Organization Mission

As an arts education professional and advocate, my mission is to create access to and engagement in arts education to every child and youth. I am particularly focused in creating connections between the arts and other academic and professional disciplines. I help schools, districts, states, and national organizations develop and grow both arts and STEAM education programs.

Areas of Expertise

• STEAM Education- I have worked with several school districts, the Congressional STEAM Caucus, the Innovation Collaborative, the National Art Education Association, the Arts Education Partnership, and many other organizations to develop STEAM programming and as an invited speaker or expert on STEAM.
• Media Arts- I have helped the National Coalition for Core Arts Standards develop and improve their Model Cornerstone Assessments, given multiple presentations and webinars on Media Arts in k-12 education for the National Arts Education Association and several universities, and helped to integrate media arts into the Virginia Visual Arts Standards of Learning.
• K-12 Public Schools Arts Education Administration- I have served as a central office administrator overseeing arts education in four school districts in Virginia, where I developed numerous programs, built local and state-wide partnerships, and designed curriculum. I have been a leader working across the state of Virginia and with colleagues across the nation. I have led the 2020 revision of the Virginia Visual Arts Standards of Learning and collaborated with the leaders of the teams that revised the Dance, Music, and Theatre standards.