VSA Massachusetts Announces COOL Schools Personnel Changes
Posted Sunday October 18 2015 at 10:37 pm.
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Guest blog post by VSA Mass. Vice President and COO Charles Washburn.
The new COOL School year is off to a grand start and we have a great team in place to help make it a great success.
While we were sad to say goodbye to Wilhelmina Peragine, we look forward to following her career at Harvard and finding new ways to keep her engaged with VSA Massachusetts. We are excited to welcome Aysha Upchurch to our team as Associate Director of COOL Schools. Although Aysha is taking on a new position, she is not new to VSA Massachusetts or to the work we are doing through COOL Schools. Last year we had the good fortune to have Aysha as an intern and teaching artist as she pursued her Ed.M. in the Arts in Education program at Harvard Graduate School of Education. Aysha brings a great wealth of experience as a dancer, educator and arts administrator, as well as a passion for social change and for professionalizing the teaching artist field.
Another milestone to celebrate is Nicole Agois' recognition by the International VSA Affiliate Council for achieving a decade of service. Nicole assumes the role of COOL Schools Director and is orchestrating our efforts to gain a deeper understanding of the COOL Schools model and what makes it work in order to help it grow.
Kati Blair Kotrc has moved to a reduced schedule and will focus on facilitating the work between VSA Massachusetts and the Advancement office of Seven Hills Foundation. Through our affiliation with Seven Hills, we are working together to create new opportunities for COOL Schools and beyond.
We are also fortunate to have two new interns from the Harvard Graduate School of Education contributing to the cause this year. Flossy Azu is joining us from the International Education Policy program, and brings a keen interest in inclusive arts learning as well as experience teaching from kindergarten to high school. Laura Stickle is in the Arts In Education program and has experience with coaching teachers in arts-based literacy development.
We look forward to the year ahead.
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