Staff
Catherine Brewer
Summer Spree Coordinator
Catherine is a former scientist from Winston Salem, North Carolina, Catherine now spends her time as an after-school and substitute teacher at School in Rose Valley and teaches art classes for kids on the weekends at CAC.
Tracy Buchanan
Program Director
Tracy joined the CAC staff as Program Director in September 2017 after working for many years in programming at the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance. She holds a BFA in ceramic sculpture and an MS in arts administration. Besides the arts, Tracy is super passionate about running, camping, travel and sharing good food with good people.
Andrea DiFabio
Marketing Coordinator
adifabio@communityartscenter.org
Andrea has been CAC’s marketing associate since 2011.
A communications professional and writer specializing in the fashion, art and entertainment industries with 25+ years of experience, she has secured media placements for CAC in the Daily Times, Town Talk, Swarthmorean, City Suburban News, Destination Delco, Main Line Today Magazine, and more.
Andrea holds a bachelor’s degree in Communications/ Radio-Television-Film from Temple University and is a member of The Press Club serving the Philadelphia suburbs. When not working, she enjoys going to concerts and hanging out at her record store.
Austin Dodson
Caretaker
Austin is the Caretaker of Buildings and Grounds. He earned a Master of Fine Arts from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and is a certified Permaculture Designer. He is rarely without pen and notepad on his person.
Paul Downie
Executive Director
pauldownie@communityartscenter.org
After many years as a working artist painting community murals and teaching, Paul joined the CAC staff in 2010, serving as the Program Director for the first two years. He became the Executive Director in 2012. When not at the Arts Center Paul can often be found playing drums in a wide variety of situations.
Anna Masciantonio
Administrative Coordinator
Anna joined the CAC staff in 2018 as the Administrative Coordinator. After falling in love with clay in a class at the CAC many years ago, Anna went on to pursue a career as a studio potter. She is happy to be back at the CAC and excited to get involved in the ceramics studio.
Jim Sheffler
Ceramic Studio Manager
Jim’s Website: http://www.jimshefflerpottery.com/
While working as a licensed Chemical Engineer, Jim began taking classes at the Community Arts Center in 2006. In 2009, Jim became an Associate at the arts center and was juried into the Potters Guild in 2016. Jim joined the staff in 2017 as the Studio Coordinator.
Board Members
Advisory Board
Susan Albrecht, Wendy Cotton, Joan Gallagher, Bob Gross, Jim Harrison, Robert Kenworthy, Elizabeth Rubin, Carol and Harry Salo, Saundra Shepard, Robert Speare