Meet the Squad
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Nicholas Patton
OWNER/CEO/CREATIVE ADVOCATE (Music)
Colorado Springs was one of the best places to grow up in my opinion, but I always found that expressing myself in healthy manner was tough for me. I played a few years of band in which I was very talented, but I didn’t find it as being ‘cool’ enough, so I quit. If I had the opportunity to learn how to develop my own style or craft, I may have never given up on music, and may have had a better understanding of myself. I didn’t know that I could record my own music until I was well into college. Having now 8+ years of experience writing, recording, and mixing music, I find it being my greatest emotional release, and use it as a medium for expressing the things that I often have trouble finding the words for. I have worked with children in El Paso County for almost six years, and I am enthused to be able to provide youth with the opportunity to better learn themselves from an emotional standpoint, and learn how to channel that into a healthy form of expression of self. Being able to help develop our youth’s emotional understanding, as well as their technical skill set is my greatest pride from life so far, outside of being a parent.
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Alex Minor
CREATIVE ADVOCATE (Multi Media Arts)
Hello I’m Alex Minor! I am a multi-media artist who loves working with people. I work with clay, paint, digital, crafts, leather and more! I am a native of Colorado and a proud one! I believe that change starts with you. Each person you inspire, they inspire two more, and so on. The love you give to others will always come back to you, in a different form, different hobby or even a different person. It will never be lost. I am happy to be your mentor as you will teach me a lot as well!