DiAE’s teaching artists (TAs) are working professional artists who have undergone extensive training in aesthetic education and possess a special ability to connect with students. They are the cornerstone of our programs.
Visual Arts
Yolanda Chetwynd
Yolanda recently returned from France where she spent a year learning French and developing her art....
Laurie Phillips
Laurie is a recently retired Elementary Art teacher from the Red Clay Consolidated School District and...
Delona Seserman
Delona is a native of Romania who has lived and worked in the US for the...
Terrance Vann
Terrance is a fine artist, illustrator and muralist. He studied at the School of Visual Arts...
Dance
Deitrich “Dee” Faison
Deitrich P. Faison (Dee) a native of Camden, New Jersey resides in Bear, Delaware. After receiving...
Adiah Simpson
Adiah Simpson is 25 years old and has been dancing since the age of five, when...
Music
Merideth Hite-Estevez
Oboist Dr. Merideth Hite Estevez has performed and taught throughout North and South America, Asia, and...
Jason Keller
Jason is a freelance performer and educator living in Newark, DE. Being involved with music and...
Jea Street, Jr.
Jea Street is a singer/songwriter born and raised in Wilmington, Delaware. Jea was inspired to become...
Theater
George Tietze
George Tietze is a local Teacher, Teaching Artist, Actor and Playwright in Wilmington, Delaware. He has...