Criseyda Dowd, director of the arts – Criseyda Dowd has been working at St. Thomas Aquinas for several years and was appointed the director of the arts for Stark County Catholic Schools two years ago. As the director, she is charged with enhancing our ever-increasing art program offerings, creating additional art partnerships in the community, and writing grants to fulfill the wish list of our Program for the Arts staff. In the ever-evolving world of COVID-19, she has successfully directed our plays and music performances, managing both live and streaming performances. As the director, she has also been committed to attending plays and musicals at the elementary Catholic schools in order to show their programs her full support.