Staff

This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it is the Executive Director of Central Park. She earned her Ph.D. in cultural anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and has been an adjunct Assistant Professor at NC State University and UNC Charlotte. Dr. Gottovi has served as editor for the national Rural Education Finance Center’s Rural School Funding Report, director of the Heritage and Cultural Tourism Partnership of NC and Project Director of the NC Pottery Center.  Nancy was a 1995 Fellow of the Rural Economic Development Leadership Institute and is currently a 2006-2008 William C. Friday Fellow for Human Relations. Nancy lives in northern Moore County.

This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it is the Associate Director of Central Park NC. She is a graduate of Coker College in Hartsville, S.C. where she earned a BA in Sociology. Coulthard’s background includes more than 20 years as a journalist, starting on active duty in the U.S. Army, then as a publisher of three weekly newspapers and ending up as managing editor of the Richmond County Daily Journal. She was a Central Park staff member from 2004 through 2006 and returned in October 2009. A native of Richmond County, Coulthard now lives in Montgomery County where she enjoys exploring the outdoors.

  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it is the Office Manager for Central Park NC.  Her experience includes Director of a Main Street program, historic preservation research and planning, as well as working with diverse populations as a GED instructor. She has a BA in Historic Preservation and a Certificate in Accounting. Beth is a resident of Stanly County.

This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it is the Facilties Manager for STARworks Ceramics.  In addition, to overseeing STARworks clay production and equipment, Santiago assists the organization with entrepreneurial development and Latino community outreach. A native of Mexico, he is fluent in Spanish and English and is a part-time potter. Santiago is a resident of Montgomery County.

This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it is the Director of STARworks Ceramics, a social enterprise venture of Central Park NC. Takuro is a native of Japan, where he earned a Bachelor of Engineering in Applied Chemistry. He has over 10 years experience in ceramics research, ceramics materials and studio facilities.  As a resident artist in several regions of the U.S. Takuro has conducted numerous lectures and workshops on various ceramics topics and techniques. Takuro lives in Moore County.

This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it is the Studio Manager of STARworks Ceramics. She holds a Master of Education, Fine Arts and Crafts and has recently completed the residency progrm at the NC Pottery Center. She gained her undergraduate degree in Cermaics from Okayama National University. She has been a special grad student at The University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, under the Rotary International Scholarship in 2002. She resides in Moore County.

This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it is the STARworks Project Manager. Adam is a native of the state of Alabama. He earned a degree in Art from East Carolina University. Adam is an artist, a problem solver, and a former United States Marine. Before joining STARworks, Adam gained experience as a sous chef, a shoe salesman, and a manager at Kinkos. He currently lives with his family in Randolph County.

This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it is the STARworks garden Coordinator. Anne is a native of Estonia. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, she came to America to study. Anne earned her MFA from East Carolina University in 2007. Anne's mission for STARgardens is to spread enthusiasm for low impact living. She lives with her family in Randolph County.

This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it is the Glass Coordinator for STARworks Glass. Nick graduated Hastings College in Nebraska in 2008 with a BFA in Studio Art. He was runner-up in the Glass Art Society International Student Exhibition in 2006. As a recipient of a full scholarship to study Venetian glass, he worked with James Morgan at The Glass Furnace in Istanbul, Turkey. Nick has worked and taught in various glassblowing studios across the country. He resides in Montgomery County.

Kiersten Cook is a Wildlife Biologist who works for the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) as the Piedmont Land Conservation Biologist with the Piedmont Cooperative Land Conservation Project.  She has a Master of Science in Forestry and Natural Resources from the University of Georgia. The Piedmont Cooperative Land Conservation Project (PCLCP) provides recommendations and information about conserving wildlife habitat in the south-central Piedmont so that economic growth can exist comfortably next to benefits provided by the natural world such as wildlife diversity. The PCLCP develops cooperative voluntary land conservation projects with other conservation organizations, landowners and local governments. Kiersten also works with the Greater Uwharries Conservation Partnership, a group of 12 natural resources and economic organizations (including NCWRC and Central Park NC) focused on ecological conservation and economic growth in the region. Kacy lives in Montgomery County.