Category Archives: Meet the Team
Welcome to the Team: Jessica Hayward
EngAGE welcomes Jessica Hayward, Program Director at The Magnolia at Highland Senior Apartments and The Magnolia @ 9th Senior Apartments in San Bernardino, CA. Jessica has a deep love for the arts. She graduated with honors from the University of … Continue reading
Welcome to the Team: Nirvan Patnaik
EngAGE welcomes Nirvan Patnaik, Program Director at ACE/121, to our staff. Nirvan Patnaik, an actor of South Asian descent, grew up in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and studied theatre performance at the University of Southern California and the British American Drama … Continue reading
Welcome to the Team: Sarah Davis
EngAGE welcomes Sarah Davis, our Community for All Ages Program Director for Broadleaf Arbor in St. Helens, Oregon. Over the past several years, Sarah has been a voice for the St. Helens, OR, community. As a parent and a community … Continue reading
Meet Sebastian Le, EngAGE Intergenerational Programs Intern
Sebastian Le, a Business and Dance student from the University of San Francisco, has joined EngAGE as an intern working with EngAGE Intergenerational Programs Director Liv Schaffer. Liv is also the Director of Dance Generators, the University of San Francisco’s … Continue reading
Welcome to the Team: Dorsi Diaz
Dorsi Diaz, Program Director (Downtown Hayward/808 A Street) – An artist since she was a small child, Bay Area native Dorsi Diaz went on to become a well-known sign painter and muralist in the SF Bay Area and Northern California as an … Continue reading
Welcome to the Team: DeAnne Spicer Todd
DeAnne Spicer Todd, Program Director (ACE/121) – Ms. Todd began her professional performing career in 1978 as Alice in Wonderland at Disneyland and finished it dancing the role of Headless Marie Antoinette in Los Angeles Opera’s Ghosts of Versailles in … Continue reading
Welcome to the Team: Jean Marie Hatton
Jean Marie Hatton, Program Director (Huntington) – Ms. Hatton joins us after twenty years of creative arts management experience. She feels that everything in life should be treated as an event and sees the importance of creating an inclusive experience for … Continue reading