THEATER STAFF

AMY VALENTINE
Executive Director, Gorham Arts Alliance
gorhamarts@gmail.com

Amy founded Gorham Arts Alliance in 2011. Her passion is to enrich and inspire children and adults through the Arts and Sciences. She has taught as a Reading Specialist in grades K-8 in the Clinton, Skowhegan and Bonny Eagle School Districts. Amy is founder of the Gorham Arts Alliance, (a 501c3 non-profit organization) that has grown and evolved since its creation in 2011. In 2014, she created the Community Arts Center located at 34 School St., Gorham and in 2021 created a second center The Arts and Nature Center at Tannery Brook located at 10 Wentworth Dr., Gorham. She loves working with children, spending time with her family, being outdoors, fishing remote streams, hiking in the western mountains and is an avid birdwatcher.

EDUCATION

  • University of Maine at Farmington
    Bachelor of Science: Special Education K-8
    - Minor in Psychology

CHRISTINA THIBAULT
Assistant Director, Gorham Arts Alliance
Afterschool Program Coordinator / Art Teacher
gorhamafterschool@gmail.com

Christina joined the Gorham Arts Alliance in 2017. She has worked with children for over 10 years.  She is passionate about Art and Science and providing students of all ages with opportunities to grow and develop skills as creative problem solvers, independent thinkers and creators. She is an avid fiber artist and enjoys creating mixed media artwork with alternative fibers and other repurposed materials.

EDUCATION

  • Maine College of Art
    Bachelor of Fine Arts: Sculpture

  • University of Southern Maine
    Bachelor of Fine Arts: Studio Arts and Art Education

DIANE HANCOCK
Director of Theater Programming and Production

Diane joined the Gorham Arts Alliance in 2022. Diane is a long-time resident of Maine. She has been involved in theater since she was a child but took an interest in directing and music directing as a young adult.  She has since been part of the production team of more than 30 children's shows.  Her love of music and theater and her experience with children has allowed her to hone her craft as a director and teacher over the past 30 years.  She has five children of her own, so spends her free time on the sidelines of games, activities and performances.

EDUCATION

  • University of Maine in Orono
    Bachelor of Music Education

  • Masters of Early Childhood Education and Leadership