Institute for Art in Education and as an outreach instructor for the Texas State Aquarium, was able to combine her love for art and science to create interdisciplinary programs teaching marine science to children in all grade levels and several teacher workshops. Cindy is currently working as a freelance artist and teacher. She is the Master Painter for the Interactive Theater and the Opera in the Heights, teaches Art After School at Lambert Hall, and teaches Visiting Artist Programs funded by Project Grad.

Patricia Jones studied art at the University of Oklahoma, Eastern Illinois University, Sam Houston State University, Texas Tech University at Junction Center, Glassell Museum School and many workshops from a variety of artists in many places across the country. She has a BFA in Painting and an MEd in Art Education. Her teaching experience in public schools took place in Olney, Ilinois and Cypress, Texas. She became the Art Curriculum Coordinator in Cypress Fairbanks Schools in 1976 (which she loved) and was there until her retirement in 2003. She has exhibited work and juried work throughout her career in art and art education.

Kite & Associates, an award-winning graphic design studio, is owned and operated by Janice Kite. Organized in 1980, it specializes in high quality design of logos, brochures, illustrations and ads. This has been geared specifically for the medium to large sized business. The company also supplies support graphics for large corporations. She has taught design and layout to graphic design students at the Art Institute of Houston. She also has juried numerous art shows in the Houston area; and is a well-known silversmith, enamellist and teacher of cloisonne. Her works have been shown in numerous Houston and national shows including Dallas Museum of Fine Arts and Laguna Beach Museum of Art in California.