Executive Director

Peter Korn, the Center's Director, has been a furniture maker since 1974. He is the author of Woodworking Basics: Mastering the Essentials of Craftsmanship (Taunton Press, 2003) and The Woodworker's Guide to Hand Tools (Taunton Press, 1998). Prior to founding the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in 1992 Peter spent six years as Program Director at Colorado's Anderson Ranch Arts Center and four years as Adjunct Associate Professor at Drexel University. His award winning furniture has been exhibited nationally in galleries and museums.

Gallery and Marketing Manager

Victoria Allport has been our Gallery and Marketing Manager since July 2011, when she returned to Maine after twenty years on the west coast. Her extensive background in marketing and fine art management includes working as Assistant Director at the Olga Dollar Gallery in San Francisco, CA and at the Elizabeth Leach Gallery in Portland, OR. Most recently, she was President of Allport Editions for fifteen years.

Contact: victoria@woodschool.org

Development Coordinator

Cheryl Durbas relocated to Maine in 2006 from Richmond, Virginia. Prior to moving to Maine, Cheryl spent six years as the Director of Development of an independent college prep school for learning disabled students. She brings over 15 years of fundraising and public relations experience to her work at the Center. Cheryl lives in Union with her husband, Erik, and their two fuzzy children Wally and Cleo (dog and cat). When not renovating their home, Cheryl and Erik enjoy cooking, kayaking and hiking Maine trails.

Contact: cd@woodschool.org

Student Services Manager

Dorrie Higbee joined the Center in May 2009. She and her family moved to Maine from Colorado in 2004 to build their home by the sea. Dorrie brings a flare for logistics coordinating and several years of business and personnel management experience to the organization. She holds a B.A. from St. Bonaventure University in New York and enjoys boating, horseback riding, long walks, short fiction, and quality time with family and friends.

Contact: dorrie@woodschool.org

Assistant Facilities Manager

Mark Juliana joined the Center as the Assistant Facilities Manager in August 2011. His background includes 20 years in the Silicon Valley. Mark attended the Center's 2007-08 Nine-month Comprehensive and was self-employed in Ashland, Oregon where he built custom furniture and built-ins in his own shop. When not at the Center, you'll likely find Mark fly fishing or kayaking (or more likely doing both).

Facilities Manager

Mason McBrien became the Center's Facilities Manager in August 2011 after being the Assistant Facility Manager for two years. After years of self-employment building custom furniture, museum installations, and historic garden architecture in New Hampshire, Mason enrolled in the Center's 2007-08 Nine-month Comprehensive and subsequently was awarded a Studio Fellowship. His work has been featureded in Fine Woodworking and Lark Books' 500 Tables.

Contact: mason@woodschool.org

Operations and Finance Manager

Kat Richman joined the Center as Operations and Finance Manager in June 2010. Previously she was the Operations and Finance Manager at the Center for Maine Contemporary Art and most recently served as the Director of Finance and Operations at Waterfall Arts. She received a B.A. in Art History from Bowdoin College. Kat has a background in real estate management and is a Notary Public. She lives in Appleton in a straw bale house that she and her husband designed and built.

Contact: kat@woodschool.org