Angela R. Godin, Executive Director
Angela was born in Pasadena, California. Eventually, she moved back to the area as a resident of Somerset County. Ms. Godin develops and navigates the Community Arts Center of Cambria County through new programming, special events, fundraising campaigns and grant funding. She is a Cum Laude graduate from the University of Pittsburgh with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre Arts. Godin worked as an independent contractor in art related fields for over eleven years. This experience included directing over twenty plays and musicals, performing in close to forty productions, as well as vast experience in choreography, teaching dance, stage-managing, lighting design, sound design and production administration. Her repertoire comprises of directing theatre festivals, studio theatre projects, acting camps, training seminars and teaching theatre courses to all ages. In her spare time your can find Ms. Godin directing plays and musicals, choreographing or stage-managing productions. She feels blessed to have the opportunity to grow the Arts Center and keep the Arts Alive in Cambria County.
Connie Cameron, Educational Artistic Director
Connie Cameron is a native of Johnstown and graduated from Westmont Hilltop. She has an extensive background in performing arts with a concentration in dance. Connie has owned and operated Concepts Dance Studio in Johnstown for 16 years. Connie has been practicing dance for over 37 years, at both the recreational and college level. She began her dance career as a child, taking recreational dance in Johnstown and since then she has had the opportunity to study dance in Ann Arbor, MI and New York City, NY.
Connie loves nothing more then sharing her passion for the arts with the community. She has done so by volunteering for local school musicals, school functions and many community events. She is looking forward to be a part of keeping the arts alive through the Arts Education Department at the Community Art Center of Cambria County.
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 (now Pittsburgh Technical College) 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.
Billie Ann Murphy, Finance Manager
Billie Ann Murphy, a graduate of UPJ with a B.S. in Elementary Education, has been the Bookkeeper for the Community Arts Center on and off for many years, originally starting at the Arts Center in 1991. Billie transitioned out of the Arts Center in 2001 to work at First Presbyterian Church. She returned to work part-time at the Arts Center in 2006; in 2017, Billie retired from the church. She is the mother of two and grandmother of five. Billie enjoys the challenges of keeping within the budget and balancing the books at the Arts Center.
Jen Boden, Outreach Coordinator
Jen Boden is the Outreach Coordinator as well as one of the outreach and in-house instructors for the Community Arts Center. As an artist and educator, she is passionate about bringing the arts into our community, and believes that uninhibited imagination and freedom of expression are vital in childhood development and mental health throughout adulthood. Jen first realized her niche in the art world during her junior year of college while shyly taking an elective painting class. On track to have a career working with kids, she realized painting was an entirely different experience than she’d ever had before, and she knew she had found the tool that would allow her to be a part of the education system and to touch the lives of students. Jen holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Studio Art and has acquired a lot of experience in art education, including four years writing and teaching her own art curriculum as a classroom teacher on a Native American Reservation. Her unique experience has helped Jen glean various art skills as well a deep love for all cultures and people. She has worked as a freelance artist for years, selling via consignment and commission. Jen’s favorite medium is oil paint and her favorite subject matter is the sky- a reminder of how small we are but how protected and valued we are by creation. She also enjoys running, gardening, and time spent with her two labs, but most of all she loves having the opportunity to share her passion with the community by teaching something that can bring us all together.