Arts
Meet the Arts Department Chairs
JOHN TOUCHTON, MUSIC CHAIR
Contact Information:
(818) 783-1610 ext. 409
(818) 783-1610 ext. 409
jtouchton@buckley.org
Favorite thing about Buckley:
The students and faculty/staff relationships!
Degree(s):
Hometown:
San Antonio, Texas
Hobbies:
If I hadn’t become a teaching artist, I would have become a therapist.
Favorite thing about Buckley:
The students and faculty/staff relationships!
Degree(s):
Bachelor of Music, Baylor University; Master of Music, Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music; Master of Music, University of Michigan
Hometown:
San Antonio, Texas
Hobbies:
I love cooking, reading, exercising, and making music.
Fun fact:If I hadn’t become a teaching artist, I would have become a therapist.
ELLEN MAHONEY, VISUAL ARTS CHAIR
Contact Information
(818) 783-1610 ext. 324
(818) 783-1610 ext. 324
emahoney@buckley.org
Favorite thing about Buckley:
I like that you know students over a long stretch of time, often from kindergarten through twelfth grade, which allows one to develop relationships as well as watch how students grow and change. Also, Buckley has always been supportive of the arts.
Degree(s):
Hometown:
Ridgewood, New Jersey
Hobbies:
I foster rescued dogs.
Favorite thing about Buckley:
I like that you know students over a long stretch of time, often from kindergarten through twelfth grade, which allows one to develop relationships as well as watch how students grow and change. Also, Buckley has always been supportive of the arts.
Degree(s):
BA Glassboro State College; MA and MEd Teachers College, Columbia University
Hometown:
Ridgewood, New Jersey
Hobbies:
I like to work at my jewelry bench, garden with California native and low-water plants, and bird watch!
Fun fact:I foster rescued dogs.
NEIL NASH, DRAMA AND DANCE CHAIR
Contact Information:
(818) 783-1610 ext. 457
(818) 783-1610 ext. 457
nnash@buckley.org
Favorite thing about Buckley:
I like that the Arts is considered one of the four pillars of education.
Degree(s):
BA in Theatre Arts; MA in Stage Directing
Hometown:
Salem, Oregon
Hobbies:
Playing golf with my son and seeing theater with my family
Fun fact:
Mr. Marino and I have known each other for about 45 years. My dad taught theater and Mr. Marino’s dad taught band at the same high school in the 1970’s!
Favorite thing about Buckley:
I like that the Arts is considered one of the four pillars of education.
Degree(s):
BA in Theatre Arts; MA in Stage Directing
Hometown:
Salem, Oregon
Hobbies:
Playing golf with my son and seeing theater with my family
Fun fact:
Mr. Marino and I have known each other for about 45 years. My dad taught theater and Mr. Marino’s dad taught band at the same high school in the 1970’s!
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