Arts Leadership
Riverside County's district arts leaders are a connected community of educators and administrators who guide, support, and champion arts education within their districts. Through ongoing collaboration, shared expertise, and collective leadership, they strengthen programs and help move arts education forward across the county.
Meet some of the arts leaders who make up this collaborative community.
Tamara Cox
VAPA Specialist
Beaumont USD
tcox@beaumontusd.k12.ca.us
Dr. Michelle Usher
Coordinator, Visual and Performing Arts
Corona-Norco USD
michelle.usher@cnusd.k12.ca.us
Dr. Michael Fleischmann
Project Facilitator – Visual and Performing Arts
Desert Sands USD
michael.fleischmann@desertsands.us
Tina Batchelder-Schwab
Arts Coordinator
Hemet USD
tbatchelder@hemetusd.org
Dr. Kimberly Corbin
Director of Curriculum and Assessment
Jurupa USD
kimberly_corbin@jusd.k12.ca.us
Athena Reyes
Coordinator, Visual and Performing Arts
Moreno Valley USD
atreyes@mvusd.net
Brent Coley
Coordinator, Elementary Education/Elementary VAPA Coordinator
Murrieta Valley USD
bcoley@murrieta.k12.ca.us
Dr. Claudia Velez
Assistant Superintendent, Educational Services
Perris Elementary SD
claudia.velez@perrisesd.org
Barbara Anglin
Arts Coordinator
Palm Springs USD
banglin@psusd.us
Annemarie Guzy
Arts Coordinator
Riverside USD
aguzy@riversideunified.org
Amy Thomas
Visual and Performing Arts, Teacher on Special Assignment
Temecula Valley USD
athomas@tvusd.us
Allyson Huntsman
Visual and Performing Arts, Teacher on Special Assignment
Val Verde USD
ahuntsman@valverde.edu