ZACC Staff & Board

Daphne Braun is a Missoula-based educational consultant and former school leader with a background as a professional performing artist. She is the founder and director of Elska Consulting, LLC, an inclusive college counseling practice that combines strategic planning with deep student support for students of all income levels. Daphne brings over two decades of experience in education, communications, and organizational leadership, having served as Co-Director and Academic Director at Sussex School and as an adjunct professor in business law and professional writing.

Alongside her career in education, Daphne has performed professionally in both stage and television productions and brings this creative foundation to her work in student storytelling, communications coaching, and arts advocacy. Her international background includes teaching and living in Northern Ireland, Hungary, Moldova, Italy, and Switzerland, and she remains deeply committed to global perspectives in education and the arts.

Daphne currently serves as Board President of the Zootown Arts Community Center, where she champions the ZACC mission of community-driven arts access. She is a member of the New York Bar and the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC). Daphne holds a J.D. from Southwestern University School of Law and a B.S. in Social Policy from Northwestern University, where she also studied music. Daphne loves daily walks with her husband, Michael, spending time with her four children, and opportunities to enjoy the fine and performing arts.

Daphne's pronouns:
She/Her

Dre Castillo is a local artist and community advocate who has been instrumental in leading and organizing the month-long event Indigenizing the ZACC. Dre’s paintings, drawings and photography are a collage/collection of their dreams and memories of tribal and ceremonial experiences in the Navajo traditions combined with their contemporary life experiences.

The mediums they use in their paintings are acrylic, watercolor, and charcoal. Aside from painting, they also do customized pencil, pen &ink, portrait sketches. In addition to their painting and sketches, they have been experimenting with wood burning and Dremel tool carving mixed with watercolor and ink. 

Dre's Pronouns: 
They/Them

Josh Davis is a dedicated arts educator, program leader, and community-centered leader with a deep commitment to inclusive, progressive education. Currently serving as the Director of Arts & Lower School at Sussex School, Josh oversees a robust lineup of visual arts, music, theatre, and more while cultivating innovative, student-centered programming that reflects the values of equity, creativity, and collaboration.

Before relocating to Missoula, Josh ran a successful music school in Colorado, where he developed programming, led community-based performance opportunities, and created access points for students of all ages and backgrounds to find their voice through music. His work in both nonprofit and independent school settings has consistently focused on building pathways to creative engagement, expanding arts access, and forming meaningful partnerships with artists and organizations.

Josh believes in the power of the arts to transform communities and is thrilled to support the ZACC’s mission of fostering a vibrant, welcoming, and expressive creative landscape in Missoula and beyond.

Josh's Pronouns: He/Him

Gini Aten Erving grew up in New Haven, CT, with parents who encouraged involvement and support of many mediums of art and culture. After graduating from Bowdoin College, she moved west and now has called Montana home for almost 30 years. Interspersed with raising three children, Gini owned a yarn shop in downtown Missoula and managed grant funding for a local nonprofit. In 2015 she earned a Master’s degree in Accounting and her CPA license. She worked as an auditor with a local public accounting firm specializing in nonprofit organizations before joining Missoula International School as CFO in 2018. When she's not on her couch knitting or reading, Gini usually can be found hiking or biking a trail with her husband, Rich, and their dog, Olive.

Gini's Pronouns:
She/Her

Reggie Herbert dove into the deep end of Missoula's performing arts scene when he moved here in 2009 and still hasn't come up for air.

Reggie earned his MFA in theatre from the University of Montana, where he taught as an adjunct instructor. While he loves to act and direct, he attended graduate school for his love of teaching. As a blind artist, his drive for access to his art forms led him to found A Quantum Dream (AQD), a small, non-profit theatre company and arts accessibility advocacy organization. AQD produces contemporary science-fiction theatre and provides accessibility consulting services as well as audio descriptions for blind and low-vision audiences.

Reggie began playing in punk rock bands as a teenager in Billings, Montana, and his enduring passion for music has kept him active in Missoula's underground and DIY music scene as both a performer and promoter.  If you like heavy and beautiful, loud and aggressive, he'd probably love to be in a band with you.

Reggie is the vice president of the Performing Arts Division of the National Federation of the Blind, a board member of the Montana Affiliate of the National Federation of the Blind and the president of the Missoula chapter of the National Federation of the Blind, as well as a peer  advocate at Summit Independent Living Center. He also is a substitute high school teacher.

Somewhere in there, he likes to play table-top role-playing games and find adventure with his partner, Meg.

Reggie's Pronouns:
He/Him

Susan Robertson recently moved back to Montana after two decades in Oregon where she worked for Portland Public Schools as a K-12 teacher with a Masters in Educational Library Media. As a visual artist, she is always thinking about how we learn about ourselves and our world through the creative process. Susan is excited to share the skills she’s acquired as a parent, educator and practicing artist to help advance ZACC’s mission and further connect it to the greater Montana community. 

Susan's Pronouns:
She/Her

Emily Rolston works at Destination Missoula, the city's destination marketing and stewardship organization, as the Group Sales Manager with a focus on the meetings/conventions market. She works to bring various groups to town for their conventions, meetings, board retreats, and more, plus helps make these groups’ Missoula experience unforgettable. A Missoula native, Emily loves the outdoors and takes advantage of every season in Missoula. You’ll find her hiking and biking on the trails, and on the rivers rafting and fishing with her partner, Matt, and their two pups. She's passionate about connecting with the Missoula community and shares the ZACC's commitment to inclusivity, and wholeheartedly subscribes to Dorothy's mantra: "There's no place like home."

Emily's Pronouns:
She/Her

Ryan Torres, a fifth-generation Montanan from Billings, moved to Missoula in 2010 to pursue a degree in business marketing, and entertainment management at the University of Montana. A true “Live Entertainment Enthusiast,” Ryan's passion for music has shaped his career, which began with following his favorite bands on tour and working large-scale music festivals throughout the country. Today, he serves as the Vice President of Marketing & Promotions at Logjam Presents, a leading event and venue management company. Outside of work, Ryan loves to unwind by dirt biking, mountain biking, soaking in hot springs, traveling, truck camping, and attending music festivals with his wife, Tomiko.

Ryan's pronouns:
He/Him

Scott Woodall works as a multimedia marketing consultant at NonstopLocal ABC FOX. Scott is a painter, freelance illustrator and graphic artist living in Missoula, Montana. After more than 35 years in the local media and creative sphere, several solo exhibitions and having multiple works published, Scott has developed a unique style, connection, and passion for documenting the mammals, fish, and lands of Montana.  Scott spends much of his time enjoying all that is Montana, flyfishing, hiking and hunting with his loyal chocolate lab, Porter. 

Scott's pronouns are:
He/Him

Tony Reed is a local attorney with the Appellate Division of the Montana Public Defender’s Office where he focusses on criminal appeals before the Montana Supreme Court. Tony Moved to Missoula in 2012 to pursue a bachelor’s degree in biology and quickly fell in love with the community’s creative energy and access to the outdoors. Not only a passionate advocate for his clients, Tony is also a passionate supporter of the arts. He enjoys live music, creative writing, and painting the occasional watercolor birthday card. When he’s not working or volunteering, Tony can often be found exploring Montana’s beautiful wild places backpacking, biking, and hiking in the summer, and skiing after the snow hits.

Tony's Pronouns:
He/Him