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Amy
E. Skillma As a public folklorist, Skillman has curated eleven exhibitions. She recorded and produced a CD compilation and teacher's study guide of 16 different performing groups in Pennsylvania; six additional recordings of individual traditional performing groups; and Now That's a Good Tune, a recording of 14 old-time fiddlers in Missouri. Now That's a Good Tune, received two Grammy nominations in 1989, one for Best Traditional Folk Recording and one for Best Liner Notes. Other credits include serving as sound recordist and folklife consultant for Mone's Skirt, a documentary film about the importance and beauty of traditional Lao weaving in the United States and in Laos. She has published articles about Southeast Asian textiles, old time fiddling, cultural conservation planning, and public folklore research in numerous publications. Skillman has served as a peer review panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts, the Michigan State Traditional Arts Program, the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, and the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. She has also served as a site evaluator and consultant for the National Endowment for the Arts since 1988. She serves on the editorial board for New York Folklore, the journal of the New York Folklore Society.
At the University of Pittsburgh, Claudia is a doctoral candidate in Medical Anthropology. Her research has been focused on cultural understandings of health and illness, healthcare disparities, and social approaches to science literacy. She recently completed her dissertation fieldwork in Florence, Italy, where she studied a mediation program that bridges cultural differences between immigrants and healthcare providers. In the course of her graduate work she has been involved in several public health projects in the Pittsburgh community, including an assessment of local Early Head Start programs and an evaluation of the self-care habits of older adults in Allegheny County. Claudia lives in Harrisburg with her husband Ben, daughter Olivia and son Nathaniel.
In an ongoing research project, Lisa Rathje is assisting a faculty member from the University of Missouri-Columbia with a documentary film on Afro-Cuban artist Nancy Morejón and others of her generation. Rathje's documentation through photos and film will form a part of the Afro-Cuban Special Collection housed at the University of Missouri. Lisa Rathje received her M.A. and in December 2008 recieved her PhD in Folklore from the University of Missouri-Columbia. While in Missouri she worked closely with the Missouri Folk Arts Program, assisting with archival work, fieldwork, grant panels, photography, as well as being an outside evaluator for their statewide Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program. Rathje taught university classes in ethnographic research methodologies and folklore studies, served as Assistant Editor for the Journal of American Folklore, and worked as the Assistant to the Director of the Center for Arts and Humanities. In 2005, she conducted cultural survey research for the Smithsonian's Latino Chicago folklife program, and worked as a presenter with "Nuestra Musica" at the 2006 festival. Lisa lives in midtown Harrisburg with her husband Rob, son Liam and their three cats.
A native of New York City , Shalom Staub received his B.A. and M.A. in Anthropology from Wesleyan University , and holds a Ph.D. in Folklore and Folklife from the University of Pennsylvania . He has additional training in Movement Analysis; Cultural Diversity Awareness, Prejudice Reduction and Conflict Mediation. He also has training in Bowen Family Systems Theory from the Center for Family Process's Leadership Seminar and the Georgetown Family Center 's Post Graduate Seminar in Systems Theory. He has certification as a mediator through the Mediation Training Institute International. Staub lives in Harrisburg. He has two grown children. Staub holds a 3rd degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do, World Tae Kwon Do Federation. He is an avid skier and bicyclist, and enjoys outdoor activities and Tai Chi.
He is currently working as GAIN Program Manager serving our clients and managing data reporting/collection at the state level, as well as assisting in the development of new employment services initiatives designed to help refugees upgrade their employment status. He provides support to newcomers in the Central PA region area by equipping them with skills necessary for a successful job search. Mr. Jovic works closely with local employers and training providers to help our clients achieve better self-sufficiency. Prior to joining ICP, Sasha was employed by Tressler Lutheran Refugee & Immigration Services of Mechanicsburg, And Lutheran Children and Family Services in Lancaster where he worked with refugees to ensure health and well being during transition and resettlement. Prior to his extensive experience with refugee programs, Sasha worked on several projects involving the Bosnian community in Central Pennsylvania, including economic development and anti-smoking programs. He has completed training in medical and legal interpretation and works as an interpreter for Bosnian, Serbian, Croatian and German languages. Sasha is married, has two sons and one daughter, and has been involved in soccer since 1980, both as a player and a coach.
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For eight years prior to joining
ICP, Amy Skillman served as the director of State Folklife
Program at the Pennsylvania Heritage Affairs Commission. Skillman
was the coordinator for Cultural Heritage Programs at the
Missouri Cultural Heritage Center for two years before moving
to Pennsylvania in 1988. She is past President of the Middle
Atlantic Folklife Association and convener for the Public
Programs Section of the American Folklore Society. She received
her Masters degree in Folklore and Folklife from the University
of California, Los Angeles in 1979.
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