2020-2021 AEA ARTS EDUCATION LEADERSHIP COHORT
To further the work of the Sonoma County Arts Education Alliance (AEA) and the Arts Education Framework, the AEA offered professional development in critical areas of arts education policy, development, and advocacy to form a Cohort of arts education leaders.
From August-December 2020, this cohort developed knowledge, as well as increased their network of support and resources. Projects and goals have been developed by individuals of the Cohort that will be implemented January-June 2021. These projects and goals support the work of the AEA and the Arts Education Framework.
Gratitude to the 2020 planning chairs of this Cohort:
Ashleigh Worley, Luther Burbank Center for the Arts
Brandon Krueger, Windsor USD (retired)
Chuck Wade, Sonoma County Office of Education
Debbie Yarrow, Creative Sonoma
Robert Bullwinkel, Big Idea Arts and Education Consulting
The following individuals completed this professional development and are leading the way to develop and support arts education in Sonoma County:
Alexander Ackleson, Transcendence Theater Company
Angela Sturr, Teaching Artist
Becky Cale, Green Music Center
Eileen Parent, Printmaker
Erika Conaway, Transcendence Theater Company
Gena Richman, Teaching Artist
Heidi Aarts Michels, Windsor Unified Schools
Isabel Lopez, Raizes Collective
Jill Valavanis, Sonoma Community Center
John Sappington, ArtQuest
Laura Leipzig, Arts Administrator
Lisa Damico, Teaching Artist
Martin Contreras, SSU Student
Sarah Parker, Sonoma Valley Museum of Art
Klara Crean, Valley Vibes Orchestra
Marcela Mejia Ronan, Teaching Artist
Meg Mizutani, Sonoma County Taiko
Megan Fonseca, Rincon Valley Education Foundation
Meredith O’Connor, Musician
Miki Hsu Leavey, Teaching Artist
O’Meara Cover, Petaluma Schools
Pamela Van Halsema, P Van Halsema Consulting
Sandra Novia, Teaching Artist
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