Arcsmith
The Arcsmith Collective
The name Arcsmith reflects the philosophy at the center of our work. We think about arcs as the evolving paths people and organizations move through — moments of transition, reflection, growth, and reimagination. The smith represents craft: the intentional, hands-on process of creating spaces where insight, dialogue, and collaboration can emerge.
Arcsmith is a collaborative collective of facilitators, coaches, storytellers, and interdisciplinary practitioners who design arts-based workshops and reflective experiences for organizations and teams.
Primary Facilitators & Coaches
Erika Frydenlund, PhD
Erika is a facilitator and ICF level 1 trained coach whose work brings together reflective inquiry, arts-based practice, systems thinking, and collaborative experience design. With a PhD and more than a decade of experience leading interdisciplinary research teams and complex collaborative projects, she helps individuals and organizations navigate complexity, transition, and change through thoughtful conversation, creative engagement, and reflective practice. Through her work in Lyric Road Coaching, Erika supports clients in exploring uncertainty, uncovering patterns, and engaging intentionally with the stories, systems, and assumptions shaping their work and lives.
Krzysztof Rechowicz, PhD
Krzysztof is an ICF level 1 trained coach who works at the intersection of reflective coaching, systems thinking, and collaborative facilitation. With a PhD and extensive experience leading interdisciplinary initiatives and navigating complex organizational environments, he brings a thoughtful, inquiry-driven approach to leadership, communication, and change. Through Through-Line Coaching, Krzysztof helps individuals and teams explore the underlying patterns and dynamics shaping how they work, connect, and move through transition — creating space for insight, reflection, and meaningful movement to emerge.
Our Creative Network
Melissa Miller-Felton, PhD
Melissa “Mel” Miller-Felton is a scholar-practitioner, licensed clinical social worker, and facilitator whose work centers on dignity, care, and community-centered engagement across diverse cultural and organizational contexts. With extensive experience working alongside interdisciplinary teams, institutions, and communities, she brings a relational and globally informed perspective to reflective practice, dialogue, and collaborative experience design.
Through her broader professional work, Mel develops partnership-based initiatives that emphasize reciprocity, listening, and sustainable community engagement.
Thomas Trask
Thomas Trask is a filmmaker, storyteller, and creative collaborator whose work focuses on helping organizations and communities communicate the human impact of their work through thoughtful visual storytelling. With experience leading creative media projects in the United States and internationally, he brings a narrative-centered approach to collaboration, reflection, and audience engagement.
Through his broader creative work with Scenic Route Media, Thomas develops films and media experiences that explore connection, imagination, and the stories that shape how people relate to one another and the world around them.