Our Team
Cassandra Monson is a professional artist and a freelance art teacher. Cassandra has a BFA from the College of Visual Arts and many years of teaching experience. She teaches art classes all over the Twin Cities and offers an outdoor summer art program where young artists make art in an evergreen forest or sitting on the sandy shore of the Mississippi River. Cassandra teaches students to invest themselves in the creative process so that they will build a quality product. Cassandra combines quality art materials with reusing and recycling to enhance her student’s creative problem-solving skills and promote environmental consciousness.
All Cassandra’s art programs are integrated with literature, language, history and information about animals and artists from all over the world. Cassandra incorporates mindful meditation and an appreciation of nature in all her programs. She shows her artwork at local galleries, community art spaces and participates in local art fairs. This provides a rich opportunity for her students to learn from a working artist.
Cassandra Monson
Program Director
Visual Art Specialist
Hannah Kramer
Lead Teacher
Hannah Kramer is performer, teacher, mother, martial artist and lover of movement. She has a background in contemporary dance and performance and spent ten years touring and performing with numerous Minneapolis based choreographers. Her love of performance and experience in nonprofit administration eventually led her to pursue a career as a fundraising auctioneer, compelling audiences in the Twin Cities and beyond to give in support of organizations doing meaningful work in their communities. She currently teaches aikido classes to children and families at East Lake Aikido which she co-founded with her husband, Galen in 2018. They can be found there, along with their two young children, six days a week.
Meagan Juedes
Teacher
Meg received her BA in Visual Art and Creative Writing from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. She taught English in Cambodia and Vietnam before returning to complete her Minnesota Art Educator license in 2013. She is currently the Lower School Art Specialist at Nova Classical Academy in St. Paul. Meg is passionate about teaching students about nature and world cultures through art. Her favorite artist is Bob Ross. Meg spends her free time rescuing owls, exploring the Renaissance Festival and hiking in the woods with her dogs Nellie and Scout, who are naughty but adorable.
Leah Kehr
Teacher
Leah Kehr is a Minneapolis based artist and recent graduate from the Minneapolis College of Art and design. She earned her Illustration degree with minors in Graphic Design and Teaching Art. From the wonder of the outdoors to the phenomenon of human connection, Leah is inspired by everything life has to offer. Leah loves sharing her love for art with kids and can’t wait for her second summer at Wonderland Creative Center!
Hannah Ludden
Gallery Director
Sub Teacher
Hannah Ludden (she/her), better known at Wonderland Creative Center as Hannah Banana, is a South Minneapolis resident, parent of two young creatives, crafter by nurture and friend and helper to all by nature.
Hannah has worked with children in many different roles, including as a dance teacher, yoga instructor, summer school para, nanny, art teacher and currently as the Operations Assistant at St Paul School of Northern Lights.
She is returning for her second year at summer camp, excited and proud to be a part of such a magical program.
Brin Monson
Teacher
Brin (pronouns they/them/theirs) lives part-time between Minneapolis and Portland, Oregon. They have been teaching for Wonderland Creative Center for five years! They also teach programming for the Girl Scouts and lead several troops ages 6-11. In addition to teaching art projects to kids, Brin is a restorative yoga teacher focusing on balancing the nervous system while incorporating mindful movement, awareness and breathwork. In 2018, Brin completed their yoga teacher training with additional studies in restorative yoga. They have participated in several daylong meditation retreats and workshops on mindful awareness practices; they study qigong moving meditation and t’ai chi.
Brin’s practice is built on a foundation of spending time in nature, quietude and intentional rest. Their teaching is inspired by intuition, laughter and mindful play. Brin enjoys traveling, activism, biking, dancing, walks outside, playing with their niblings, and connecting with their community of friends and family around the world. As a fellow LGBTQ2SIA+, Brin is passionate about human rights, and trans rights are human rights!
Seneva Leveille
Teacher
Hello! My name is Seneva, (students often call me Eva) and I've been a part of the WCC program for 11 years! I started as a student, I'm returning for my second year teaching, and have been so excited to come back every year to this amazing backyard community! Outside of WCC, I'm also a student, competitive athlete, and in my free time I love being outdoors, reading, and staying active by playing soccer and snowboarding!
Jen March
Teacher
Jen March has a background in poetry and yoga. She has taught adults and preschoolers and currently works as a child care assistant with Minneapolis Kids. She is a mother of four children, and a graduate of Hamline University's MFA program.
She loves walking along the Mississippi River in every season!
WCC is grateful for the beautiful photos and brilliant videos on this gorgeous website, thank you:
Thomas Myrmel // videos and photos.
Patrick Marschke // website.