Santa Barbara
Creative Education
Meet the SBCE Staff
Joseph D'Arezzo Natale
Founder/ Advisor
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While Santa Barbara has been Joseph's primary place of residence for most of his life, he has been working internationally for over 30 years. His background is eclectic. However, his experience in mentoring people, young and old, has always been a part of his work. With a Master of Science in Education, and also Business Administration, (both from the University of San Francisco) for over 30 years he has owned and operated a Management Consulting Firm. With his wife, Glenna they founded a global non-profit Called Heart Ventures providing assistance to people who have been victims of, or survived human rights violations. He has worked with large commercial business, and provided organizational development for non-profit organizations. Throughout the years, he worked with university students in career development, and families, youth and adults who faced mental health or other life challenges. His role has been to develop and implement support services including nurturing, goal planning, mentoring and specific education and vocational plans, focusing on the individual as the center of their personal life plan.
Joseph's business degrees included the specific application of training for people with disabilities, including people with mental challenges, autism, and developmental disabilities.
His experience as adjunct faculty for Westmont College, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Antioch University and concurrently designing and implementing programs for victims and survivors of human trafficking and extreme poverty, has provided him the opportunity of understanding people from all walks of life.
Joseph has worked with youth in many programs such as the Yolo Community Care Continuum in Davis, California, The California Department of Rehabilitation, The Devereux Foundation, our own non-profit Intensive Heart Ventures, and provided services in Human Resources, Employment Training, Program, and Project Management. He has experience working in various industries from the private sector to social enterprise in the development of programs for people, business processes, and technology development, all over the world including the 38 USA States, Asia, Africa, Mexico, and Central America.
In 2014 Joseph developed a merging of his for-profit and nonprofit into what he defines as “pure social enterprise. The theme of pure social enterprise is to draw circles around our places of business and homes and take responsibility for the needs of our immediate surrounding social and physical environment without expecting our government, churches, and nonprofit organizations to do it. Even if, due to small profits or personal income that provide just a few dollars above our own needs, and that circle is very small, we believe as our model is adopted by more and more people we can effect huge change in our immediate surroundings. As we evangelize those within our circle, and where our circle intersects with others (our neighboring residents and businesses) to adopt our model, and they evangelize the circles that intersect with theirs, this methodology can spread exponentially to change our world."
After many years of management consulting for complex projects and working as the primary owner of our Caribbean beachfront resort-social enterprise, Joseph has settled in his long-time hometown of Santa Barbara to work with a team of social entrepreneurs, educators, and youth to provide this education and enrichment service to our community in the D'Arezzo Center for Creative Expression.
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Avery Artigo
Director/Owner
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​Avery Artigo is the Director of Santa Barbara Creative Education. He is an all-year, all the time, fundamental health and fitness skills development and training coach. The AA Fitness mission is to use the tried and true Presidential Physical Fitness, quality training system to provide a comprehensive program for athletes of all ages and skill levels.
The focus is individualized training to improve athletes’ fundamental skills, confidence, and sportsmanship. The goals are to evaluate each participant and guide them gently into healthy activity and overall fitness including eating habits. Training will build upon a student's existing talents and allow the athlete to grow and see tangible results.
Avery Artigo is a natural-born athlete. From soccer, football, baseball, to varsity basketball, Avery's talents demonstrate that a focus on general health and fitness produce eclectic athleticism. Avery is a Certified Lifeguard, and CPR Trained. He was recognized as a hero for quick response rescue at the Boys and Girls Club. Avery's love for youth is only surpassed by their love for him! Avery brings humor and fun into serious training that inspires even those who have been hesitant to join into serious health and fitness training. Avery "rings the bell" of success as he encourages each and every student athlete's accomplishments!
Jesse Natale
Photography/Film
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Graduated from Brooks Institute of Photography with a bachelor's degree in 2017 in Commercial Film and Photography.
Jesse Natale (son of director Joseph Natale) is the owner of J North Productions, a Santa Barbara Based Video Production and Photography Company. They specialize in commercial, corporate, promotional, real estate, resort and lifestyle, weddings, and events.
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J North Productions provides media content, starting from concept to final product. This includes design engineering, direction, film, sound, and final editing. Full-service production company with a team of 10 media professionals. Some of their clients include Adidas, Figueroa Mountain Company, MOXI Museum, Beckman, Deckers, Ugg, AA Airlines, Enduroshield, private promotions for Actors such as Scott Eastwood, and more.​
Piper Dellums
Guest Learning Coach
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As a credentialed California teacher her determination to touch and heal the lives of children began with her puppet and dramatic arts therapy and was further unveiled in her establishing and designing curriculum for the State of California, in addition to two institutions of learning, "Baby Earth", a Malibu-based learning facility promoting ecological and cultural diversity and Awareness, and "Piper's Playhouse", a bay area based professional theater production house and arts education program.
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Piper Dellums is a public and inspirational speaker, host, advocate, author, survivor, and drama, arts, and writing therapist specializing in issues of aging, child, domestic and sexual violence, abuse, addiction, and trauma. She is the CEO of Piper Dellums Productions; an Executive Producer at Raging Nations Films; and the executive producer and International Celebrity Ambassador of the 2020 and onward John Legend and Taye Da Prince, “Love one another.”
Piper Dellums is a powerful inspirational speaker with over 20 years of experience; speaking at social and political activists’ conferences and events, women’s prisons, women's rights and empowerment conferences, myriad synagogues, churches, schools, and human rights forums all over the United States, Belarus, American Samoa, Europe, and South, East and West Africa.
She has published fifteen books and produced/written/ directed a multitude of award-winning feature, documentary, and short films. An established and recognized author, Piper has published children's stories with Viking Press/Penguin Group USA, edited by Jill Davis in New York City. Her latest books are MOMMY and ME and the Things that Are Free, The Road to Nkamba, The Lyric of Life, The Lyric of Love, and The Lyric of Lamentations. Her story, SIMUNYE, can be read in, "Open Your Eyes: Extraordinary Experiences in Faraway Places." The story is an autobiographical one about a white South African exchange student sent to live in her home in 1976 in Washington, D.C. The story was adapted into a Disney film entitled, "The Color of Friendship". The film won two Emmy Awards and an NAACP Image Award. Piper was named "Poet of the Year 2004" for her work entitled "It's Happening".
Former Vice President of Engineering for Verizon offers a Review-Reference of Joseph Natale
"The founder and leader is a man of unmatched compassion and faith. He has stepped in to help those in need around the world when no one else saw the need. He is the best person I know, his understanding of organizational dynamics and the details required to run a successful venture, are unparalleled. I have been blessed to see him succeed, to the benefit of those who are in real need, time and time again. Recently, I was honored to help teach a science class at D’Arezzo Creative Education, and I can tell you firsthand that his energy and commitment are making a difference in this world. I am profoundly proud to have been able work with Joseph for over 30 years and for the relationship that has endured for three decades."
Craig Frost