Kristen Fehrenbach

has a Bachelor’s of Art degree from Burlington College and graduate study in studio art and education from the Massachusetts College of Art and the Harvard University Extension School.  After working for several years with Kathe Izzo as administrative assistant and teacher in The Shadow Project, Fehrenback oversaw the expansion of the education program outreach of The Provincetown Art Association and Museum and introduced the concept of Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) into the museum's youth education program.

Since starting with Great River Arts in September 2006, she has been managing our OPEN ART – after-school literacy program, which currently serves 11 communities in the Fall Mountain Regional School District and the Windham Northeast Supervisory Union.  This experience will help the development of the Voices program as she already has relationships with many regional school administrators and artists. 

Driven by her passion for skiing and the realization that women were largely under represented in most aspects of the ski and snowboard industry, Kristen is also co-creator and owner of Team Betty ® - a brand of nationally distributed accessories geared toward female skiers and snowboarders.

Kathe Izzo

is primarily known for her internationally recognized conceptual performance & multi-media work, centering on an exploration of love and community.



An published poet and essayist, with work in numerous journals and anthologies including
THE AMERICAN BIBLE OF OUTLAW POETRY, Izzo is the Founding Director of The Shadow Project, an acclaimed program dedicated to implementing personal and community change through writing, derived from her work with traumatized adolescents.

She was the recipient of two consecutive Massachusetts Cultural Council awards for FLICKER, her series of teen writing journals, as well as the teen spoken word CD, FIREWORK.

Currently working in a variety of mediums as a creative process consultant, she continues to work as a youth advocate through THE FANA FOUNDATION



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Gary Smith

 is a record producer & entrepreneur.  He recorded dozens of albums & singles for groundbreaking bands & solo artists including The Pixies & Ten Thousand Maniacs & produced Live at Forte Apache, a weekly broadcast of live performances by internationally-known talent including David Bowie, Beck & Radiohead.

 He is a founding director of the Great Falls Community Broadcasting Company & Black Sheep Community Radio, WOOL 100.1 FM in Bellows Falls, Vermont.  In 2009, Gary was a Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow.  Founded in 1973, the Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellows program fosters the flow of ideas between academic & non-academic sectors of society & connects a liberal education with the world beyond the campus.

Gary serves as producer, radio technology instructor & creative consultant to Voices Teen Radio.