Our Story

A2D Academy is a non-profit organization named after Allison and Alex Deme. High school sweethearts who have a passion for raising up, encouraging and mentoring students in education and the arts.

Allison has known since she was about 5 years old that she wanted to be a teacher. Her parents recognized and fostered this ability in her by introducing her to many different teaching opportunities. She went on to get her bachelors and masters in Elementary Education. Alex found his passion later in life. He fell in love with all things ceramic his senior year of high school and went to college to get his bachelor’s degree in art. Together, Allison and Alex want to create a program that mentors and supports students in different career paths at a young age.

Allison’s favorite classes were always math and science while Alex’s were the arts. We invite you to indulge in our passions and find your own as you become part of our A2D family by participating in one of our after school classes, in studio tutoring, Kids Night Out or Artist Workshops.