Angela Bowman is the Founder and Artistic Director of SEASONS OF PURPOSE—a company dedicated to creative arts (communication in movement, text, pageantry, etc.) and economic empowerment--with an integration of faith, urban theology, and African American expression. Angela holds a BFA in Community and Educational Theatre from Emerson College and a MFA in Directing from Brooklyn College. She is an Adjunct Instructor at Nyack College’s New York City campus and taught courses including Dramatic Arts, Practicum in Performance (director & choreographer), Acting, Public Speaking and Oral Interpretation.  For 7 years she danced, choreographed and taught at Dance for Joy Ministries.  She is currently the dance leader at Primitive Christian Church on the Lower East Side. A teaching artist specializing in creative movement, improvisational theater and tap dance for elementary children. This past summer, Mrs. Bowman was a dance/theater specialist for the BELL (Building Educated Leaders for Life) Summer program, and currently teaches theater for the S.T.E.P. (Shared Theatre Experience Program), in Brooklyn.   In addition, Mrs. Bowman has worked as an arts administrator for over 15 years and promoted world class Dance, Music, Caribbean, Christian and Family events.  Her affiliations include membership in The National Liturgical Dance Network, Christians in Theatre Arts (CITA), and the Harlem Arts Alliance.

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Bill Truran is presently the owner of Bill Truran Productions LLC, a full service commercial photography studio, located in Franklin, New Jersey, which serves commercial clients in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut.

My start in photography was anything but auspicious. As a high school yearbook photographer, I discovered that a camera was a great tool for meeting, and flattering young girls. I actually followed one of those girls to the Rochester Institute of Technology, where I lost track of her, but nevertheless graduated with a BS in Professional Photography in 1975. I finally got serious about the God who loved me that same year.

I left college for New York City where I opened my first commercial studio. That same year I began to assist established photographers in New York to learn different styles, and methods of running a business. I ran that studio from 1975 through 1989, when a less than stellar business sense, and outrageous overhead forced me to close in New York.

God is funny sometimes. In 1989, a young nephew gave me a Sunday paper that he had left over. In there was an ad for a studio photographer. I answered that ad, and ended up beating out 200 other photographers who also responded. That ad resulted in a 15-year career with Nabisco Inc, and Kraft Foods Group as the senior photographer and manager of the New Jersey studios.

The year 2005 presented the opportunity to teach an introduction to digital photography course at Nyack College, as well as a studio lighting course at William Paterson University. 2005 also begins the second year for Bill Truran Productions LLC.

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Professor Zeta Dawson-Godboalt  was born in Brooklyn, New York and was raised by Adelle and James Tabourn. She is married to Harold Godboalt and  has four children and twelve grand-children.

After she graduated from Midwood High School in Brooklyn,  New York, she attended the College of New Rochelle and was awarded a BA in Public Administration in 1985. Prof. Godboalt continued to prepare herself academically to meet the demands of God’s calling. She earned a certificate in Business Management from Lenox Hill Hospital in 1995 and a Certificate in Pastoral Counseling from New York Christian Counseling Center in 1997. She has earned Certificates in Acting from Off-West Broadway Theater Company in 1994, Advanced Play writing from H.B. Studios New York City in 1991. Prof. Godboalt earned a Master Degree in African American Performance from the Empire State College, N.Y. in 1994. She is presently a Doctoral Candidate in Trinity Theological Seminary.

Prof. Godboalt joined Nyack College in 1997 as an adjunct instructor and was promoted to Director of Academic Development in 1999. In 2000 she became Associate Dean in Administration and Personnel. In 2001 she became Dean  in Administration and personnel, In 2002 she was assigned Deputy Department Head in Communications. At present she is the Chair of the Drama Department.

Prof. Godboalt’s experiences allow her to be very versatile.  She has twenty years experience in health and hospital administration and she specialized in management , budgets, supervision and cancer care.  She also has twenty-five years experience as a performing artist on Off-Broadway, University and Community Theatre. She also has been a producer and has written many plays.

At  present she is a member of Primitive Church in New York City and she serves the Lord in the church as the Drama Director. She is a member of the Schomburg Center, Christians in Theatre Arts, Executive Producer, and founder of Emmanuel Theater Co. and a member of the Dramatist Guild.

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John Kincade grew up the son of a prominent illustrator, and in his early years he was surrounded by art and artists. In the mid-seventies, John attended Parson’s School of Design, where he studied with many of the finest artists in New York City and graduated with a Professional Certificate in Illustration. He met his future wife while attending Parson’s. Nancy is an award-winning children’s book illustrator and currently is teaching Art in the public school system.

After graduating Parson’s, John went to work at the in-house studio of William Esty Advertising Agency.  After several years he became a freelance illustrator, producing story boards, comprehensives and animatics. His clients included many Fortune 500 companies, such as Hertz, Ford, IBM and UPS.

John received a BFA from SUNY, Purchase, with a concentration in Painting.  While working as a professional artist, he continued to explore his craft, taking Anatomy and Painting courses at The Art Students’ League of New York City.

John is an avid hiker, and his walks along the lower Hudson Valley have inspired him to produce wide panoramic landscape paintings. As interest has grown in his work, John has continued to sell his work through corporate art dealers. His paintings may be found in many Wall Street firms as well as in the New York Times offices. His paintings are also in private collections throughout the United States and Europe.

John has been teaching Painting and Drawing at Nyack College for twelve years and Art History in the Adult Degree Completion Program for ten years.

As an artist, John draws inspiration from the world around him. He attempts to capture the sense of life as we happen upon it. The world just passes us by unnoticed or appreciated. In his work he hopes to make the viewer aware of three features simultaneously, the light, the object and the paint.  

John and Nancy Kincade have four children. The family resides in Valhalla, New York.

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Jonette O’Kelley Miller’s professional journey began in dance and theatre. Her regional and off-Broadway theatre credits include “The Life Dance of Is” written by musician Oliver Lake, Ntozake Shange’s “Spell #7,” and the Broadway and national tour productions of “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf” also written by Ntozake Shange.

As a freelance writer, her columns have appeared in Spirit Led Woman Magazine and on the magazine’s website in “Power Up!”  Currently, as special projects administrator, she’s responsible for the membership program of Arts in Orange, a non-profit arts service organization, providing technical assistance, consulting and professional development services to artists and non-profit arts organizations in Orange County, New York.  She also writes for Arts in Orange’s quarterly newsmagazine, ArtSpace.

She enjoys learning various decorative arts, making jewelry, weaving and playing with clay.  Ms. Miller holds a B.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies from Empire State College, SUNY and a M.P.A. in nonprofit management from New York University.

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Miriam Velez brings to us her experience of nearly twenty-five years as an inner city public and private school teacher. As an instructor with a heart for the spiritual, social, and emotional development of children, she has been committed to passing a strong godly heritage to the next generation. With the compassion for inner city children, Miriam sees the arts as an important developmental tool for the nurturing of creative and academic skills in young children. Over the years, Miriam has been a featured speaker at various ACSI conferences. Her ministerial experiences include youth counselor, Sunday school coordinator, children and youth ministries and pastoral counseling.

Presently, Miriam is an Assistant Professor of Education at NCMC. Prof. Velez is married to Rev. Carlos Velez, chaplain at NCMC, and they have two adult children.

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Sue Lane Talley is director of the Music program, New York City, and Chair of the Dept of Fine Arts for Nyack College. Read her full bio here.







Dana Talley is an associate professor and advisor to voice students. See his full bio here.