BOARD MEMBERS AND VOLUNTEERS
Brynnley McKee, President
Hearttoart.org was founded in 2019 by Brynnley McKee and her sistters after several years of volunteering with a nearby homeless shelter. Covid19 led us to reinvision how to bring arts enrichment to very low income students in an eduring way. Since then, we have grown into a thriving nonprofit, serving several hundred children each year.
Ainsley McKee, Vice President
Inpsired by her time volunteering at Inspirica House in Stamford, CT, Ainsley designed and launched the annual art competition and helped raise more than $300,000.00 When Ainsley is not working on Hearttoart.org, you will find her painitng, drawing or sculpting with other young artists.
Barb Riegel, Treasurer
With thirty years of experience in strategic planning and business advisory & consulting services with The Camden Group and Ernst & Young, Riegel frequently works with boards on vision, direction and execution of strategic goals. She had been a trustee, board director and volunteer for a variety of non-profits, including an education foundation and several community-based organizations.
Ari Cheren, Secretary
Ari's is a US-based television and digital producer with 25 years of experience in shows for CBS, Discovery Channel, History Channel, Travel Channel and National Geographic and YouTube. An award winning adventure journalist whose work spans more than 55 countries, he is best known for his work on Mr Beast, The Amazing Race, Naked and Afraid, Wicked Tuna and countless other. Cheren is currently focused on streaming service production and philanthropic-focued content.
Cacky Poarch, Board member
Cacky is the founding executive director of the largest film festival in the Oklahoma. She helped grow the deadCenter Film Festival into being named “Top 20 Coolest Film Festivals in the World” by MovieMaker Magazine. She has produced and directed multiple documentaries, including the award-winning “Faces of the 47th: The Art of Activism.” She has contributed to the flourishing art scene in Oklahoma as the first Arts Placement Chair on the Oklahoma City Arts Commission. Ms. Poarch is a is a mom, creative thinker,community activist and MBA working on her next documentary.
Kelly Hochman, Board member
Kelly is deeply involved in the Arts, having sat on and chaired young patrons’ boards at museums in both San Francisco and New York including the de Young (SF) and the Museum of Arts and Design and the Park Avenue Armory (NYC). She chaired the exhibition opening parties for major fashion exhibitions including Yves Saint Laurent, Vivienne Westwood and Balenciaga as well as oversaw the opening events for Dale Chihuly, Annie Leibovitz and Cartier, among many others.
Cassidy McKee, Member-at-Large
Former President and co-founder, Cassidy manages the capital campaign and long term strategic plan for Heart to Art. Outside of the organization, she studies Politics, Philospophy and Economics at the University of Pennsylvania, whle rowing crew.