EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Madeline comes to SCCA from a Finance and Operations background, having previously served as Financial Controller at Choc O Pain in New Jersey and, before that, a Senior Investment Operations Associate at T. Rowe Price in Baltimore. Madeline is a native Chattanoogan and Baylor School alumna, who graduated from McDaniel College in Westminster, MD with a BA in Economics and Business Administration.

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

Armed with her marketing experience and love of ceramic arts, Emily’s goal is to continue to cultivate an open and collaborative community within Scenic City Clay Arts. Prior to joining the team, Emily was a SCCA studio member and quickly got the “pottery bug,” knowing that ceramics would become a lifelong passion. Emily is from Albany, GA and attended college at Auburn University, where she earned a BA in Public Relations.

DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION

With a passion for working with students and beginners and a love for ceramics, Nicole strives to enhance her own skills in ceramics while working to bring more clay arts programs and outreach to our community. Before becoming Director of Education, she taught art for two years in Rome, GA.

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

Madison uses her technical and ceramic experience around the studio to increase productivity, effectiveness, and safety. Since her first pottery class, she has fallen in love with clay arts and the warm studio environment at SCCA. Madison holds a Bachelor's Degree in Materials Science and Engineering from North Carolina State University.

DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

As an emerging nonprofit professional, Sara aims to harness the power of personal narratives to cultivate further growth within SCCA and the Chattanooga community. Originally from Maryville, Sara fell in love with the arts community in Chattanooga while at UTC and is on a mission to increase arts accessibility in our region.

CLASSROOM MANAGER

Kaylee developed a love for ceramics after taking her first wheel class in high school. After graduating college she became a member at SCCA. Her previous experience as a studio manager at a local production pottery studio led her to become the SCCA Classroom Manager. She loves seeing how peoples' creativity and personality come out in each piece they create.

STUDIO ASSOCIATE

Kalah started with SCCA first as a studio volunteer in 2023, and then a studio member. She is an artist by trade, having spent years in the woodworking world before transitioning to ceramics. Kalah is the owner of Ash + Iron, where she sells her small-batch ceramic wares.

STUDIO ASSISTANT

Jeannie has a Bachelor’s Degree in Art Education from University of Tennessee. When she’s not in the studio, she is an Art Educator at CSAS and is always looking for experiences to make her a better teacher. This led her to take a wheel class at Scenic City Clay Arts and eventually become a Studio Assistant.

STUDIO ASSISTANT

Kathryn’s clay journey began in college where she took ceramic classes that sparked her passion for the clay arts. After graduating, she became a member at Scenic City Clay Arts, where she became a volunteer and later became a Studio Assistant. Kathryn loves the community and creativity that the clay arts provides and hopes to spread that joy to others.