Meet the Team

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    Cindy Jackson, LCSW

    CO-FOUNDER

    Cindy is a long-time Las Vegas Valley resident, public artist, and trauma therapist. She is passionate about creating more joy and loves to guide her clients on a gentle path to happiness. If you’d like to know more about her work background, check out her Professional Resume, or her Artist C.V.

  • Richard Cherchio

    Richard Cherchio

    BOARD MEMBER AND COFOUNDER

    Richard Cherchio is the Councilman of Ward 4 in North Las Vegas. As Co-Founder he has been instrumental in advising and guiding Artful Lives and has become an artist himself through this process.

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    Jerry Schefcik

    BOARD MEMBER AND CURATOR

    Jerry is past president of the NV Arts Council, Commissioner of the City of Las Vegas Arts Commission and the Director of Galleries for UNLV.

  • Miles Jackson

    Events Coordinator

    Miles Jackson, is an incoming freshman at UNLV where he plans on studying Hospitality. He combines his passion for community service and his love of all things fun to coordinate class events. He assists with the website, managing marketing initiatives, and coordinating program logistics.

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  • A digital collage featuring a young man named Jose, who is South American, with a brief biography about his background, values, and aspirations. The collage includes decorative elements like a pheasant bird, a camera icon, a pen, a logo with colorful designs, and handwritten text encouraging viewers to swipe to learn more.

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  • A colorful collage featuring a woman with glasses, a bird image, a drawing of a brain with a sunflower, and text about Lucy's educational background in social work, psychology, and creative writing, her passion for art, makeup, and drag culture, with creative design elements like crowns, paint splashes, and a logo for artful lives.

    Lucy

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