Staff Directory

Steven Atlas

Steve founded The Frame Maker in 1976 in a small shop in National City. He moved the business to the current location in Mission Hills in 1999. Steve has forged many successful relationships among skilled artisans, dynamic manufacturers, talented designers and exciting artists in San Diego and is proud to have supported the art & design communities in San Diego for 32 years.

Greg Strange

Greg is The Frame Maker's lead designer and resident design authority. Greg has been working with Steve and the San Diego art & design community at The Frame Maker since 1980.

Tom Houk

Tom joined The Frame Maker staff in 2005 as our other lead designer.

Tom co-ordinates all of our work with the Museum of Contemporary Art, in addition to handling many of The Frame Maker's professional accounts.

Samantha Atlas

Steve's daughter Samantha is the Office Manager at The Frame Maker.

Samantha is an alumni of California Ballet and San Diego State University.

Jason Sherry

Jason joined The Frame Maker staff in 2001 and is our lead art preparator.

A working artist with a degree in Fine Art from San Diego State University, Jason has exhibited his work in several San DIego galleries, most recently at Seminal Projects in Little Italy.

see Jason's work online

Don Strandberg

Don joined The Frame Maker staff in 2001 with a diverse background in the arts as painter, builder, and museum exhibits preparator.

Don is also a gifted musician with a CD out titled "Simple Pleasures".

see Don's work online.

Jenna Refuerzo

Jenna is a painter who has been working as a full-time production picture framer at The Frame Maker since the middle of 2008.