Tina Barone is a New York City native boasting two decades of teaching expertise. Armed with a theater performance degree and a masters in elementary education from Wagner College, Tina's mission is to unearth the potential within each student. Her classroom thrives on diversity and creativity, cultivating interactive learning experiences. Beyond academics, Tina imparts life skills and values through community engagement and workshops. With an unshakable belief in the untapped potential of all, Tina's influence extends well beyond her 20 years in education, leaving behind an inspiring legacy of empowerment and growth.

Ken Bolinsky holds an MFA in Directing from Syracuse University and is a licensed arts educator who taught theatre on both the secondary and post-secondary levels for more than twenty years. As an educational consultant he's worked with national, regional, state and local educational and arts organizations to develop standards-based curricula, instructional formats and assessment methodologies in the arts, and served fourteen years as State Coordinator of the NEA's Poetry Out Loud initiative for the Mississippi Arts Council. 

Ken is also a stage director with seventy-seven productions under his belt, covering the gamut of educational, community, and professional theatre. With credits ranging from New York's Off-Broadway to Chicago's Off-Loop, he is a member of two theatrical Unions: Stage Directors & Choreographers Society and Actors' Equity Association.

Ken Bolinsky holds an MFA in Directing from Syracuse University and is a licensed arts educator who taught theatre on both the secondary and post-secondary levels for more than twenty years. As an educational consultant he's worked with national, regional, state and local educational and arts organizations to develop standards-based curricula, instructional formats and assessment methodologies in the arts, and served fourteen years as State Coordinator of the NEA's Poetry Out Loud initiative for the Mississippi Arts Council. 

Ken is also a stage director with seventy-seven productions under his belt, covering the gamut of educational, community, and professional theatre. With credits ranging from New York's Off-Broadway to Chicago's Off-Loop, he is a member of two theatrical Unions: Stage Directors & Choreographers Society and Actors' Equity Association.

Jennifer Ridgway is a teaching artist and Imagineer consultant who activates artistry, amplifies ordinary stories, increases empathy, agitates change, and creates joy.  Since receiving her MFA (UNC-Greensboro), she earned a certificate in Arts/Culture Strategy (University of Pennsylvania). She is an inaugural cohort member of Anti-Racist Educators of the Arts Learning Lab (A-REALL). In 2016, she co-founded the Teaching Artists of the Mid-Atlantic to support, empower and advocate for mid-Atlantic Teaching Artists. In 2020 she launched Yard Dramas to bridge connections, increase learning and grow new ideas, pathways, and solutions to challenges!

Catie Jamieson is a 2022-2023 International Thespian Officer from Troupe 6309.  Her goal as an International Thespian Officer (ITO) is to advocate for mental health awareness as part of the #TheatreInOurSchools efforts and other theatre advocacy movements. Catie feels that it is important for teens to be taught the importance of mindfulness and to have healthy stress-release tactics. By advocating for mental health on a national level, she hopes that Thespians will feel more empowered and heard.

Cheryl J. Williams is the founder of CJ Williams Consultant.  Cheryl has been a professor of theatre for over 25 years, having taught a wide range of theatre courses, at various universities to include: Morgan State; University of Maryland, College Park and Baltimore County; Old Dominion University, Virginia Union University and the University of Ghana (West Africa).   She also teaches the Metaphysical Interpretation of the Bible and World Religion for the Johnnie Colemon Theological Seminary.  In addition to teaching Cheryl’s professional work includes teaching artist, director, lighting & sound designer, production/stage manager, workshop leader, motivational speaker, and videographer.

For further information please visit her website: Cjwilliamsconsultant.com

Martine Sainvil is a Brooklyn-based Playwright and Communications Strategist. Recent credits: Pursuit (2022 EAG Barbour Award Finalist), The Mary Lou Shine (2022 StatueFest: Monologues about Statue Worthy Women at Purchase College), Strange Happenings at the School Library co-written with Jenny Lyn Bader (Published by Next Stage Press; 2021 Luna Stage), Indispensable (2020 Resonance Ensemble Waldman Play Development Program). Previously, Director of Communications at the Broadway League and was on the publicity team for various Broadway and Off-Broadway shows. For more visit MartineSainvil.com.

Robert B. Morrison is Founder and CEO of Quadrant Research, the nation’s leading arts education research organization where he has created a deep body of research and policy work. Mr. Morrison is recognized as a pioneer in statewide arts education status and condition research. He served as the managing partner for the groundbreaking New Jersey Arts Education Census Project, completing the first statewide census for arts education in every school building. Mr. Morrison has led similar research projects as director of the groundbreaking national Arts Education Data Project for the states including Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin. These efforts have directly impacted millions of students.            

Morrison founded Arts Ed NJ, the statewide arts education policy group. Through this work, New Jersey has emerged as a leading state for arts education in the country. Morrison also launched the Center for Arts Education and Social Emotional Learning to highlight the powerful intersections between the two fields.

Mr. Morrison is also the founder of Music for All, was the first CEO of the VH1 Save The Music Foundation and helped create the Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation. Mr. Morrison is recognized for his work add the arts as a core subject to the nation’s education goals in 1994. He served Director of Market Development for NAMM and the Director of Marketing for Pearl.

Mr. Morrison’s advocacy work has earned him both a Prime-Time EMMY and a Peabody Award, the New Jersey Governor’s Award for Arts Education and he received an honorary doctorate degree from the State University of New York. He is a member of the Drum Corps International Hall of Fame.

Jessica Joy Satryan Shaw has been the Theatre Arts Teacher and Director at Mount Vernon High School in Alexandria, VA since 2016, and she has been developing and presenting on theatre curriculum at the local, state, and national levels since 2010. Previously, she taught music, theatre, and film to grades 5-12 at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy in Philadelphia, PA (2009-2016). She holds a Master of Arts degree in Theatre from Villanova University (‘09), and a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education from Grove City College (‘07).