Berri Kramer, President of Heartwood College of Art, received her BFA in Design and Crafts, with a minor in art history at Kent State University. She earned a Masters degree from Lesley University in Fiber Arts. She also studied at the City and Guild Art School of London and the University of London. For eighteen years she was a designer for Better Homes and Gardens and extensively explored color theory through quiltmaking. Her teaching philosophy, tempered by homeschooling four children, is founded on profound respect for student ability and potential. Berri teaches color and design, exploration of crafts and folio book at Heartwood.