Executive Director

Andrew Krimm’s musical journey began at age seven with the viola in Dallas, Texas. His formative years led him to the University of Colorado Boulder in 2006, where he pursued a Bachelor of Music degree under the tutelage of Erika Eckert and Geraldine Walther. In 2011, his passion for performance deepened at Southern Methodist University while studying for a Performer’s Diploma with Ellen Rose. It was during this period that Andrew co-founded the Altius Quartet, a string ensemble that quickly garnered acclaim, securing first prizes at the Coltman and Plowman Chamber Music Competitions, and a Silver Medal at the prestigious Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition.

The quartet’s residency at SMU proved fruitful, leading Andrew back to Boulder in 2015 to study with the Takacs Quartet. The Altius Quartet benefitted from a three-year residency at CU-Boulder, honing both their artistic and entrepreneurial skills. A career milestone was reached in 2016 when Andrew, with the Altius Quartet, graced the stage of Carnegie Hall in New York City.

The ensemble has a rich discography, with an innovative debut album released in April 2017 that showcases a fusion of genres, encompassing works from Haydn to Dave Brubeck, and an interpretation of a-ha. Their second album, released in October 2017, delves into the intense emotional landscapes of Shostakovich’s “Personal Quartets” Nos. 7, 8, and 9, under the PARMA Recordings label.

Andrew’s leadership extended beyond performance as he served as the Board President for the Western Slope Concert Series, and later as the Executive Director in 2018. Though his tenure as the Executive Director of the Boulder Symphony & Music Academy has concluded, he has embraced the role of Executive Director of the Arts HUB in Lafayette, CO, where he continues to advocate for the arts in the community.

Residing in Longmont, Colorado with his wife, fellow violist Stephanie Mientka, and their son, Walter. Andrew balances his musical and administrative endeavors with his fervent support for the Dallas Cowboys, claiming the title of the most outrageous and passionate fan there is.

Director of Programming

Mekenzie grew up in the theatre, both figuratively and literally. Getting an early start in the theatrical world has shaped her life, and has been the foundation for her work as an arts educator and performer today. Making her Broadway debut at the age of eight, she has worked on several Broadway and National Tours, in regional and collegiate theatre, and in film and television. Her favorite productions include Annie, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Evita, Guys and Dolls, The Sound of Music, Wizard of Oz, Les Miserables, Fiddler On the Roof, and Radio City Christmas Spectacular.

Mekenzie went on to pursue a Bachelors of Arts in Arts Management from the College of Charleston, where she also danced for her college’s NCAA dance team. Following college, she did a brief stint in Los Angeles working in the music and entertainment industry, before finding her second passion in wellness and health. For many years she worked as a personal trainer, health coach, yoga teacher, and dance instructor for adults and children.

Once she had her first child, she realized she wanted to impact the lives of the youth through arts and wellness, so she began teaching yoga, dance, and musical theatre to children at the JCC Denver and Baltimore, as well as Arts & Minds in Denver. She returned to performing in Longmont at Jesters Dinner Theatre, where she has rediscovered her love of being on the stage. She hopes to inspire the youth through the magical world of the arts so that they can sing, dance, and act to create a brighter future.

Marketing and Events Coordinator

Clara graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Studies from St. Norbert College in 2015. She has worked in professional, educational, and community theatre for fifteen years as a performer, designer, technician, house manager, marketing coordinator, and volunteer coordinator. Before moving to Colorado, she lived in Chicago, where she worked as an exhibit maintenance technician at the Field Museum and the Adler Planetarium and took graduate-level courses in Public Policy, Public Relations, and Advertising at DePaul University.

Interim Chair

Christine Berg is passionate about how musical theater and the arts shapes growing minds by nurturing collaboration, resiliency and a sense of self. As a self-proclaimed “theater dork”, Christine translated these experiences into running international youth programs, volunteer management, working as a congressional staffer and eventually running for public office. She served as the mayor of Lafayette for five years, and currently works as a Senior Policy Advisor for the Colorado Energy Office. She is immensely proud of her two daughters who have performed in several Arts HUB productions including “Seussical the Musical”, “The Lion King”, “Matilda” and “Frozen”.

Sarah Colomina has a life-long history of involvement in performance art and fine art. She has been performing on stage since age 4 as a dancer, singer, and award winning actor. As an adult, Sarah has written and performed stand-up comedy in the Bay area and continues to create and perform music as a solo artist and a member of the Electro-pop band FlickerTape (https://soundcloud.com/flickertape).

From an early age she was drawn to creating art and has spent her life continuing this passion through illustration, painting, sculpture, and mixed media. She has turned her skills for visual arts into a career of graphic art and interactive design (https://www.sarahcolomina.com/).

Sarah also began designing and sewing her own clothes at a young age and continues to design and handcraft clothing and fabric accessories through her business Square Root Goods Clothing (https://www.squarerootgoods.com/).

Sarah’s two children have been participating in programs at the ArtsHub since 2014. She is thrilled to be on the board and help spread the word about the fantastic programming and opportunities in the arts that the ArtsHub provides for our wonderful community.

Christopher Estoll moved to Lafayette twenty years ago to attend law school at the University of Colorado - Boulder. He has three boys and was deeply invested in the youth soccer scene for many years while working as a prosecutor at the Boulder District Attorney's Office. Almost a decade ago, he joined the Datz Law Firm to provide boutique criminal and family law representation to the neighborhoods around Broomfield, Lafayette and Louisville. More recently, his younger children introduced him to The Arts HUB and the opportunity to volunteer in the local community once again. Although he works as a trial attorney and loves presenting a case to a jury, his only experience in the theater is behind the scenes, working on set construction. However, he believes strongly in the power of storytelling to communicate truth about the world, with a particular appreciation for stand-up comedy.

