Korf’s career has spanned many disciplines over the years and she spent the past several years focused on the arts. As the former Executive Director for Scottsdale’s Downtown Office, she served as the city’s representative to the Scottsdale Cultural Council, the Scottsdale Museum of the West, the Scottsdale Gallery Association and other local arts organizations. Korf facilitated a team that included representatives from the Scottsdale City Council and the Scottsdale Cultural Council Board of Trustees that resulted in a new 20-year agreement with the Scottsdale Cultural Council and a rewriting of the city’s Art in Public Places ordinance. Korf earned her Master of Arts in Sustainable Communities from Northern Arizona University, which included a focus on public art. She has a B.A. with a double major in Art History and French from the University of Minnesota

Wanda Stillions , Business Manager at Scottsdale Artists' School since May 2005, has a BA in Art Education from Northern Arizona University. For the past 25 years she has been working in the publishing industry, doing ad design, magazine layout and copy editing. For the past 10 years she has been working in the financial field for a local publishing company. Her love of art began with her grandmother who was an accomplished painter. Wanda's responsibilities at the School include working with the executive director and the board to insure the accurate and smooth flow of the financial business of the school.

Registrar for Scottsdale Artists' School, has a BA in Management from University of Phoenix. She has been working as a software engineer and system administrator for the past 15 years in various locations in the US and Europe. Prior to joining the School in August, she was employed by Analysts International, contracting through them to the Chevron-Texaco Richmond Refinery, and before that worked for Honeywell Industrial Automation and Controls. Her registration experience dates back to her early days as secretary-treasurer at a non-profit preschool in the valley. Her hobbies are snow skiing, photography, computers and doting on her grandchildren. At the School she is responsible for registering students and working with the executive director to build enrollment.

Sheila Jordan grew up on one of the Great Lakes in Michigan, and moved to Arizona by way of California. In 2000, Sheila joined Scottsdale Artists’ School and has been working at the front desk on nights and weekends.

Mimi Wasneski traded the New Jersey snow, leaf raking and muggy summers to enjoy the blue skies and sun as a Scottsdale resident. Prior to joining Scottsdale Artists' School , Mimi worked for 23 years as an administrative assistant at ITT New York. At the School, Mimi is responsible for Front Desk Reception, customer service and retail sales. Mimi believes that artists, like Michelangelo, are man's direct link to our Creator.

Carrie Curran is the Youth Academy Coordinator, instructor and works part time in community relations. Carrie is also an artist who began her journey oil painting in 1993 by taking several workshops annually at the Scottsdale Artist's School. She has enjoyed studying with John Assaro, Matt Smith, Mark Daily, Quong Ho, Jane Wingfield and many more. Originally from Indiana, Carrie learned to love art and the smell of paint observing her Mother's studio art classes in their home while growing up. She received a Bachelors degree in marketing from Valparaiso University and moved to Arizona in 1983. Carrie has volunteered as a Docent at the Phoenix Art Museum since 1988 and has instructed children in fine art for over ten years.

Audrey Parish grew up in the wine country of Northern California. She attended Mills College in the San Francisco Bay Area before moving to Arizona seeking adventure. Before her position as the Program Coordinator, Audrey was an enthusiastic model working throughout the valley, enjoying the company of artists and the positive energy exchanged with every job. She thrives on interacting with creative people, and being part of a community that shares her passion for making life rich and fun, making her job at Scottsdale Artist’s School ideal.

Robert “Robby" Conover has lived in the Scottsdale area for over twenty years. He’s lived all over the West including Montana, Utah, and California. As Operations Manager, Robby takes care of everybody and everything from the studio arrangements to helping instructors, staff and students make the classes run as smoothly as possible. A “renaissance man", he is also a local realtor and licensed massage therapist (if you ever need the need the art “kinks" worked out of your neck and back. A special note about Robby, as a twenty year veteran of Scottsdale Artists’ School, he has seen it change from a small local art space into a thriving internationally acclaimed art school.