EMILY KORSON
BOARD CHAIR & FOUNDER
Emily is an artist, art educator, and co-founder of our sister organization Seattle ReCreative. A Colorado native, Emily returned to Denver IN 2016 after many adventures in Seattle, Brooklyn, Boston, San Francisco, and Portland, Oregon. Emily holds a BA in studio art from Reed College, an Advanced Certificate in Art and Design Education from Pratt Institute and a Master of Fine Arts in Painting & Drawing from the San Francisco Art Institute.
Emily lives, works, and plays with her husband and two daughters in the Wash Park neighborhood. What Emily loves most about her involvement in both ReCreatives is having the opportunity to wear her artist, educator, mom, and community member hats all under two roofs.
mATTHEW sHAW
BOARD Vice-chair
Matthew Shaw wants to help. Musicians who want to record music. You, if you still want to learn that instrument. With crafty things you’d like to learn. How to sew something. Or grow something. Make it out of wood. Or, if you’d prefer that he custom-build that something, he’s happy to help.
Matt is the owner and operator of Artzer-Shaw Creative Woodworks (hand-crafted furniture), Co–Owner of Willoughby/Shaw High Fidelity (custom Turntable Cabinets), Co–Chairman of Wealth in Community Knowledge, and Vice Chair/Program Director of ReCreative Denver. He also holds a monthly recording
series called The Headroom Sessions.
SHARON ROBINSON DELBUSSO
BOARD TREASURER
Sharon Robinson DelBusso recently joined the ReCreative community as the Volunteer Coordinator and Board member after relocating to Denver from Bethesda, Maryland where she worked as the administrator of a non-profit medical certification board. Sharon retired after a long career as an administrator in the medical field and is exploring artistic avenues of expression. Sharon coordinates the monthly fine art painting sessions here at ReCreative. Sharon holds a BS in Fine Art and Psychology from Towson University and a MS in Applied Behavioral Science from Johns Hopkins University.
Sarah Menz
BOARD secretary
Sarah’s background is at the intersection of communications, science, and sustainability. She holds a Master of Sustainability degree from Falk School of Sustainability and a BA in English Literature and Environmental Science from Alma College in Michigan. Her specialties include technical editing, content creation, and business communications. Sarah helps develop and market water-saving products in Denver and loves ReCreative's focus on diverting waste from landfills. She enjoys hiking, gardening, collaging, and reading with ReCreative mascot Henry Biscuits.
Daniel Nixon
BOARD Member
Daniel Nixon joined the ReCreative community as a resident artist and board member after relocating to Denver from Brooklyn where he worked as a carpenter and woodworker in the film, fashion and event production fields. Witnessing the staggering amount of waste produced in the entertainment industry inspired his involvement in the Artcube community, which seeks to help arts industries to minimize this sort of waste. Dan holds a BA in Latin American Studies from Wesleyan College.
dUSTYN dEERMAN
BOARD Member
Bio coming soon!
jESSICA pOLZIN
BOARD Member
Bio coming soon!