Oscar is excited to bring his wealth of experience serving on boards and building community to The Arts Hub. His passion is to provide access to the arts for all children. He believes that art is very important to free your mind, to experience the power of expression and have a better understanding of your own life. Growing up, art for Oscar was an oasis of peace in an otherwise turbulent childhood.

Oscar has served on the boards of Slavamas, Nature Kids Promotores, Communities That Care, Acaunida - Asociación Centroamericana Unida and many more throughout the Boulder County, Denver and Aurora communities. Oscar is proud father to Dante and Victor, which led him to participate in activities in support of the Boulder Valley School District as a board member of Families and Educators Together, and serving on parent committees at both Pioneer Elementary and Centaurus High School.

Andrea is a Colorado native who grew up in Boulder County, and who continues to raise her children in Lafayette with her husband, who is also a native. Andrea is an event coordinator for a local catering company and has years of experience hosting and executing all types of events.

Her interest in joining the board comes from her connection to the community and her daughter's love for participating in many shows at the Arts HUB. She would love to expose more people to the amazing opportunities that come with being involved with the local arts.

Olivia Meikle is cohost of the What'sHerName women's history podcast, coauthor of The Book of Sisters [2022] and A History of the World in 70 Lost Women [forthcoming], and creator of Around the World in 80 Diapers. She teaches Women’s & Gender Studies at Naropa University, and her wildly popular Haunted History Walking Tours of Old Town were recently described as "a Lafayette institution." She and her husband Matthew are still 'drama kids to the core' and are delighted that their three grown-or-nearly-grown children have inherited that undying love for all things theater and found their 'home away from home' on the Arts HUB stage.

Board Liason

As a show tune singing, social selling, Certified Health Coach and creative entrepreneur, Jen Morris has made a career of telling stories onstage, online and behind the scenes. She stumbled into entrepreneurship as a broke and burned out NYC actor and, using her acting background to guide her, went on to build multiple successful businesses in the health and wellness space over the last 15 years. Jen is also a seasoned stage actor having performed dozens of roles throughout the country including a national tour with The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. More recently, she's appeared in a variety of commercials and has produced her own podcast. Jen’s high school performing arts experience truly changed her life and she is committed to paying that forward to the next generation of young artists. She is also a passionate mental health advocate and dedicated to raising awareness about mental wellbeing amongst performing artists of all ages. Jen and her husband Drew live in Lafayette and her favorite role is mom to her daughters, Neave and Aoife, both little performers in their own right.

Fundraising and Development

Angela Waldrop was raised in Anchorage, Alaska where she spent many years touring with the Alaska Children’s Choir and performing in community theater and University of Alaska system. After moving to Colorado, she completed her Master’s education in Elementary Education, Sociology, and K-12 Educational Administration. In her career, she has focused primarily on culturally and cognitively diverse students, at-risk populations, and fostering the school/community relationship. She frequently consults with the University of Colorado system as a model classroom educator, CLDE educator, and community engagement facilitator. As a staple of her own educational philosophy, she encourages schools, students, families, as well as her own children, to incorporate arts education for increased engagement, cultural exposure, analytical thinking, perspective, conversation, and mental and emotional health. She continues her own love of the arts by performing with multiple choirs and her family’s participation in children’s theater.

Angela’s interest in joining the Arts Hub community lies in wanting to create more arts exposure for children of all ethnicities, race, financial situation, cognitive ability, physical difference, religion, and orientations. It is her goal that through community involvement, inclusiveness, great programming, and philanthropic financial backing, the Arts Hub can grow to be an example for excellence in the Colorado Arts Community.

Zula has always been passionate about supporting young people. She is a founding member of Global Reach, a nonprofit organization that has promoted youth activities, cultural education, and charitable donations since 2009. Activities include Summer Camp, Children’s Art Festival and donations drives for Mongolian orphanages. She is also a Senior Advisor to the Mongolian Community of Colorado, where she organized and helped several cultural exchange events.

As a mother of four children, she has volunteered at the Northglenn Youth Theater and The Arts HUB, where her daughter has performed in multiple musicals including Beauty and the Beast, Winnie the Pooh, and Alice in Wonderland.

She worked with the Asian Round Table during COVID-19 to make a positive impact against anti-Asian hate through diversity and inclusion.

Volunteer and Work affiliations:

Asian Round Table

Global Reach

Finance Advisor

Jonathan has practiced public accounting since 2008. He provides a wide range of audit and accounting services for companies spanning multiple industries, including energy, real estate, hospitality, and technology, industries. Jonathan’s audit experience includes financial statement audits, technical accounting, acquisition audits, registrations and offerings, and reviews. Jonathan’s experience also includes two years of serving as an accounting manager for a private energy company who focused on exploration and production of oil and gas.

Lafayette Poet Laureate and Cultural Liaison

Z stage name ZBassSpeaks, is a multi award winning twin spirited Mayan spoken word artist and activist.

The Boulder, Colorado native poet has been speaking in the Denver Metro area since 2008. Along the way addressing many injustices important to them. Using spoken word and the power of such a unique voice to deliver a message of many. Aside form writing they engage in film making and digital art. In recent times after being given the honor of being Balam Na's current sitting Chieftain. Z has engaged in Mayan dance for outreach to further share stories and culture.

Community and Cultural Ambassador

Veronica Sangabriel was born and raised in Mexico. At school, she studied many different art forms, including poetry, folk dancing , performing , public speaking, costume design, and knitting.

“I really liked my childhood and my adolescence, when I had the opportunity to express myself and my energy … That is the reason why I want to be part of the Arts HUB - to bring more people of color to participate in [our] activities here at the Arts HUB, and for our children to feel proud of their roots and their ancestors.”