Denise T. Federico
Denise Federico, the Founding Director of The Art Docent Co., LLC, is a graduate of the renowned Fashion Institute of Technology, after which she achieved a high level of success as a fashion designer in the sportswear and dress industries honing her skills as a stylist, illustrator, fabric specialist, colorist, and patternmaker for over twenty-five years.
While serving the needs of her two children in Ridgewood, New Jersey, Denise was a mentor who presented classes in fashion design and the arts. Through these presentations she realized the needs of her children and their contemporaries regarding the visual arts. The development of The Art Docent Program evolved from this mentoring encounter with the children. Mrs. Federico then realized that if her children, who attended an excellent school system, well represented in the arts, required this enrichment, then children everywhere would benefit from this as well.
Mrs. Federico recently returned to college to further enhance her artistic abilities and to achieve a degree in Art History to parallel her business specialization in the Humanities and the visual arts for children. Throughout this secondary educational experience, Denise not only became an expert in Art History, but she also increased her technical skills such as Photoshop and became a more acute practicing artist, mastering the use of multi-media. She is an oil, acrylic, and watercolor painter, a two dimensional artist (using pencils, charcoal, and markers), and a collage and assemblage artist. She has achieved a Bachelor’s Degree in Contemporary Arts with very high scholastic honors from Ramapo College of New Jersey as a member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars. The Art Docent Program was officially reviewed by Dean Steve Perry, Dean of Contemporary Arts at Ramapo College of New Jersey, and was deemed worthy of a four-credit accreditation. Mrs. Federico conducted research as an Assistant Teacher in the Early Education market for more than two years in order to tailor The Art Docent Program to that age group.
As President of The Art Docent Company, Mrs. Federico has been an educator who successfully instructed and wrote curricula in Art History for thousands of children ages five through twelve for over twenty years. Her classes have been given as in-school programs, after-school programs, and camp programs throughout Bergen County, New Jersey and in New York, as well as resorts nationally. Denise is passionate about instructing the Humanities and visual arts to children resulting in the development of a digital, multi-media, web-based, visual arts education program for children in grades kindergarten through eighth grade.
Louis Federico
Lou Federico is the VP of Research and Development for the Art Docent Company. Lou Federico’s vast business experience in many industries has lent considerable empirical expertise in the fields of safety, psychology, self-improvement, product development and marketing. As a Certified Safety Playground Inspector; (CPSI) he has gained a vast amount of knowledge in child development and safety issues governed by the ASTM, CPSC, and ADA agencies.
Suzanne B Klein
Suzanne B. Klein has been The Art Docent Company’s Curriculum Development Specialist and Project Development Specialist. Ms. Klein works closely with our founding director Mrs. Federico utilizing her twenty plus years as an Arts Educator in Northwest Bergen County. She holds a B. A. in Mathematics and Visual Arts from College of Holy Cross, Massachusetts and a Master’s Degree in Visual Arts/ Education from Columbia Teacher’s College, New York. Ms. Klein up until recently has taught as an elementary art teacher in Northern New Jersey, Bergen County.
Cynthia Lechan-Goodman
Cynthia Lechan-Goodman is the Art Docent Company’s Story Writer. Ms. Lechan-Goodman is a seasoned educator, counselor, writer, and artist. She is a published author of three self-help books, a writer of feature stories in well-known magazines, and contributes to several web sites as an expert on parenting and nutrition. She holds a Master’s Degree in Education and Counseling from Columbia University, New York.
Dr. Maggie O’Connor
Dr. Maggie O’Connor is a Consultant in Marketing Strategies and Development Procedures. Dr. O’Connor is Chair of the Graduate Department of Business Education and Information and Technology Management, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania.
Rafi Chehirian
Rafi Chehirian is a Technology consultant and Systems Developer. He is the former chief technology consultant and developer for the Art Docent Program website.
Patrick Severin
Patrick Severin is a Graphic Designer and Computer Information Systems Expert. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Graphic Design from Queens College of the City of New York. Patrick is our Animator for all four Arte presentations.
Christie Federico
Christie Federico, M.Ed., LAC, NCC, is a Certified Life Coach with a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from The Pennsylvania State University and a Master’s in Mental Health Counseling from William Paterson University in New Jersey. She serves as a consultant to the Art Docent Co., LLC to ensure all students receive the therapeutic benefits available through the program.
Joseph A. Federico
Joseph A. Federico is a Social Media Marketing expert. He is the owner of Anchors to Dusk Publishing and a published author of two books. He specializes in book publishing and historical preservation. Joseph holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Literature from Ramapo College of New Jersey. He serves as a social media and editorial consultant for The Art Docent Co., LLC.
Lisa Tait
Lisa Tait is our current Graphic Designer. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). She majored in Illustration and minored in Graphic Design and Animation. In 1984 Lisa Tait established Silvertop Graphics with Dan Flanagan a fellow graduate of Rhode Island School of Design. Silvertop Graphics creates websites and other high quality graphic design communication products for clients nationwide. The original offices were in New York City, where they served a range of clients including Tavern on the Green, Broadcast Music, Inc., the Brooklyn Botanical Garden, the Helmsley Hotel, Cuisine Magazine, and TV Guide.
In 1989, Dan and Lisa relocated their office from New York City to New Kingston, a rural hamlet of New York’s scenic Catskill Mountains, where they continue to service clients in the New York area and nation wide.
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