Sharing our experiences and insights can help others in advancing learning in and through the arts for all students. We each have our own intuitive understandings of how to connect to students in our classrooms, schools, and districts across this state using the arts. Join us in the exploration of Connecting through Creativity!
Mary Anderson League Academy , Principal |
Kathleen Arrasmith University of South Carolina , Assistant Director, South Carolina Arts Assessment |
April Barber-Brown Satchel Ford Elementary, Richland County School Di , Teacher/Grant Manager |
Sharon Bateman Spartanburg School District 1 , Admin. Asst. Visual & Performing Arts/GT Services |
Pasquail Bates Midlands Arts Conservatory , Midlands Arts Conservatory |
Anna Beaulieu Fayetteville High School , French Teacher |
Robin Berlinsky Engaging Creative Minds , Executive Director |
Katrina Bernsdorff Andrew Jackson High School , Drama Teacher |
Jessica Blackman Lower Richland High School , Teacher - Dance |
Jessie Bradley AC Moore Elementary , Reading Coach |
Zaikia Bridges Northside Elementary School of the Arts , 1st Grade Teacher |
Barbara Brim Arts Integration for Secondary Educators Institute , ELA Teacher, H.E. McCracken Middle Sch |
Lisa Brooks Nursery Road Elementary School - Arts Magnet , Music Teacher |
Christine Brown Allendale-Fairfax High , Literacy Coach |
Alethea Bryant-Dixon Vance-Providence Elementary School , Assistant Administrator |
Bridget Burgess Spartanburg Dist. 6 , Music Teacher |
Jessica Calloway Fort Mill School District , Educator Effectiveness Coach |
Wendy Campbell Richland School District Two , Richland Two Visual and Performing Arts Coordinato |
Kanelia Cannon Arts Integration for Secondary Educators Institute , ELA Teacher, New Ellenton Middle STEAM Magnet |
Lauren Carlson Spartanburg School District 6 , Teacher |
Caroline Carson Rosewood Elementary School , Teacher |
Amanda Carter Arts Integration for Secondary Educators Institute , English Language Arts, Williston-Elko High School |
Erika Center spartanburg district one , administration |
Kathryn Charleston Lamar-Spaulding Elementary School , Music teacher |
Bethany Chisholm Darlington County School District , Art Teacher |
Randall Clamp AC Moore Elementary School , Visual Art Teacher |
Laura Clark School District of Newberry County , Fine Arts Coordinator |
Mary Clements Spartanburg Co. School District 6 , Visual Arts Teacher |
Jennifer Coffey ABC Institute , Virtual Learning & Learning Program Specialist |
Crystal Collins ArtsNOW , Executive Vice President & COO |
Martha Connerton Martha Connerton/Kinetic Works , Director |
Amanda Cook Charleston County School District- Ashley River Cr , Instructional Coach |
Ferdinand Cooper CARE Project- ABC Institute , Program Manager |
Angie Copley Saluda Trail Middle School , Saluda Trail Middle School |
Christopher Crabb Beaufort County School District , Coordinator |
Dana Craft Calhoun Academy of the Arts , Teacher |
Meredith Crawford Windsor Hill Arts Infused Elementary School , Windsor Hill Arts Infused Elementary School |
Sarah Kate Cremoux Pine Street Elementary , Visual Art Specialist |
Indira Cureton-Cummings Palmetto Center for the Arts @Richland Northeast , Director, Palmetto Center for the Arts |
Carly Dabal Sanders-Clyde Elementary School , 4th Grade Teacher |
Tim Davis SmartARTS of Greenville County , Arts Integration Instructor |
Jed Dearybury mrdearybury.com LLC , Educator, Author, Illustrator |
Linda Dennis A Backpack Journalist/The Mime Experience , Instructor/Program Manager |
Devlin Deveney E.B. Ellington Elementary , General Music Teacher |
Marion District Florence One Schools , Teacher |
Roxanne Donnan Chesnee Middle , Choral Director |
Sharon Doyle Woodland Heights Elementary , Music/Arts Integration Teacher, Grant Manager |
Amy Duhan Rosewood Elementary , Music Teacher |
Morgan Duty Spartanburg School District 2 , Art Teacher |
Erynn Estep Whitesville Elementary School , Art Teacher |
Lisa Fallaw East Aiken School of the Arts , Principal |
Donna Fields Hunter Street Elementary School , Hunter Street Elementary School |
Tessa Flesher Ashley River Creative Arts - CCSD , Drama Teacher |
Kellianne Floyd Campobello Gramling School , Grant Manager |
Furman Fortner South Carolina ETV , Instructional Technology Specialist |
Jeffery Gaines Southside Middle School , Principal |
Jessica Gallagher Hand Middle School , Dance Teacher/ABC Grant Manager |
Octavio Garcia Spartanburg District 1 , Teacher |
Kelsey Gibson Beaufort County School District , Coordinator |
Michael Giller Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities , Director of Library Services |
