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Our Team

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Dominik

Founder

Dominik eating an apple at the gala. As the original founder of Westchester Clubhouse for the Arts, Dominik has been to every meeting and participated in all activities of the clubhouse project. 

Dominik also delegates responsibilities to the able.

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April

Founder

April Sandmeyer is a founder of the Westchester Clubhouse for the Arts. She is an avid action taker and has an intelligent mind.  April is really kind, patient, funny and focused. She manages content, explores important events, connecting to donors and celebs. April also treats everyone with the utmost respect, restoring dignity to vulnerable persons.

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Carri

B Carri was the first person to join Dominik on the project. Much to Dominik’s appreciation & amazement. Carri attended the first NYSCA meetings for the WCA. She also has provided copious documents for researching demographics, for business plan outlines, and most notably the Eastern Bluebird Logo which has become synonymous with the program and receives acclaim daily.

My name is B Carri. Art has been essential to my healing — it’s given me a way to process things I couldn’t always put into words. I love to draw and write, and right now I’m working on a children’s book. This space matters to me because it’s full of people who understand that art can hold you together while you’re figuring things out.

Carri C

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Sumit

Peer Technical Advisor

Sumit is Peer Technical Advisor. He’s a member in Research and helps in the education unit as well. He is a 3d printing fan, culinary arts enthusiast and loves basketball and environmental education and science.

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Raghav

Raghav is an innovative computer scientist. He is a member of fountain house and the WCA.  His skills are being put to the test on the webpage as he does his first web editing.

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Kelila

Kelila is a pure hearted individual. Her expertise range from Krav Maga to Videography, Promotion, Editing, Fine arts and Just being a good human. She is very strong in the gentlest way. Her kindness is beautifully compassionate.

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Craig

Craig Bayer is a member of Fountain House, a person with lived experience. He is also a graduate of Boston University-with a BA in English. Before experiencing serious mental illness, Craig worked in recruitment advertising and broadcast news talent representation. Currently, he writes articles for the Fountain House Times, poetry for the Fountain Pen(FH’s internal literary journal) and he is Editor-in-Chief and founder of ROAR, Fountain House’s international clubhouse journal, which explains and promotes clubhouse all over the world.

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Karen

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Nick

Nick DiMichele
A Westchester resident, Nick is an artist and history buff. He is well versed in the art of the samurai.  

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Andrew

Andrew Meissen is an independent writer and reporter out of New York City. Specializing in mental health and science, he previously worked as a research assistant at cognitive neuroscience labs at New York University and Northwestern University.

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Bryan

Bryan is an avid supporter of mental health programs, and himself experienced in peer to peer communities. He brings with him a cheerful disposition and endless wit.

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Arturo

Arturo Seratto – you cant say arturo without saying ART.

In Their Own Words

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“We deserve state of the art facilities, We deserve to have beautiful grounds, we are not doing the bare minimum, we are exceeding the model that exists.” – Captain Kiko

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Captain Kiko spots Lieutenant Otis attempting to steal the plane and fly off.

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“A place to be within, and not the outside looking in, being involved from the inside.” – Ariel 

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Our clubhouse, the WCA, creates a space where people with mental health challenges can be free. When people are free, the spirit awakens and healing happens naturally. We believe that access to the arts is access to wholeness. 

We are a clubhouse for Mental Health, Culture and the Arts. Through community, work and nature. We provide a sanctuary that rescues, rebuilds, transforms and saves the lives of people living with SMI. Restoring dignity to allow people to reclaim their place in society