ABOUT FOUNDER:
Dr. Velena Alive Baranova Ph.D says, “As the founder, I believe every single person in the world is born with a genius/ brilliant talent, to be chosen as ‘special’ is simply why we are here in this moment of time to contribute to humanity!”
Dr. Velena Alive Baranova Ph.D founded the Universal Children’s Creation Art Academy Las Vegas (UCCAA) in August, 2015 and serves as its Executive Director. UCCAA is 501 c 3 non profit public charity independent educational organization.
Velena earned her PhD in Law and Psychology in Russia, and also graduated from the University of Denver, earning a Bachelor of Science -Mediation and Paralegal degree in 2005. She also received a Master PhD at Law from Florida .Velena was the co-founder of the Russian/English School in Denver, Colorado in 2003 and after graduating from the University there, she moved to Las Vegas, Nevada where she opened a weekend program for Russian children. At that time, she also worked with immigrants from different parts of her native country to help them get acclimated in the United States.
In 2014 and 2015, Velena operated a 6 week program teaching after school girls how to sew, crochet and knit. In the present moment Velena is working on Genius Curriculum, 12 Main testing Lessons by working with little Geniuses. In addition to the, she is working on her next PhD Metaphysical Scientific research, “ Genius Before Birth,” and writing a book with the same name.
OUR STAFF:
To help support her efforts with UCCAA, Velena has involved a diverse group of individuals including: Grammy Award winning composer, singer and producer, Zinovy Shersher, who is also an acclaimed painter. She has also brought in Lana Rosenberg, a graduate of the Music Academy in Russia. Lana has 10 years of experience as a percussion piano teacher for all age ranges and levels where she prepared students for international competitions, such as “Bravo” in Italy. In addition to the creative team Shoushanna Vagarshakian, is a talent with extensive working knowledge of functional and display art work. She has major strengths in sketching, animation, sculpture, water and oil painting. Strong accuracy of colors and coordination for mixing within representational designs. Plus group of professional teachers helping to create an amazing experience for Little Geniuses.