Anne Meysenburg, Executive Director Anne graduated from the University of Nebraska-Omaha with a bachelor of arts in communications and public relations, and from the University of Missouri-Columbia’s Truman School of Public Affairs with a master of public affairs in non-profit management and public policy analysis. During graduate school, Anne helped facilitate two grant-funded initiatives aimed at improving the health and lifestyles of college students. In addition, Anne worked with The Missouri Theater Center for the Arts creating and implementing community fundraising initiatives and developing audiences for the Missouri Symphony Orchestra. In addition to her duties at The Kent Bellows Studio, Anne is active with the Opera Omaha Advisory Board, the Non-Profit Association of the Midlands, and the Education Committee at Film Streams. In her spare time, she likes to bake, run, read and snuggle her new nephew.
Weston Thomson, Education Manager He brings to the organization an exciting background in art making and arts management. “As a California native, I had what some would call a bohemian upbringing. I began my art career, as most of us do, at age 2, and was consistently drawn to the process of humanizing matter.” He studied fine arts throughout college and began teaching art at CSU Chico shortly thereafter. Weston also co-founded a multimedia art gallery and directed an online arts community before moving to Omaha.
Thom Sibbitt, Education Coordinator Thom received his BFA in drama from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. While at NYU he was a Dean Selection to spend a semester at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, in London as well as selected for a semester of study with Actor Tim Robbins. At Playwrights Horizons Theater School Thom received diversified training in performance, directing, and design as well as arts organization, arts facilitation, and urban street performance. Upon graduating, Thom went on to spend 10 years living in New York City working in almost every area of stage, television, and film. As Co-founder of The Engine: an artistic development utility, Thom developed programs for writer’s workshops as well as actor training in performance, voice, and auditioning. Since returning to his hometown of Omaha, Thom co-founded ætherplough: a tool for cultivating performance, and currently works as an arts advocate and organizer. He has facilitated interdisciplinary performance, writing and physical workshops, arts installations, and performance training.
