Key Staff
The success of Flying Cloud programs is due to the mentoring provided by our outstanding staff. Programs are led by an annual roster of fifty artists and scientists who excel in their fields. Included in this group are the key presenters who are involved in multiple programs and have been a part of the Institute for five years or more. They support the Institute’s belief that building relationships with children over time is the only way to have a lasting impact on their lives.
Susan Cooper
Consulting Scientist
Young Women in Science Program Director – 8 years
Education and Training
Dartmouth College, B.A. Biology, 1984
University of Minnesota, M.S. Biology
Principal Scientist, - National Coalition Against Misuse of Pesticides. Teaching
Hotchkiss School, Bard College at Simon's Rock, Berkshire School, 1998-2003.
Susan Hardcastle
Visual Arts – 17 years
Education and Training
Falmouth School of Art - Falmouth, England - B.A. in Art
St. Martins School of Art - London, England - M.F.A. in Painting
MCC-approved Teaching Artist, 2003
Creative Schools Artist in Residence 2004-06
Community Access to the Arts
Third World Theater, NYC; Open Studio for Teens.
selected art shows
The Berkshire Museum, Celebrate Berkshire Women Arts
Tokonoma Gallery, Housatonic, MA
Hoadley Gallery, Lenox, MA.
Lawrence Burke
Founder and Secretary/Treasurer
Education and Training
Boston College, B.A. English Literature
Columbia University School of the Arts, M.F.A. in Film
Assistant Professor of Film at Columbia University 1973-79
Acting Chair 1978-79, Berkshire Community College 1995
Faculty in the Arts at Bard College at Simon's Rock
Independent documentary filmmaker for 25 years
Krista Edlund-Kennedy
Visual Arts – 9 years
Education
Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow Scotland 1995, M.F.A.
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 1992, Post-Graduate Certificate
University of Vermont, 1990, B.F.A.
selected art shows
Rare Art Properties, Inc. 435 West 14th Street, New York, NY
Poke, recent paintings by Krista Edlund, represented by Andrew Mummery Gallery, London, England
London Contemporary Art Fair represented by Andrew Mummery, 33 Great Sutton Street Gallery, London, England
Parallels, Kunsthalle Grassi-Museum, Leipzig, Germany
Triennial Sofia ’96, International Exhibition of Paintings, Sofia, Bulgaria
Poke, Collective Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland
7th Mostyn Open, Oriel Mostyn, Llandudno, North Wales
awards and grants
British Council Travel Grant, Cologne, Germany
British Council Grant, London, England
Liquitex Arts Grant, New York, New York
Scottish Arts Council Grant, Edinburgh, Scotland
Merit Scholarship, Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
Tom Truss
Dance/Theater Workshop Leader – 12 years
Education and Training
College of Wooster, Bachelor of Music
Piano Performance, University of Iowa
Masters in Choreography, 2006
Theater Director, Ross Valley School District, Fairfax, CA
Faculty, Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle, WA
Faculty, American Dance Festival, Durham, NC
Co-Director, Dance Center Seattle, Seattle, WA
Dancer with Liz Lerman/Dance Exchange
Director Tom Truss Dance Co
Taught at Jacob's Pillow, Becket, MA.
