Spy Hop Annual Report
2015-16
Letter from the Executive Director
Moving the Dial in 2016.
To paraphrase Mahatma Gandhi’s
words, “You must be the change
you wish to see in the World.”
Change fosters a new perspective. It forces us to consider the
world and our place within it; and
it keeps us aware and ever connected to our communities and
the people around us.
With change comes opportunities
and challenges, and in 2015-16
we experienced both here at Spy
Hop. We started the year with
a visit to the White House, accepting the National Arts and
Humanities Youth Program Award from First Lady Michelle
Obama, and we ended the year in a new home on 700 South
and West Temple in Salt Lake City.
As Gandhi taught us, if we want to change something, we
must embody that change. So this past year, in partnership
with Adobe’s Project 1324 as one of their global
Creative Catalysts, we launched an organization wide initiative to “move the dial” on
gender equity in the digital arts. Prompted by our desire to increase gender equity in our programs as well as the
national conversation over gender
identity, especially in the context
of education, we turned to our
students to help make sense of
it. They embraced the challenge
by creating some outstanding
media projects. Our mentors and
students also traveled to San Antonio and Boston to collaborate
with two other Creative Catalyst
organizations, Say Si and RAW Artworks, which launched a national dialogue around the topic.
Watching a group of young women come together to form
Midnight Paper Heist, a band that quickly developed a huge
following on social media, played the Utah Arts Festival and
sold out of their CDs at their CD release during Spy Hop’s
Heatwave Music Festival at Red Butte Garden and Amphitheatre, was further fuel for our “move the dial” movement.
The blend of their voices and styles echoed their creative
bond and blooming friendships.
Spy Hop also moved to a new, beautiful, and safe location
in July of 2016. The staff designed and built out the new
space, packed up the old studio and put it all together in
a monumental effort of team building. We held our first
classes in the new space on August 1 and are happy to report that all of our students made the move with us and we
continue to grow.
The changes that came this past year have created a
strong platform for launching many exciting projects, collaborations and initiatives in the coming year. As we look
back, however, we must also recognize the uncertainty that this past election has brought
to our work and the communities we
serve, making it more important
than ever for us to foster a supportive environment for our students to express themselves
and to create a safe place
for them to learn and grow.
Thank you for your support
this past year and for continuing along the journey
of change with us. I look
forward to working with
you in the coming year.
“
This past year also gave us the first all-girl
band in our 10-month long class, Musicology.
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With sincere gratitude,
.
Kasandra VerBrugghen,
Executive Director
Community Impact
Artistic and Cultural Development
Spy Hop uses digital media arts as a tool of empowerment. Students are often asked to share their experiences
with their community, giving them leadership and public speaking skills, as well as the ability to share their
artistic visions and opinions.
Building the Digital Economy
Spy Hop helps young people navigate the path to adulthood and prepares them for a future in the growing
digital-oriented economy, by providing them with 21st century skills necessary for sucess. Approximately 86%
percent of Spy Hop’s students go on to college, and more than 40% of program alums work in the digital
media field.
Civic Awareness
By providing opportunities for its students and alumni to connect with and learn about their communities and
issues facing them, they are more likely to become civically engaged, successful citizens working to build social
good in their communities.
Digital Inclusion
A priority of Spy Hop’s is to ensure youth throughout the state will have access to and receive comprehensive
multimedia curriculum regardless of geographic, socio-economic, or cultural barriers.
Drug and Alcohol Prevention
By providing a safe and supportive environment to examine the nature and effects of issues affecting their lives
(which include such topics as adolescent drug abuse, delinquency, mental health issues, school dropout, teen
pregnancy, and violence), students develop greater understandings of their relationships, communities and
their actions.
“
Spy Hop is making tremendous strides in providing a critical link between high
school, college and a career in Utah’s digital economy and helping to develop the
next generation of leaders in our community”.
—Jacob Brace, Community Impact Manager, Google Fiber
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Programs Overview
Core Programs:
Spy Hop’s Core programs take place year round at our downtown Salt Lake City studio and are open to all youth ages 13 - 19.
