SkillSet teaches people to build, design, create and share.
Our goal is to help foster a thriving and resilient community of people who make cool things as a way of life. We run classes for kids and community partners in person at STEAM Studio and online, and we teach everything from making custom electric guitars to sewing hand-dyed fabric.
Our program is funded by tuition fees, donations and grants from the Community Foundation of Western North Carolina, and the Windgate Foundation. We receive generous support from UNC Asheville.
Meet the team:
Sara Sanders // Director of STEAM Studio, Lead Instructor – Guitar Making
Jeannie Regan // SkillSet Program Director, Lead Instructor – Paper Mechanics
Amelia Pate // Curriculum Development, Lead Instructor – Wood, Textiles, Illuminations
Leslie Rosenberg // STEAM Studio Technician, Lead Instructor – Woodshop, Hammer Time, Staff Training
Darcy Ward // Lead Instructor – Metalshop
Bri Harriman // Circuitry, Laser Cutting, Woodshop Instructor
Sam Crain // Circuitry, Laser Cutting, Woodshop Instructor
Tiffany Womack // Video Editing Instructor
Liz Williams // Photography and Photoshop Instructor
Jacque Allen // Furniture Making Instructor
Kim Dryden // Furniture Making Instructor
Nina Green // Woodshop & Digital Media Instructor
Emily Miller // Drawing & Metalshop Instructor
Hannah Sawyer // Woodshop Instructor
Evie Horton // Woodshop Instructor
Lin Elkins // Woodshop Instructor
Andie Jones // Stop Motion Animation Instructor
Dazya’ Dean // Summer Camp Instructor
Lindsay Hearn // Community Foundation of Western North Carolina – funding partner
Lyndi Hewitt // Applied Social Research Advisor
Lily Martin & Caroline Gadsby // Research Fellow