Bridget Graham E.B. Ellington Elementary , Art Teacher |
Detria Graham West View Elementary School - Spartanburg Six , Visual Arts Teacher |
Walter Graham Richland One School District , Coordinator for Visual and Performing Arts |
Lee Grayson Ashley River Creative Arts - CCSD , Media Specialist |
Andrea Green Arts Integration for Secondary Educators Institute , ELA Teacher, SC Sch for Deaf & Blind |
Lauren Griner Sanders-Clyde Elementary School , 4th Grade Teacher |
Rebecca Guzewicz McDonald Green Elementary , Music Teacher |
Kelly Hall ABC Institute , School Program Specialist |
Aurelia Hamilton Rosewood Elementary , Teacher |
Brent Hamric Fort Dorchester High School , Assistant Principal |
Violet Hanks Rosewood Elementary School, Richland School Distri , Teacher |
Bobby Harley Allendale-Fairfax Middle , Social Studies / Arts Integration |
LaCharles Harris Logan Elementary School , Music Teacher |
Anne Hart Saluda Trail Middle School , Saluda Trail Middle School |
Melanie Hay Fort Dorchester High School , Teacher |
Jodi Haynes Northside Elementary School of the Arts , Dance Educator |
Bridgett Henderson Cherryvale Elementary School , Instructional Coach/Interventionist |
Cindy Hines Ashley River Creative Arts - CCSD , Teacher |
Nicole Hines spartanburg school district 6 , Teacher |
Caroline Hoadley The Moving Company , Teaching Artist/Education Consultant |
Scot Hockman Self , Arts Consultant |
Susan Hopper Arts Integration for Secondary Educators Institute , ELA Teacher, Saluda Trail Middle School |
Damond Howard Palmetto State Arts Education , Board Member |
Stephanie Hucks Busbee Creative Arts Academy , Principal |
Ava Hughes Chapman Cultural Center , Education Director |
Barrett Jackson Arts Integration for Secondary Educators Institute , PSAE |
Marisa Johnson Darlington County School District , Arts & Innovative Programs Coordinator |
Stacey Johnson Lamar-Spaulding Elementary School , Art Teacher |
Sheila Kerrigan Southeast Center for Arts Integration , President and Mime |
Jessica King Pine Street Elementary , Music Specialist |
Joseph King Lower Richland high School , Teacher |
Rebecca Kirkpatrick Lady's Island Elementary , Master Teacher |
Davin Lail Conder Arts Integrated Magnet , TEACHER |
Michael Lally East Point Academy , Chief of Operations |
Jef Lambdin The InterACTive Theater , Mime, Teaching Artist |
Heather Leahy Ashley River Creative Arts - CCSD , Teacher |
Sheila Leath Allendale-Fairfax Elementary School , Principal |
Angela Lemere Spartanburg School District Six , District Choral Coordinator |
Ashlee Lewis University of South Carolina , Director, South Carolina Arts Assessment Program |
Liz List Arts Integration for Secondary Educators Institute , Visual Arts Teacher, SC School for the Blind |
Hannah Long O.P.Earle Elementary District 1 , Visual Art Teacher |
Tim Lowry independent teaching artist , Storyteller |
Shari Maas Fort Dorchester High School , Social Studies Teacher |
Harlea Martin Spartanburg District 6 , Art Educator |
Lisa McBride Heath Springs Elementary School , Assistant Principal |
Lucy McCann Sanders-Clyde Elementary School , STEAM Teacher |
Ashlee McCarthy Richland One/Logan Elementary , Primary Montessori Teacher |
Ryan McClendon Richland School District One , Art Instructor |
Emilie McConnell Pleasant Hill Middle School , Art Teacher |
Melissa McCrary Chester Park Elem School of the Arts , Fine Arts Lead/Arts Integration Specialist |
Natalie McCrary Northside Elementary School of the Arts , Drama Teacher |
Regina McDonald Kershaw County School District , Coordinator for the Arts and High Achieving Progra |
Megan McGee Spartanburg 2 Hendrix Elementary , Art Teacher |
Karen McKenzie Beaufort County School District , Director |
Lynda McLain Lady's Island Middle School , Choral Arts Teacher |
Rachel McRoberts Pine Street Elementary , 4th Grade |
Heather Merritt Fort Dorchester High School , Dance Educator |
Elizabeth Meyers Allendale-Fairfax Elementary , 1st Grade Teacher |
Kathryn Mitchell Campobello Gramling School , Grant Manager |
Brett Morley New Prospect Elementary School , 5th Grade Mathematics Teacher |
Marcus Morris Dorman High School , Band Director |
Kevin Morrissey Fort Dorchester High School, Dorchester District T , Visual Art Teacher and Fine Arts Department Chair |
Jessica Moss Philip Simmons Elementary , Art Teacher |
Lashawna Neal Colon Arts Integration for Secondary Educators Institute , Social Studies/History Teacher, Hand Middle School |
Ashlee Newton Philip Simmons Elementary , Teacher |
Jeana Nitsche Stone Academy of Communication Arts , Magnet Program Coordinator |