Introductory: Media Labs, Open Mic, Reel Stories
These classes spark an interest in digital media and give a taste of what Spy Hop has to offer. Whether it’s two hours or three
weeks, we provide classes in areas like beatmaking, game-design and filmmaking.
Intermediate: Apprenticeships (Film, Audio, Design), 801 Sessions, Resonate Hip Hop Production
2- to 5-month programs in film, audio, music and design give young people intensive time to work on projects and learn
technical skills. Our Apprenticeship classes offer hands-on, work-based learning experiences and a monthly stipend as they
hone their craft and build their portfolios.
Advanced: Loud & Clear Youth Radio, Musicology, Pitchnic, Power Up, Watch This!
Our advanced students in film, radio, music and design get a one-of-a-kind opportunity to produce a short film, host a radio
show, form a band, or design a game. These are in-depth, mentor-based experiences that empower creative youth to find
their voices and tell their stories in the medium they love.
Community Programs:
We recognize that not not all students can visit our downtown studio, so we take our innovative programs to them.
Out of School Time:
We work with traditionally underserved youth during the after school hours to provide immersive digital arts experiences.
This includes a program at Horizonte, SLC’s alternative high school, which allows students to earn credit while they develop
digital media skills.
Special Projects:
Spy Hop offers all day workshops to middle school classes for up to 40 students. These intensive experiences allow youth to
collaborate on projects in filmmaking, digital design, video game production, audio engineering and music composition.
Youth In Care:
Spy Hop’s Youth In Care programs are for young people in the foster care system, residential treatment programs, secure
care facilities and those in state’s custody. This includes Spy Hop’s award winning Sending Messages podcast program,
Coding for Youth in Care, Super Sweet Friday Mornings and Media Labs for High-Risk Youth.
Statewide Outreach
Spy Hop’s In-School Programs bring teaching artists to a single classroom, grade level, or an entire school.
We offer programs that introduce students to the language and concepts of media arts through an interactive
experience. Students learn about career opportunities while having fun with state-of-the-art technology.
Number of students reached: 9103
Number of districts visited: 24
Number of charters visited: 22
Number of schools visited: 137
Number of hours: 250
Number of teachers: 326
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Total students (Core & Community): 1705
# of languages spoken:
28 | Total # of projects: 698 | Total # of schools: 124
Community:
Core:
Female 40%
Female 30%
-
Male 70%
Black/African American 4%
Asian 4%
Native Hawaiian 2%
Hispanic Latino 23%
Native American 6%
Multiracial 1%
White/Non-Hispanic 60%
Male 60%
Asian 7%
Black/African American 17%
Native Hawaiian 4%
Hispanic Latino 25%
Native American 3%
White/Non-Hispanic 36% Multiracial 8%
Musicology: Midnight Paper Heist
In October, 2015, Allyson Katana, Angela Wright, Haven Johansen, Izzy Polson, Sophia
Brockman and Trissidie Asmar met in our studio and formed Spy Hop’s first all-girl band,
Midnight Paper Heist.
As students in our Musicology class, the girls, between the ages of 14 and 18, spent 10 months
writing original music and playing shows at venues around Salt Lake City. They recorded a full
album of 10 songs and held their CD-release party at Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre in July.
“The six young women in Musicology this year are all incredibly talented singers and
songwriters. They’ve made a fantastic album that any musician would be proud of and made
friendships that will last a lifetime,” said Musical Arts Instructor, Jeremy Chatelain. They
generated a large social media following, an enthusiastic fan base, and their shows were
uncategorical successes.
Mentoring is an essential part of the experience and Chatelain helped the band find their voice. And, according to
Haven, “make us laugh when we were stressed and our brains were fried, to make us think when our songs were
struggling.”
The curriculum of Musicology involves songwriting, rehearsals, performances and recording. “All of our songs were
deeply connected to us and came from very vulnerable, creative spaces,” said Haven who had previously played in a
couple of cover bands and dabbled in songwriting. “I had never been able to take collaborative songs further than the
writing process. Developing music past that point was so fascinating and rewarding.”
Being in the band meant more to the students than just honing their musical talents, however. “I became more
accepting of the person I am,” said Allyson. “Because of Musicology I can use music as a problem solver in my life.”
