Abby Gitlitz

BCGC was founded in 2011 by Abby Gitlitz. After earning her Masters of Fine Arts in Glass in 2009, she moved back to her hometown of Bloomington to become a full time artist. At the first Great Glass Pumpkin Patch in 2010, in which all the pumpkins were made by Abby as a personal fundraiser, she was overwhelmed by the number of people clamoring to learn glass blowing. Soon after she began teaching classes, and in 2012 BCGC was incorporated as a nonprofit educational arts center.

Kathy Koontz

Kathy was born and raised in Bloomington. Kathy found BCGC when she was retiring from T.I.S., Inc. in 2019. She was hooked after her first event.  Pretty glass and super nice people.  What’s not to love? Kathy joined the Board of Directors as Treasurer in 2022.
Kathy is  also a member of the Monroe County History Center where she serves on the Cemetery Committee helping to restore headstones.  Kathy is a very proud mother and grandmother to her two sons and three granddaughters.

Erin Cerwinski

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John Wright

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Cindy Houston

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Erica Barrow

Erica moved to Bloomington permanently in 2020 and found BCGC classes in early 2021.  She mostly works to fuse glass and recently participated in her first ever glass art show. Erica is Professor of Earth Science at Ivy Tech Community College where she has taught full-time since 2010.  She and her husband, Dave, love to travel, camp, exploring the outdoors and are longtime IU basketball season ticket holders for both the women’s and men’s teams.  Erica is a lifelong learner and is excited to work with BCGC to achieve its' educational and community goals.  Erica currently serves as the Secretary of the Board of Directors of BCGC

Sue Yoder

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