Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2

Jian-Jun Chen-Edmund is an assistant professor of music education at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She received her PhD in music education and served as adjunct assistant professor at the University of Florida. In 2007, she earned the Outstanding Academic Achievement award from the University of Florida International Center. Chen-Edmund earned her MA in music and music education at Teachers College, Columbia University; and a bachelor?s degree in music performance at Fu Jen University in Taipei, Taiwan. She holds Orff Schulwerk and Kodaly certifications and is a member of the International Society for Music Education, National Association for Music Education, Minnesota Music Educators Association, and the Minnesota Society for Music Teacher Education. She has presented research and conducted workshops internationally, nationally, and regionally at the International Symposia on Assessment in Music Education, the University of Minnesota Duluth Summit on Equity, Diversity, and Multiculturalism, and the Florida Music Educators Association conference.; Dawn Demaske lives in Minneapolis and works full-time at the University of Minnesota. Demaske graduated from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse with a BS in art/photography. She also attended the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in its graduate program. Demaske is a landscape photographer and has work currently in multiple exhibitions.; Scott Gilbert is an artist and educator, and has worked on several projects designed to engage underserved and underrepresented individuals in the arts. He attended workshops with Augusto Boal, and has been trained in theater of the oppressed, legislative theater, and invisible theater. Gilbert participated in the Theatre for Social Change course at the University of Minnesota led by Sonja Kuftinec. He has a bachelor?s degree in theater production and directing, and a master?s degree in educational leadership. He currently serves on the technical advisory board for Theatre in the Round; the play selection committee for Chameleon Theatre Circle; and is trying to restart Segue Productions, a theater company dedicated to creating performances that inspire conversation about social issues and build appreciation for varying points of view in order to foster understanding and acceptance. Gilbert produced Minnesota Fringe Festival shows in 2011 and 2012, the latter created in response to the marriage amendment with all proceeds going to marriage equality groups.; Brian Malloy: Malloy is a teaching artist and novelist. His honors include the Minnesota Book Award, American Library Association?s Alex Award, and the Loft?s Excellence in Teaching Fellowship. He's taught creative writing at universities, adult enrichment programs, homeless shelters, correctional facilities, and service organizations. As an arts administrator, he was education director (six years) and development director (six years) for the Loft. He was grant writer for the campaign that created Open Book, home of the Loft, MCBA, and Milkweed Editions. He served as program manager for the Minneapolis Foundation during the 1990s.; Susan Marco is a physician recruiter, a multifaceted role in health care. Marco was a college and high school English professor/teacher for over 20 years with a passion for creative writing and human expression. Marco has been published, attended multiple writing events (including Iowa City Workshop) and has also been a board member on the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Marco has a MA in English literature and writing.; Atim Opoka is a creator and first generation Ugandan American artist. Her parents taught her the power of storytelling?teaching that stories live in the same world as you do, that if you listen to sounds around you, the stories would just unfold. The power of imagination and being able to dream, to let your mind wonder and your heart to feel, that is how Opoka creates her stories.; Samantha Wisneski is communications associate at the Weisman Art Museum at the University of Minnesota, where she manages digital communications and oversees a team of student content creators. She has worked in various marketing, hospitality, and visitor services roles at arts organizations including the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, the O'Shaughnessy Auditorium, and the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival. She has an MA in art history and BA in art history and communication and journalism from the University of St. Thomas.; Nicole Zickefoose is the founder and president of Writing by Zickefoose LLC. Zickefoose helps organizations develop a communication or grant process, locate and apply for grant funding, or improve their department or company wide communications. Zickefoose was previously a technical writer and editor for a software company and taught English composition courses for a community college. She graduated from the University of Nebraska, Omaha, with an MA in English.