Professional Affiliations

• SDC Associate Member
  
• AEA Member
  
• ATHE Member
  
• Co-Chair Region 1 Representation, Equity, Diversity Team
  
• I am on the advisory board for Farm Arts Collective in Damascus, PA.
• I am an active member of KCACTF (the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival): "Started in 1969 by Roger L. Stevens, the Kennedy Center's founding chairman, the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) is a national theater program involving 20,000 students from colleges and universities nationwide annually. For 46 years, the organization has served as a catalyst in improving the quality of college theater in the United States. KCACTF has grown into a network of more than 700 academic institutions throughout the country. The goals of the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival are: to encourage, recognize, and celebrate the finest and most diverse work produced in university and college theater programs; to provide opportunities for participants to develop their theater skills and insight; and achieve professionalism; to improve the quality of college and university theater in America; to encourage colleges and universities to give distinguished productions of new plays, especially those written by students; the classics, revitalized or newly conceived; and experimental works. Through state, regional, and national festivals, KCACTF student and faculty participants celebrate the creative process and share experiences and insights within the community of theater artists. The KCACTF honors excellence in overall production and offers student artists individual recognition through awards and scholarships in playwriting, acting, dramatic criticism, directing, and design. The KCACTF is a year-round program in eight geographic regions in the United States. Regional activities are coordinated through eight KCACTF regional administrations. With funding and administrative support from the Kennedy Center, the regional administrations coordinate all aspects of the production response process on the local and regional level and supervise regional-level KCACTF award, scholarship, and residency programming. The playwriting chair works with schools that have entered new and student-written plays by providing mentorship in the development of new scripts--assessment specifically designed for a developing play--and by providing information on the numerous playwriting awards offered. In January and February of each year, regional festivals showcase the finest of each region's entered productions and offer a wide range of activities, including workshops, symposia, and regional-level scholarship and award programs."
  
• I am an active member of NYSTEA (New York State Theatre Education Association): "strong, statewide organization to advocate for Drama/Theatre Education in New York State, NYSTEA promotes and supports theatre education in grades K-12 for the betterment of youth and theatre itself.  NYSTEA believes theatre is an essential part of a K-12 education for all students, developing abilities needed for the 21st century such as: Creativity & innovation; Critical thinking & problem solving; Communication & collaboration; Flexibility & adaptability; Initiative & self-direction; Productivity & responsibility; Cross-cultural skills; Social responsibility.
• I am an active member of LEAD (Leadership Exchange on Arts and Disability): "In August of 2000, a small group of cultural arts administrators – all of whom were responsible for accessibility at their respective cultural arts organization – gathered at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. to discuss institutional cultural arts and disability issues. While the level of experience among participants ranged from more than 20 years in the field to less than six months on the job, everyone shared one common goal: the desire to create accessible cultural arts programs that are inclusive of people with disabilities and older adults. That initial group has now grown into a professional network focused on expanding the breadth and scope of accessibility services and programming across the country and around the world. The Leadership Exchange in Arts and Disability (LEAD) network: explores practical methods for implementing accessibility in cultural environments; communicates information about arts and accessibility, and; shares resources and knowledge among professionals in the field of accessibility. LEAD accomplishes its objectives through an annual conference, an active communications network, and resources generated by the LEAD network and maintained by the Kennedy Center." - from their website www.kennedy-center.org/accessibility/education/lead/