Victoria O'Keefe Ashley River Creative Arts - CCSD , Art Teacher |
Josh Padgett The South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind , Director of Fine Arts |
Steven Palmer Cherryvale Elementary School , Cherryvale Elementary School |
Lori Patterson Pine Street Elementary , Music Specialist |
Diane Peters Andrew Jackson High School , Art Teacher |
Charma Peyton Rosewood Elementary , Kindergarten Teacher |
Hung Pham University of Arkansas , Director, Center for Children & Youth |
Annie Pinkian Allendale-Fairfax Elementary , 2nd Grade Teacher |
Lotashia Polite Allendale-Fairfax Elementary , Instructional Coach |
Vee Popat Fine Arts Center - Greenville County Schools , Director |
Lara Popovich Arts Integration for Secondary Educators Institute , English Language Arts, Midlands Arts Conservatory |
Angi Powell Pine Street Elementary , Kindergarten/Reading Recovery |
Joshua Powell Anderson School District Five , Visual & Performing Arts Coordinator |
Melody Powell Stone Academy, Greenville County School District , Teacher, grade 3 |
Emily Prado Arts in Basic Curriculum Institute , District Program Specialist |
LaTanyua Price Richland School District One , Teacher |
Judith Prochazka HE McCracken Middle School , ELA Teacher |
Caroline Pruitt Pine Street Elementary , Dance Specialist |
Staci Purvis Berea Elementary/Greenville County Schools , Lead Elementary Art Teacher |
Ashlee Ratigan Hendrix Elementary IB World School / Spartanburg D , Dance Educator |
Dennis Regnier Pine Street Elementary , Principal |
Jean Reilly Fort Dorchester High School , Teacher |
Melissa Remus Arts Integration for Secondary Educators Institute , English Language Arts Teacher, Saluda Trail Middle |
McKensie Revels New Prospect Elementary , Teacher |
La Rae' Richardson Arts Integration for Secondary Educators Institute , Science Teacher, Midlands Arts Conservatory |
Cindy Riddle Spartanburg One , Asst.Supt. Visual & Performing Arts, G/T Services |
Merrissa Ritch Pleasant Hill Middle School , Art Teacher |
Jeff Robinson SC Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities , Outreach Teaching Artist |
Lesley Rouse Northside Elementary School of the Arts , Principal |
Brooke Rucker Cannons Elementary , Music Teacher/ ABC Manager |
Denisse Santos Charleston County School District , Director of Visual & Performing Arts |
Staci Saunders Northside Elementary School of the Arts , 4th Grade Teacher |
Gwendolyn Sewer Felton Laboratory Charter School , Teacher |
Stephanie Shank Fort Dorchester High School , Photography Teacher |
Dalisha Shingler University of South Carolina , Research Associate |
John M. Sibley-Jones South Carolina Governor's School Arts and Humaniti , English Teacher |
Tamara Silva Brockman Elementary , Music Development Specialist |
Harold Skinner Andrew Jackson Middle School , Fine Arts Chair/Teacher |
LaToya Smith Ashley River Creative Arts , Assistant Principal |
Tamara Smith East Aiken School of the Arts , Pincipal |
Shelby Soper New Prospect Elementary (Spartanburg 1) , Teacher |
Jeffrey Stinson Beaufort Cty School District , MUSIC |
Timothy Sullivan Ashley River Creative Arts - CCSD , Principal |
Christopher Swetckie Howe Hall Arts Infused Magnet School , Principal |
Elizabeth TenEyck Mossy Oaks Elementary , Dance Teacher |
Lisa-Ann Todd Edwards Thornwell School for the Arts , Teacher |
Melanie Trimble ArtsGrowSC/SC Gov. School for Arts & Humanities , Spark Grant Manager |
Amanda Trimpey BEAUFORT MIDDLE SCHOOL , Music Director |
Gloria Turner Southside Middle School , Teacher/Fine Arts Chair |
Kayleigh Vaughn Morris Center for Lowcountry Heritage , Director of Exhibitions and Programs / PSAE Treasu |
Neelam Verma Arts Integration for Secondary Educators Institute , Science Teacher, White Knoll Middle School |
Stephanie Walker Saluda River Academy for the Arts , 4K-5 Theatre Teacher |
Katie Walters Newberry County School District , Art Teacher |
Karen Wheeler SCAEA , Treasurer |
Alison Whisenant Round Top Elementary School , Assistant Principal |
Carmen Wiggins Camden Elementary School , Art Teacher |
Cecil Williams Cecil Williams South Carolina Civil Rights Museum , Founder/CEO |
Oliver Williams Lower Richland High School , Art Teacher |
Kim Wilson Arts in Basic Curriculum , Director |
Bradley Wingate Greenville County School District , Director of Visual & Performing Arts |
Claire Winkles Ashley River Creative Arts - CCSD , Teacher |
Patricia Witherington All Saints Episcopal Day School , Art Teacher |
Jessica Wofford Spartanburg School District 1; Mabry Middle School , Teacher |
Kathy Woodard Kelly Miller Elementary , Principal |
Briana Wright New Prospect Elementary School , Principal |