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Move the Dial
In January of 2016 Spy Hop began a multi-year organizational initiative entitled Move the Dial, in partnership with
Adobe’s Project 1324, that utilizes youth-produced media to foster dialogue, identify solutions, and inspire action to
close the gender imbalance, including LGBTQ, within Spy Hop and in the creative industry as a whole. Move the Dial
is rooted in a challenge to all youth regardless of gender identity or sexual orientation, to utilize their media as a tool
to increase diversity in the creative industry. By harnessing the creative problem-solving efforts of youth and
encouraging them to express their ideas and opinions about this issue through their media, strategies and solutions
will emerge for increasing gender equity within Spy Hop’s programs and the next generation of creatives entering
the workforce.
Other Program Highlights
WildWorks Sponsor of Girls’ Design Classes
19 girls received scholarships for our summer design classes from the Utah-based Wild Works, creators of Animal Jam.
New Space in the School Improvement Network Building
Spy Hop staff rallied big time in July, packing, cleaning, building, painting and
moving into our new studio in downtown Salt Lake City. We are excited to be in
a supportive, dynamic and safe new space.
Creative Catalyst Collaborations in SLC, San Antonio and Boston
Spy Hop mentors and students travelled to San Antonio and Boston to
collaborate with fellow Adobe Creative Catalyst organizations Say Sí and
Raw Art Works.
Adobe Creativity Scholarships: Gabriella Huggins, Kitzia Rodriguez
Spy Hop alum and mentor, Gabriella Huggins, and Spy Hop student, Kitzia Rodriguez,
were honored for their creative work by Adobe, each winning an Adobe Creativity
Scholarship that provides 4-year college tuition to young people who are studying
within a creative field, and using creativity as a force for positive social change.
Sundance Ignite Fellowship: Madi Palmer
As a Sundance Ignite Fellow, Spy Hop alum Madi Palmer attended the Sundance Festival in Park City, Utah, and received a
year of mentorship from a Sundance artist.
Summer Programs Reimagined
For the first time, Spy Hop Apprenticeship classes, including 801 Sessions, were offered in the summer, creating a trimester
system. We also offered Media Lab-style introductory classes for youth ages 10-12.
2015-16 Festival Highlights
International Family Film Festival:
By The Hour (Best Documentary, Finalist)
A Wealthy Diagnosis (Best Documentary, Winner)
Salt Flats Film Festival:
By The Hour
Mock Identity
Olympians
One Defining Dot (Honorable Mention)
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Unspoken Truth
Plural+ Youth Video Festival: Doll House (Finalist)
Red Rock Film Festival: By The Hour
Super International Teen Film Festival: Relativity
Utah Arts Festival (Fear No Film):
A Wealthy Diagnosis
By The Hour
Tower of Youth Film Festival: On The Outside
Community Programs Highlight
Girl Talk: Sending Messages by the girls at Farmington Bay Youth Center
S
py Hop’s Sending Messages program is a podcast
produced by youth in Utah’s secure care facilities.
Community Programs Mentor, Gabriella Huggins,
works with groups of young people in custody twice a week
for ten weeks.
Together they decide on a topic to explore and
workshop original pieces written by the
youth who then learn how to record
and edit their audio. The finished
pieces are stitched into podcast
episodes are released monthly
on sendingmessages.org.
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the girls in secure care, in addition to working through criminal recidivism, live with varying levels of depression and other mental illness. Huggins spent more time than expected
reading the room, understanding if an event in the unit or in
a girl’s personal life was causing her to withdraw or be distracted. A positive thing about working with teens in secure
care, however, is that she had a real opportunity to
build trust. She would often help girls process
their emotions by recording interviews with
them about how they were feeling, and
letting them edit those interviews.
Listening to and editing those interviews seemed to help them reflect
and come through their anger or
sorrow, and gave them something
productive to do while simultaneously having their needs addressed, bringing them back into
the group and keeping everyone
else on task.
