Who We Are
Deeply Buried by Nicholas Kramer, acrylic on paper, 2020
Art Possible Ohio
Founded in 1986, we work together with artists of all ages who have disabilities to advocate for accessibility and inclusivity, advance careers in the creative sector, build community, and improve the academic achievement of Ohio’s students through arts integration. By bridging arts and disability, our programs and services promote inclusive spaces and accessible opportunities for Ohioans.
Inclusivity
Art Possible Ohio is welcoming and inclusive. We build connections and forge relationships because we are all individuals with unique and compelling stories. We all deserve the opportunity to share those stories creatively.
Possibility
We all spend a lot of time in our lives being told “no” both implicitly and explicitly and asked “why” we might need or want to participate, have an accommodation, or challenge the status quo. Art Possible Ohio seeks more “yes” and asks, instead, “why not?"
Megan Fitze
Executive Director
Megan previously served as the Director of Programs for Art Possible Ohio, and has worked for the Massillon Museum as Education and Outreach Manager where she co-established an accessibility committee, created audio descriptive and sensory tours, and developed a sensory room. Before Massillon Museum, Megan worked with Dublin Arts Council, the Columbus Metropolitan Library, and Global Gallery, a Fair Trade non-profit, in Columbus, Ohio. In her free time, Megan loves traveling all over Ohio with her husband, Josh, and baby, Wesley, to experience the diverse cultural institutions and events Ohio offers. She currently serves on the Ohio Alliance for Art Education board of directors.
Simone Robinson
Director of Programs
Simone Robinson, Director of Programs, is a recent graduate of The Ohio State
University where she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts. She is also an advocate for the
disability community and has a podcast called, Theeclutterqueen, where she talks about
her own struggles with speech disfluency and interviews guests about their various
disabilities. Click the icon below to link to her podcast. Her preferred choice of medium is mixed media. Her future career goal is to work in New York as an art director for an art
museum. Her workforce experiences have helped further her artistic career. Simone
has been awarded the Jerald J. and Terri Katz Kasimov scholarship, The Ohio State
Undergraduate research scholarship, and currently has work displayed at Grandview
Heights Library.
University where she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts. She is also an advocate for the
disability community and has a podcast called, Theeclutterqueen, where she talks about
her own struggles with speech disfluency and interviews guests about their various
disabilities. Click the icon below to link to her podcast. Her preferred choice of medium is mixed media. Her future career goal is to work in New York as an art director for an art
museum. Her workforce experiences have helped further her artistic career. Simone
has been awarded the Jerald J. and Terri Katz Kasimov scholarship, The Ohio State
Undergraduate research scholarship, and currently has work displayed at Grandview
Heights Library.
Sarah Bullington
Board Member
Sarah Bullington, born in 1993, has lived in Medina Ohio her whole life. At the age of three, Sarah had two brain surgeries, to remove a brain tumor that effected her optic nerve. This left Sarah completely blind. She is currently a college student at Cuyahoga Community College, completing a degree in business management. Her passions include making jewelry and other forms of art, nature, and reading books.
Trisha Clifford-Sprouse
Board Member
Trisha Clifford-Sprouse holds a BFA from CCAD and received her art therapy education through Harding Hospital under Bruce Moon. She has held art therapy positions in in-patient and corrections settings. Additionally, she pursued an MA in museum education and printmaking from Ohio University. She combined this with her experience in art therapy to develop an adaptive, hands-on, museum-based, education program for people in recovery and special needs students from local schools at the Decorative Arts Center in Lancaster, OH for 17 years and went on to serve as a Director of the DACO for 2 years. Currently, Trisha is a professor of art at Ohio University Lancaster Campus, an art therapist in private practice, and a working artist.
Michael Cress
Treasurer
Michael Cress has served as Treasurer and numbers guy at Art Possible since 2017. He is also an Audit & Assurance Manager at Deloitte, where he was toiled away since 2013. He likes things done the right way and in an orderly fashion, truly the perfect combination for a CPA. Outside of his mundane but vital accounting contributions to the world, Michael enjoys spending time with his wife and son, playing golf competitively, watching Ohio State football, and attempting to create Instagram stories that make him laugh (not hard to do).
Brandon Rohrer
Board Member
"Brandon Rohrer serves as guest operations manager, including the guest services manager, and manager of the Museum’s shop, OHregionalities. Rohrer also serves as a network administrator for the Museum. Rohrer helped to found and currently co-chairs the accessibility committee. He is the staff liaison and treasurer of the activities committee. He is the webmaster and social media contact for the Downtown Massillon Association and the director of technology at St. John’s United Church of Christ. He previously worked for three years as assistant facilities manager at the McKinley Presidential Library and Museum and continues to share his astronomy knowledge as a planetarium presenter for the McKinley Museum. He serves on the board of the Massillon Heritage Society. Rohrer is also a member of the United Way’s Young Leaders Society Steering Committee. Rohrer was also a speaker at the Ohio Museums Association 2020 and 2023 Annual Conference. Brandon lives in Stark County, Ohio, with his wife Dawn, and feline friend, Fred."
Andrew Hall
Vice President
Andrew has a BA in History from Bowling Green State University and an MA in American History from Miami University. He serves as the Coordinator of Ohio Village Operations at the Ohio History Connection. During his off hours, Andrew enjoys playing board games with his wife, leatherworking, and chilling at home with his two cats, Emily Lickinson and Frida Pawlo.
Christy Kline
President
Christy is the mother of four with a background in Art History. She can often be found sharing her love for artistic exploration and creative thinking in her studio classes, as a substitute teacher or through the studio programs at the Columbus Museum of Art.
Pamela Whiteley
Board Member
A graduate of Ohio University, Pamela holds a Bachelor in Fine Arts concentrated in Painting and a Minor in Theater Arts. Her position with Fairfield DD allows her to support artists with and without disabilities through the professional development of their artistic voice. Pamela continues to work on influencing an engaging community where “art” is the fuel that brings people together not disability. She's a maker and creative at heart which naturally spills into her time with family, friends and place.
Amy Ranalli
Board Member
Amy is an enthusiastic patron of the arts who has spent the past twelve years since becoming a mother attempting to instill her love for art in her three children. When her youngest child was born with a significant physical disability, her passion for encouraging her kids' artistic expression embraced another layer, finding ways to access art. Prior to becoming a mother Amy worked for the Licking County Board of Developmental Disabilities. Being invited to join the board triggered memories about this much-needed organization. Her prayer is that she is now at a place in her life when she can offer a meaningful contribution to its work.
Morgan Green
Board Member
Morgan Green is a program manager for the Girl Scouts of Ohio’s Heartland. She earned a BA and an MA from the Ohio State University focusing on Art Education, Museum Studies, and Disability Studies. She previously worked for Arts Possible Ohio a decade ago and has volunteered in multiple capacities over the years to serve artists with disabilities in Central Ohio. She loves running, making things, biking, and hanging out with her husband, son, dogs and chickens in their backyard garden oasis in Columbus, Ohio.
You!
Board Member
Join our Board of Directors! Art Possible Ohio is looking for creative and passionate people who want to make a difference in the community. If you have never served on a board before we are a great place to start. We focus on professional development, advocacy, and inclusivity. Learn more and complete an application by clicking the following icon.
