Meet the Career Center Staff

Belena S. Chapp

Belena S. Chapp, Director of the Locks Career Center, has significant expertise in educational and non-profit arts management, program development, public relations and marketing. Previously she was the Director of Museums and Senior Curator at the University of Delaware and served as Acting Executive Director and Director of Development of the Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts. She holds a BS in Art Marketing and Craft Production from Appalachian State University and an MA in Creative Arts (Surface Design/Textile Arts) from Purdue University. Belena has been a member of ArtTable, a national organization for professional women in leadership positions in the visual arts, and also belongs to the American Association of Museums. She is a regular grants reviewer for the National Endowment for the Arts (2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011 and 2012).

Veronica Scarpellino

Veronica Scarpellino, Assistant Director, has helped artists succeed in their endeavors through her business as an art coach. She graduated magna cum laude from Monmouth University’s Department of Art and Design, earning her Bachelor of Arts degree with a concentration in sculpture. Her found object sculptures have been exhibited in New York City, Boulder, Atlanta and Philadelphia and she has curated large and small scale exhibits in Philadelphia. Before relocating to Philadelphia and entering the art coaching field, Veronica lived in Boulder, CO, where she built architectural scale models and worked with the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art.

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