Sending Messages started in male facilities and
although there have been
female contributors in the
past, the female voice has
been relatively invisible in
terms of juvenile justice. In
2015 Spy Hop began a partBeyond gaining basic technical
nership with Farmington Bay,
-Gabriella Huggins,
knowledge and sparking an interest
the only long-term secure care
in media arts, Sending Messages can
Community Programs Mentor
facility for girls in the state, alallow youth to understand their voices
lowing for more representation of
as valuable. Huggins works to create an
female narratives. Many of the girls
environment of student driven, collaborative
Huggins worked with have spent most of
and honest creativity, an environment where
their childhoods in the juvenile justice system
student perspectives are validated and given a platand had complicated and intense stories to tell. “I was
form. Sending Messages is a first step in creating protective
inspired by their joy in the face of all of the trauma they’d
factors for these youth, where they feel safe and comfortexperienced,” she said.
able speaking about their lives. Huggins believes, “It is important that these youth have power in telling their stories
The biggest challenge of working with the girls at Farmingso that they can feel empowered in shaping their stories as
ton Bay was navigating their emotions day to day. Many of
they move through life.”
Community Partners
Ability First Of Utah
Adoption Exchange
Decker Lake Youth Center
Eva Carlston Residential Treatment Center
Farmington Bay Youth Center
Granite School District
Granite Technical Institute
Kairos Academy
Madeleine Choir School
Primary Children’s Behavioral Center
Salt Lake Area Gang Project
Salt Lake City School District
(Horizonte Training & Instruction)
Salt Lake City Library
Salt Lake County Boys & Girls Group Home
Salt Lake County Library
Salt Lake County Youth Services
Salt Lake Film Society
Salt Lake Observation & Assessment
Solstice Residential Treatment Center
University of Utah
UNP Hartland Center
Utah Film Center
Weilenmann School of Discovery
Wasatch Youth Center
Youth In Care Arts
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Phase 2 Productions
P
hase 2 Productions is Spy Hop’s full service video production house. The goal is to provide the alumni of Spy Hop’s most
advanced video, audio and design programs an opportunity for real employment in their field. As a social enterprise,
projects created through Phase 2 directly strengthen the financial capacity of Spy Hop while also providing a low cost
production solution for the community.
Phase 2 Productions Highlight — Loveland Living Planet Aquarium
Phase 2 Productions had a phenomenal year in 2015. The alumni-run studio worked with 30 clients on 67 projects,
earning over $130,000 for Spy Hop’s programming.
Phase 2 has a strong partnership with Loveland Living Planet Aquarium and worked with them to create commercials,
fundraising videos and an educational vodcast series. The monthly video podcast highlights and explores scientific
questions within the aquarium and the state of Utah. If you want to know the answer to questions such as “Do fish
drink water?” or “What’s so scary about algae?” these playful videos are informative and entertaining.
“Our experience working with Phase 2 has been nothing short of a pleasure, and we are equally impressed with the
finished projects,” said Christian Burrell, Director of Education for the Aquarium. “We are proud to work with and
support Spy Hop and eager to collaborate on future projects.”
Total Revenue: $130,856 | Completed Projects: 67 (30 clients)
Phase 2 Clients:
Alliance for a Better Utah
Ballet West
Brain Injury Alliance of Utah
The Children’s Center
Columbus Community Center
Community Foundation of Utah
The Daniels Fund
Equality Utah
Friends of the Utah Children’s Justice Center
Utah Governor’s Office of Energy Development
Loveland Living Planet Aquarium
National Energy Foundation
National Parks Conservation Association
Natural History Museum of Utah
Refugee and Immigrant Center—Asian Association of Utah
Retired & Senior Volunteer Program of Salt Lake County
Salt Lake Arts Academy
Salt Lake County Health Department
Salt Lake County Division of Behavioral Health
University of Utah College of Pharmacology
Utah Afterschool Network
Utah Attorney General’s Office
Utah Film Commission
Utah Mining Association
Utah Prevention Coalition
Utah Symphony Utah Opera
Visit Salt Lake
Volunteers of America, Utah
YMCA of Northern Utah
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Fundraising Highlight
T
he historic success of Spy Hop’s students is the direct result of the support we receive from the community.
