Angela R. Godin, Executive Director
Angela is the Executive Director of the Community Arts Center of Cambria County, where she develops and navigates the Arts Center’s programming, special events, fundraising campaigns, marketing, and grant writing initiatives. Angela holds a Master of Science in Arts Administration and Museum Leadership from Drexel University and is a Cum Laude graduate from the University of Pittsburgh with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts. She worked as an independent contractor in art related fields for over eleven years. This experience included directing over thirty plays and musicals, performing in many productions, as well as vast experience in choreography, dance instruction, stage-managing, lighting design, sound design and production management/administration. Her repertoire comprises of directing theatre festivals, studio theatre projects, acting camps, training seminars and teaching theatre courses to all ages. Angela has over twenty years of dance training and/or instructing. She’s thrilled to be bringing her directing skills to the Arts Center by developing and expanding the Log Art Theatre division, and now the Log Art Dance division. Angela is a Rotarian and sits as Board Chair for the Board of Trustees of Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center, Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center, and Conemaugh Miners Medical Center. In 2018, she was accepted into the National Arts Marketing Project Cohort 2, a two-year program comprised of trainings and seminars in arts marketing through Americans for the Arts and was a DIAL Mentor for the 2022 Diversity In Arts Leadership (DIAL) Internship program. Angela was the Arts & Letters honoree for the 2019 Tribute to Women and selected for the PA Business Central's Top 100 People of 2020.
Kate Rafas, Design & Development Director
Kate is a lifelong resident of Johnstown and a graduate of Greater Johnstown Senior High School. In 2014, she graduated from the Pittsburgh Technical Institute with an Associate of Science Degree in Graphic Design. Art has always been a passion of hers: in high school, it was fine arts (pencils, pen and ink, and painting, in particular), but since college, it has shifted to digital art and graphics. Kate is also a freelance photographer: her portfolio includes portrait sessions, as well as photos of animals of all kinds (particularly horses) and local Josh Gallagher concerts. She has spent many years volunteering in the local community with organizations like the Bottleworks, Cambria County Historical Society, Cambria County 4-H, and Best of Friends Therapeutic Horseback Riding. When not at CAC, Kate can be found out riding with her horse, Lucky, or cuddling with her cat, Sophy.
Matthew Price, Maintenance Facilitator
Matthew has been a part of the Arts Center staff for many years in different roles, including Maintenance, Support Staff, Interim Outreach Coordinator, Log House Arts Festival Security, and Log Art Theatre Announcer. In addition to working as Maintenance Facilitator, he also is the primary Log Art Theatre Set Constructor and Sound Technician, as well as occasionally an onstage actor. Matthew has had a fulfilling career in other areas of the community, dabbling in banking, sales, marketing, and as a chef with ServSafe certification.
Patricia Hofscher, Finance Manager
Allenna Shellenberger, Executive Assistant & Support Staff
Allenna is the Executive Assistant and part of the support staff of the Community Arts Center of Cambria County where she manages the main clerical needs for the organization, along with designated special events, database management, and brochure/ event management, composes all thank you letters for donations, events, and miscellaneous contributions, is one of the main proofreaders, aids in the mission of the organization through the leadership and vision of the Executive Director, and helps in the general organization and management of Log Art Dance. She has worked with the arts in numerous fields for most of her life in theatre and dance. Her experience includes stage managing, choreography preparation, stage hair and makeup, assistant directing, dance instruction, lighting, sound, etc. Allenna is eager to continue learning and studying the arts from her mentor, Angela, through working and helping out at the Arts Center! When not at the Arts Center you can find Allenna with her friends, family, or loving furbaby Maizey.
KC Schutte, Support Staff
Kathleen Clair "KC" Schutte has been a long-time member and contributor of the Community Arts Center, having taken classes for many years alongside her mother, before transitioning to working as Support Staff. KC is a well-rounded artist and currently teaches classes at CAC in the areas of Stained Glass, Crochet, and GlowForge. She can also occasionally be found acting in the Log Art Theatre department and has so far appeared in Arsenic & Old Lace and The Crucible.