Vicki Solot, Executive Director
Founder and President of First Person Arts (formerly “Blue Sky”) and a long-time member of the Philadelphia arts scene. Prior to FPA, Solot ran Collaborations, Inc., a marketing and public relations firm that handled art and cultural programs promoting the work of socially responsible groups and activities.

Dan Gasiewski, Managing Director
Co-founder and Executive Director of Philadelphia’s Puppet Uprising; Co-founder and co-director of the Morris Park Restoration Association, a nonprofit organization restoring Philadelphia’s 147-acre Morris Park natural woodland area; Former Promotions Manager for public television station WYBE-TV, Philadelphia.
267.402.2056

Tiffany Tavarez, Development Manager
Tiffany has programming, development and volunteer management experience through her work with the Temple University, Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, Women’s Way and Girls Inc. of Greater Philadelphia and Southern NJ. Tiffany earned her BFA from Tyler School of Art, Temple University and MA from University of the Arts.
267.402.2019

Karina Kacala, Marketing Coordinator
Karina comes to First Person Arts with a background in opera performance and assistant stage directing. Most recently, she served as Volunteer Coordinator for both the Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and First Person Arts Festival. You can read about her food musings on her blog, kitchenplay.
267.402.2057

Daniel Wallace, Administrative/Production Coordinator
After attending The Maryland Institute College of Art and the Glasgow School of Art in Scotland, Daniel moved to Portland, Oregon where he was an acting member of the cooperatively run print studio Flight 64 and The Pancake Clubhouse Historic Township Activity Destination for the Living Arts (welcomes you); an art and performance space that has since dissolved. Daniel is currently one of four artists directing Extra Extra – a gallery and artist’s bookshop in Fishtown.
267.402.2055