Businesses, foundations, public institutions and individuals all come together to support creative youth development
and youth voice in our community. The Spy Hop Crew is a group of generous individual supporters who make an
ongoing impact on youth in our community by providing year round support to Spy Hop students and their work. Monthly gifts
made by Crew supporters allows us to plan ahead and use gifts strategically, where they are needed most. Crew supporters
donated more than $6,000 to Spy Hop in 2015-16 and we are grateful for the steady, committed support. Corporate support
made up a increased percentage of Spy Hop’s 2015-16 revenue, in large part because of new or expanded partnerships with
corporate supporters.
Google Fiber, Key Bank, Rocky Mountain Power, Union Pacific and Wildworks partnered with Spy Hop for the
first time in 2015-16, and several have committed to providing 2016-17 support as well.
Revenue
Grants & Contributions 1,022,894
Program Contracts & Tuition 143,182
Annual Benefit 104,387
Phase 2 Productions 130,856
Other (In-kind, Investments, etc.) 142,676
Future Media Arts Center 500,00
Total Revenue
2,043,995
Expenses
Audio & Music Programs 208,335
Film Programs 229,627
Design Programs 99,259
Community Programs 130,093
Phase 2 Productions 388,121
General Administration 71,001
Fundraising 268,037
Future Media Arts Center 79,324
Total Expenses
1,473,797
“
Spy Hop gave me and gives me hope for a better life, and lets me know
that I can make my dream become a reality.”
— Spy Hop student
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Donors & Supporters
$500,000 and above
The Katherine W. Dumke and
Ezekiel R. Dumke, Jr. Foundation
$200,000 - $499,000
**Adobe Project 1324
$100,000 - $199,000
Salt Lake County Substance Abuse Prevention
Salt Lake County Zoo, Arts and Parks
Utah Department of Workforce Services: STEMLink
Utah State Board of Education
$50,000 - $99,000
*Microsoft Corporation
$25,000 - $49,000
George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation
Utah Arts & Museums
$10,000 - $24,000
Best Buy Foundation
Centeva
Doctorow Family Foundation
Google Fiber
Key Bank Foundation
National Endowment For The Arts
Salt Lake City Arts Council
Stephen G. & Susan E. Denkers Foundation
Wheeler Foundation
Willard L. Eccles Foundation
$5,000 - $9,999
Diane & Samuel Stewart
Jan Quan-Esplin & Jon Esplin
Lawrence T & Janet T Dee Foundation
R. Harold Burton Foundation
Union Pacific Foundation
Utah Humanities
$2,500 - $4,999
9th & 9th Pilates
*Ableton
Anneli Bowen
*Blended Table
*City Weekly
Community Foundation of Utah
Emma Eccles Jones Foundation
John Clower
Jonathan & Tina Ruga
Jones Waldo
*KRCL
*KUED
Rocky Mountain Power Foundation
Utah Film Commission
Wildworks
$1,000 - $2,499
Brent & Danielle Bowen
Chris Zarek
Cody Derrick
Deb Henich
EMI Health
GSBS Architects
James & Toria Magleby
JEPS Foundation
Kasandra VerBrugghen & Andeas Schmidt
KUER
LDS Philanthropies
Lewis Francis & Dana Costello
Lisa Beverly
Marisa & Stephen Jenny
Marriner S. Eccles Foundation
Mary & Dee Nagerter
Matt Wigham
Peter & Kathleen Metcalf
Plumb & Co. Real Estate
*Redman Movies and Stories
Richard Segal
Robyn Martinez & Melanie Hamilton
*SLUG Magazine
