Monica Hampton
Executive Director
Monica Hampton has had a lifelong interest in the arts and education. Her background is a combination of fine arts, art history, education, and public outreach, with an emphasis on program development for museums and organizations specializing in history, fine art, craft, and design.
As an independent consultant, she produced the American Craft Council’s 2016 conference. Monica served as the Director of Education at The Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG) and was formerly the Director of Education at the American Craft Council (ACC).
Past positions include working with the Society for Environmental Graphic Design (SEGD), Metropolis Magazine, and the Cooper-Hewitt.
She studied fine arts and art history at Bard College, received a dual fine arts/art history BA degree from George Washington University, and holds an MS in Museum Education from Bank Street.
Pam Robinson
Director of Education
Pam Robinson is a Chicago-based Jeweler, Artist, Educator, and Arts Administrator.
She was the Director of Education and the Jewelry & Glass departments at a large art center in Chicago.
She is a member of The Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG) and served on their Board of Directors. As their conference liaison, she was instrumental in organizing, planning, editing, and scheduling conferences. In 2019 she received the SNAG Volunteer Recognition Award for her service.
Pam is currently on the board of the Women’s Jeweler’s Association (WJA) — Chicago chapter as their Programming VP and received their prestigious Shining Star Award for volunteerism. She was also a founding member of The Chicago Metals Art Guild (CMAG).
Pam earned her BFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, minored in art history, and studied at The Gemological Institute of America. She is proud of her community outreach work, has exhibited her work nationwide, published in books and magazines, and is happiest when she’s in her studio creating and sharing her passion with others.
Ghermayn Baker
Nuts and Bolts Administrator
Ghermayn Baker is a woven furniture restoration specialist and basketweaver based in Long Beach, California. Together with his wife Christina, Ghermayn founded Point by Point Studio, a studio focusing on the restoration of cane, rattan, wicker, and other woven furniture, in 2022. A lifelong craftsman and artist with a deep love for patterns, Ghermayn’s craft is rooted in the tradition of natural materials and the exploration of woven patterns from around the world. Ghermayn is a 2023 recipient of The Furniture Society’s Educational Grant.
Kate Davidson
Administrative Assistant
Kate Davidson is a woodworker, craftsperson, and educator whose work ranges from functional furniture to sculptural play. Originally from New England, she began working in historical restoration carpentry while living on the coast of Maine, eventually enrolling at the Vermont Woodworking School and later graduating from UW Madison’s Woodworking and Furniture MFA program. Her pieces have been exhibited nationally, including at the Esherick Museum and Museum for Art and Wood in Pennsylvania and through Craft Desert in San Diego, and she has participated in residencies at Penland School of Craft and the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship. Most recently she spent the 2024 summer as the Woodworking Studio Coordinator at Peters Valley School of Craft, before beginning a new position at Contemporary Craft, in Pittsburgh. Besides creating her own multi-media pieces, her work focuses on the importance of collaboration and community in craft and woodworking spaces.
IG: @katekatecameron
Justin Cockrell
Social Media Intern
Justin R. Cockrell(b. 2002) is a craft artist and educator born to freedom in Columbus, Ohio, now living, loving, and learning in Richmond, Virginia. Syncretizing traditional craft techniques and objects with magical realism and quixotics, their work aims to create queered functional pieces that serve as records of human and material existence in the Anthropocene. Their native language is fiber and textiles and they use the linear and geometric logic of weaving, quilting, and natural dye along with sustainability forward design thinking to work across the mediums of fiber, wood, and metal. They have exhibited work at The Virginia MOCA, The Appalachian Center for Craft, and The Anderson Gallery in Richmond, Va and have participated in workshops in various capacities at Penland School of Craft, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Center for Furniture Craftsmanship, and The Crafting the Future Teen Takeover. They are pursuing a BFA in Craft/Material studies and a BA in Spanish literature at Virginia Commonwealth University and an alumni of the Yale Norfolk School of Art, and Interlochen Center for the Arts.
IG: @Justin.rtc
Ana Woodruff
CGG Media Documentarian
Anastasia Woodruff has a design practice based in Minneapolis that is rooted in her curiosity of furniture and wooden form. Her previous work includes providing financial and strategic support to Delterra’s Rethinking Recycling program and to opening a food co-op in an area of Minneapolis designated as a food desert. Anastasia studied at the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship as well as completed a certificate program at Yestermorrow Design/Build School. She holds a BS in Business from the University of Minnesota.
IG: @anawoodruff
Alexander Zimmerman
Video Editor
Alexander Zimmerman is an artist, musician, YouTuber, podcaster and father. He likes to define himself as a creative as he does not align with any one particular form of creativity. Currently he is a MFA candidate at San Diego State University school of Art and Design. When he is not working on a project you can find him watching the Seattle Seahawks, watching Marvel movies, hanging out with his kids, or taking naps.
Check out Alex’s work on:
His Website, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter