Head Of Elementary School Programs
Current• Facilitating the design, administration, and efficient delivery of research-based arts integrated education programs for grades 1-5• Coordinated program implementation in 352 separate classrooms in 2022-23 school year, a 29% increase from the previous year• Leading trainings for classroom teachers at the grade, school, and district levels to introduce education strategies and program content• Establishing strategic partnerships with local, state, and national non-profit and government organizations to design and implement new educational programs• Identifying and pursuing grant opportunities at the city and county levels to fund educational programs• Supervising Alliance Theatre teaching artists, a staff of 35 contract employees• Managed the development and transition of new and existing programs to a virtual platform in response to the COVID-19 pandemic• Consulting on the Alliance Theatre Education department’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion initiatives by launching scholarships for school programs and advocating for BIPOC teaching artists• Presenting at national conferences to raise awareness about the Alliance Theatre’s educational programs • Collaborating with fellow arts partners at the Woodruff Arts Center (WAC) for WAC Educator Conference, an annual summer conference for 300 educators• Overseeing the WAC’s Multi-Visit Program, a research study with the University of Arkansas that evaluates the impact of multiple arts-based field trips in a single school year• Curating Tickets for Teachers, which provides free tickets to Alliance Theatre productions