*Southern Wine and Spirits
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Stephen & Monica Clay
U.S. Bank Foundation
Vineyard Productions
Wells Fargo Foundation
*Western Interior Services
Zions Bank
$500 - $999
Angie & Tyler Parrish
Aprille & Chris Savarese
Bank of the West
Big-D
Bowen Studios
Brian & Marti Clay
Bryan Clifton
Carolyn Leone & Bill Patterson
Christy Chatelain & Joe Sanchez
Cori Groth & James Cordova
Cyprus Credit Union
Daela Taeoalii-Higgs
Donna & Kevin Gruneich
Elizabeth & Randy Polson
Excel Entertainment
Geralyn Dreyfous
Governors Office of Energy Development
Jen & Brian Reuben
Jen Berger
Jennifer Plumb
Johansen Family
JR Howa & Julie Freed
Kai Turner & Shaulana Evans
Katerina Bond
Kevin Sillito
Linda Zimmermann
Love Communications
Marina & David James
Missy Greis
Nate Thomas
**Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory
Dr. Robert & Diana Wray
Sausage
Todd & Vicki Otanez
$250 - $499
Anna & Chris Brozek
Annabel Sheinberg
Atlas Architects
Big Cartel
Carol Gnade
Celia & Shawn Boyle
Dan & Sarah Ray
Dave & Melissa Roth
David Youkstetter
Derek & Mariah Mellus
Diana & Peter Germanov
Dominic Dorn
*Franck’s Restaurant
Garrick Dean
Gretchen Dietrich
Jack Wetmore
Jay Lyons & Melinda Almquist
Jeffrey Berke
Jena Woodbury
Jennifer Ellen Mueller & Jesse Hulse
Jill & Richard Sheinberg
Joanna & Jim Johnston
Jodie & Todd Palmer
John Gurr
Josh Elstein
Justin Johansen
Larissa Trout & John Maxwell
Laurie Allen
Lee & Emily Shunn
Leslee & Howard Bartlett
Libby & Mark Haslam
Lisa Nichols
Liz Pitts
Lynette Saccomanno
Lynne Rooney
Marijean Woolf
Matt & Tamara Mateus
Melissa Hartwig
Mike Ferro
Nanette & Felix Cenaruzabeitia
Neil Ellis
Rebecca & Cameron Johnson
**Red Rock Brewing
Richard & Susan Thomas
Robert & Diane Rolfs
Robin & Jane Kim
Salvador Oregon
Sara & Rob Neal
Sarah Elizabeth Levitt
Sharen Hauri
Taki Telonidis
Teri Orr
Tessa Arneson & Tim Watcke
TJ Stevenson
*Tuscany Italian Restaurant
Utah Pride Center
Virginia Pearce
West High School
$100 - $249
Adele Clay
Alec Lyons
Amy Dwyer
Amy Sorenson
Anne Rice
Ashley Patterson
Atherton Collision
Austen Diamond Photography
Barton Poulson
**Beehive Distilling
Brett & Therese Clay
Brian & Claire Peterson
Brian & Jamie Palmer
Brian & Lynette Thorn
Candace VerBrugghen
Carrie Rogers-Whitehead
Chris Conard
Colby Bryson
Cory and Tristin Zinke
Dallin & Jacquelyn Cerva
Dan Maldonado
Daniel Nye
Dave Malone
David Robertson
David Stoker
Deanna Brinkman
Dominique Aragon
Elisabeth Nebeker
Elise Peterson
Emery Lortsher
Eric Hanson & Catherine Pettit
Erica Swanson
Gay Cookson
Gayle Ewer
Grzegorz Bulaj
Jackie Williams
James Balis
James Lowrie
Jeff Sherlock
Jenny Mackenzie
Jeremy & Kathryne Chatelain
Jessica Barham
Jody Jones
Joe Jacoby
Joey Gee
John & M Kristin Garbett
John Arnold
John Martin
Joilyn Anderson
Jojo Liu
Jon Chatelain
Justin Jacobs
Karen Kerr
Kathleen Nichols
Kathy & Robert Chatelain
Katie Eldridge
Katrina & Jason Stucki
Kristian Anderson
Lane & April Clissold
Lara Jones
Laurie Newfarmer
Lee Jensen
Leslie Hanna
Lia Summers
Marcie Gibboney
Matt & Karen Gnau
Michael Croxton
Michele Johnson
Michelle Brockman
Michelle Lortsher
Patricia York
Paul & Bonnie Weiss
Publik Concepts
Rachel Sweet
Rick Wray
Ross Romero
Shannalee Otanez
