Sarah Gorman,
Program Director

• Sarah earned an MA from Duke University and a BA from Texas Christian University.

• Sarah brings experience in non-profit management, law, education and public health. Her arts background includes musical performance, writing and wellness studies.

• As Executive Director of the Healthy Start Coalition of Sarasota County in Sarasota, Florida, she chaired an initiative of the Community Alliance of Sarasota County to bring health coverage to all residents of Sarasota County.

• A native of Texas, Sarah performed for nine seasons with Maestro Dino Anagnost and the Greek Choral Society in New York City. She has also studied singing with Mimi O'Neill of Albany, NY and Lee Dougherty Ross of Lido Beach, FL.

"The art of personality is an art that is accessible to every human being, regardless of individual talents or temperament." Sarah Gorman

Colleen Reed,
Program Coordinator

I was born on an Army Base in Oklahoma and moved to Michigan when I was still wobbling around on two dimply legs...

Now, many years later, I still find myself here, in Michigan on the same two dimply legs, where a deep breath of the humid air triggers thoughts of drowning. The spiders are really quite manageable, easily squished with the toe of your shoe and the only scorpions you find are on the zodiac placemats in small dark restaurants.

Delta and CMU were both my stomping grounds. I now live on five acres in the country, where I don’t have to get out of my pajamas to feed the animals in the morning. I’m married with three teens that make me laugh each and every day. I’m still waiting for the hard part to come.

I love working here at Creative Spirit Center for the simple fact that our differences and diversity are celebrated and encouraged. You never know who is going to walk through those fiery red doors to open your eyes to something new, be it an idea, a thought, a poem, a painting . . . Each day is an exciting adventure to me.

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Elizabeth Walsh,
Office Manager

I reside in Midland and am currently attending SVSU to eventually receive a master’s degree in social work. My passion is people; the way we interact, how we are so diversified, etc. Creative Spirit Center is this and so much more, that is why I am glad to be employed by such a great place.

“Every artist was once an amateur.” – fortune cookie quote

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