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Beth Leibrick Executive Director
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Beth has long worked in the field of education, both in college administration, and teaching and coaching in elementary and high school. Her experience relates specifically to evaluation, organizational assessment, strategic planning, and capacity building. Beth is most fulfilled when her work has a direct connection to supporting teachers and students, especially in underserved communities. Before joining PAE, Beth was Vice President, Executive Editor for Examgen, an educational software and publishing company, and served as President of the Board of Directors for Syracuse Children’s Theatre. She has a BA from Bethany College in Communications/Marketing and an MALS with a focus on Early Child Development and Philosophy from Duquesne University. She is currently working on her doctoral dissertation in Professional Studies in Education at Capella University. |
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Laura Reeder Founding Creative Director
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Laura Reeder founded PAE in 2000. She oversees services for educators, artists, and cultural partners from all 62 counties in New York. As a recent appointee to the National Arts Education Council with Americans for the Arts, a representative voice for arts education in New York State, and president of the Arts & Culture Leadership Alliance of CNY, Laura facilitates policy and practice reform at many levels. As an arts education professional, she has lectured and taught in public/private schools and colleges since 1987. Her current work as Newsbreak Editor for Teaching Artist Journal (Columbia College Chicago), and as a Kauffman Foundation Entrepreneurship Fellow (Syracuse University) has focused on the transfer of artistic skills in non-artistic practices. Laura has been a certified arts educator, museum educator, and visual teaching artist from Boston to Buffalo, and lives in Syracuse.
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Fran Hradil Director of Strategic Development
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Fran Hradil strengthens the capacity of arts-in-education partnerships via fund-development programming, including sponsorship, capital, endowment, and planned giving programs. She is also responsible for securing grants from government agencies, private foundations and corporations. Fran is a graduate of Leadership Greater Syracuse, and was honored as one of Central New York’s “40 Under 40” in 2006. She is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, and Vice President on the Board of Directors of the George & Rebecca Barnes Foundation.
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Maureen Foster Administrative Assistant
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Maureen Foster joined the PAE staff in September 2007, and has quickly become our in-house jack-of-all-trades. A lifelong Syracusan, she received her BFA in Fine Art from Cazenovia College and works in fiber art, painting, and sculpture. Her recent shows include "Made in New York 2009" at the Schweinfurth in Auburn, the 61st annual "upcoming artist" exhibit at Munson Williams Proctor Institute in Utica, the 2008 Stone Canoe Journal show at the Delavan Gallery in Syracuse, and "Between Worlds" at Curious Matter Gallery in Jersey City.
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Philippa Read Financial Administrator
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Philippa Read manages the financial records and operations of PAE. Philippa has been a public accountant since 1988, and provides bookkeeping and tax services to individuals and corporations. She graduated from LeMoyne College.
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Sue Stonecash Grant Programs Director
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Sue Stonecash coordinates the local art$TART and statewide Technical Assistance Program (TAP) grants. She prepares the applications, assists and nurtures applicants, coordinates panels, manages the finances, and visits the granted partnerships, encouraging and facilitating community artists coming into classrooms to partner with teachers and students to achieve academic and artistic curriculum goals. With a BS in Education from Northwestern University, Sue has a special interest in the challenge that educators have to bring their curricula alive utilizing the arts.
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Kristin Swift Development Associate
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Kristin Swift works on increasing visibility and support for PAE's programs in CNY and around the state, organizing our appeals and fundraisers. She's also the registrar and bursar for CommonGround. Kristin comes to PAE after years of volunteering at numerous local organizations that work with kids. Kristin holds a BA from Syracuse University in Sociology.
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Connie Walters Communications Manager
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Connie Walters' job is to make it easy, pleasurable, and (especially) productive for the arts-in-education community to use Partners as a resource. She maintains the website, coordinates the statewide newsletter, CNY postcard and other mailings, and prepares media releases. She has a BA in Fine Arts and an MS in Music Education from Syracuse University, sits on the Board of Syracuse Vocal Ensemble, and currently performs with Adanfo African Drum and Dance Ensemble, vocal trio Virago and SU Oratorio Society.
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