MISSION AND HISTORY
The Imagine Bus Project (TIBP) teaches underserved youth the power of self-expression through the visual arts, inspiring the creative potential of every child.

The Imagine Bus Project’s visionary and passionate founder, Susan Little, began in 1998 with a mission to bring art to inner city kids in San Francisco to help break the isolation they faced. Upon learning that there were hundreds of kids in San Francisco that had never seen the Golden Gate Bridge, Ms. Little wondered what would happen if she could find a way to physically “bring experiences directly to youth.” With this in mind, she bought an old airporter bus, refurbished it, filled it with arts supplies, and drove it to neighborhoods where kids could be “transported” using art as their “vehicle.”

TIBPis committed to serving underserved children and youth, who would not otherwise have access to an arts education, and is guided by the objective of providing sustained arts programming that empowers youth with tools of positive self-expression, increases engagement in learning, and instills a sense of accomplishment.

PROGRAMS
TIBP is a vital part of Bay Area communities as it fulfills the widespread void of arts education budget cuts in San Francisco, Marin and Sonoma counties’ public schools and after school programs.  TIBP brings Teaching Artists and professional art supplies to give the next generation access to the world of art making and a voice to express their hopes and dreams.

TIBP’s four program areas reach over 2,000 K-12 students annually in San Francisco, Sonoma, and Marin Counties through partnerships with under-resourced and economically disadvantaged school districts, juvenile detention centers, after school programs and community-based organizations.

STAFF		TEACHING ARTISTS
Jaren Bonillo, Executive Director	Senay Alkebu-Ian	Nicole Markoff
Cassie Thornton, Program Director	Simone Bailey	Mabel Negrete
Brino Wilkinson, Sonoma Program Associate &	Emily Doman	Karen Seneferu
Teaching Artist	Liesa Lietzke	Malik Seneferu
BOARD OF DIRECTORS		INTERNS
Joe Alioto, President		Susan Grelock
Nina Ward, Vice-President		Dean Ignacio
Merry Chu-Suzuki, Treasurer		William H. Jones, Jr.
Allison Elgart, Secretary
Leslie Alden
Celia Tejada
Derek Aspacher, Member Emeritus
Leigh Judson, Member Emerita
Gena Segno, Member Emerita

Our Board of Directors give their energy and support and take on the additional responsibility of providing leadership. They are completely committed to the children we serve in a thousand different ways. We are looking for committed and passionate people to join our Board of Directors. If you are interested in finding out more about what it means to be on our Board please view our Board Member Descripton or email us.