Shirley Callanan
Stephanie Perry
Thomas Hartford
Tim & Kelli Ostler
Timothy & Geneva Lawrence
Tracy Scholnick Gruber
Laura Peterman
Laurel Hunter & Rodney Kopish
Leif Oldert
Lisa Morrise
Maisa Gomez
Maren Erickson
Margaret Willis
Monica Draper
Nyna Moore
Pama Bermudez
Pamela Valdez
Penny and Paul Dalrymple
Peter Corroon
Peter Pilafian
Phil Shumway
Quinn McCallum-Law
Rachelle Anderson
Ralph & Carmen Holt
Rebecca Chavez-Houck
Robert Bolte
Rowan Stigner
Ryan Weidauer
Scott & Carly Thornton
Sharon Roper
Stephanie Sinju
Steve Roper
Sue & George Mitchell
Susan Ozaki
Suzanne Plumb
Tammy Walquist
Tasha Savage
Thomas Szalay
Tim Petracca
Tommy Chandler
Trell Rohovit &
Jenny Wilson
Utah Brewers
Cooperative
William Palomo
Below $100
Abby & Justin Doll
Alecia Cenaruzabeitia
Alisha Ann Archibald
Amber Dwyer
Amy Shaffer
Amy Tibbals
Andrew Airmet
Anne Cullimore Decker
Ashley Stonedrum
Aspen Hinkle
Bill Shadrach
Bob Tucker
Bonnie Shaw
Brian Kelm
Carol Beddome
Cassandra Perry
*In-Kind Support
Channing Lowe
**In-Kind &
Chante Burch
Financial Support
Charlie Johnson
Danielle Mariott
David & Yvette Whitby
David Barber
David Koltz
Donald Vernon
Dylan Shepherd
Elaine Clark
Eldon Johnson
Elida Vargas
Elisabeth Saccomanno
Ellis Elizabeth
Emily Garbett
Faye Pilcher
George & Sydney Starks
Hanelle Miklavcic
Ivy Ann Brown
Jade Michael
Jana Davis
Jane Anderson
Janice Rinsky
Janine K Donald
Jason Foster
Jason Weidauer
Jay Nichols
Jeanne Samson
Jen Guillory
Jennifer Bruno
Jesse & Heather Allen
Jessica Darrow
Jill Orschel
Josh Samson & Ana Antunes
Jyn Van Putten
Kate Engelsman
Kathy Lavitt
Kennedy Art & Entertainment Law LLC
Kimberly Cunningham
Kris Woodbury
Kurt Youngberg
Staff:
Kasandra VerBrugghen
Executive Director
Pama Bermudez
Grants Manager
Celia Boyle
Operations Manager
Colby Bryson
Phase 2 Productions Director
Alecia Cenaruzabeitia
Marketing & Events Coordinator
Jeremy Chatelain
Musical Arts Mentor
Jana Davis
Program Coordinator
Amber Dwyer
Administrative Assistant
Eric Hanson
Development Director
Gabriella Huggins
Community Programs Mentor
Laurel Hunter
Director of Marketing & Community Relations
Myke Johnson
Audio & Community Programs Mentor
Alec Lyons
Production Coordinator
Chris Manfre
Design Mentor & In-House Graphic Designer
Matt Mateus
Program Director
Shannalee Otanez
Documentary Film & Youth Radio Mentor
Christian Quiñonez
Equipment Lab Assistant
Josh Samson
Film Mentor
Liz Schulte
Interactive Design Mentor
Adam Sherlock
Community Programs Manager
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Board of Directors:
Robyn Martinez
Chair
Nathan Thomas
Vice Chair
Dave Roth
Treasurer
Libby Haslam
Secretary
Tessa Arneson
Jeffrey Berke
Brent Bowen
Mike Brown
Neil Ellis
Missy Greis
JR Howa
Peter Pilafian
Jennifer Plumb
Annie Quan
Jared Strain
Matt Wigham
Advisory Board:
Sarah Elizabeth Levitt
Chair
Jennifer Berger
Bryan Clifton
Steve Denkers
Lynn Dougan
Geralyn Dreyfous
John Esplin
Lewis Francis
Kevin Gruneich
Meredith Lavitt
Carolyn Leone
Dan Maldonado
Hunter Metcalf
Jennifer Seelig
Dylan Shepherd
Taki Telonidis
Rick Wray
With every class I find out more about who I want to be and the person I am.”
— Spy Hop student
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