Stefanie Singer

Experience

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  PS1 Contemporary Art Center

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2010

  Volunteer Program Manager and Public Programs Associate

  To support large-scale public programs and events – including the widely attended PS1 Warm Up Series– I oversaw a team of 20 volunteer staff, including coordinating weekly schedules and assigning tasks. I also coordinated a weekly performance art program in collaboration with the Director of Public Programs, managing all performance logistics leading up to and during events, including promotion, ticketing, staff scheduling, and artist support.

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  Cultural Educative Center, Amsterdam

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2011

  Project Manager & Co-Facilitator, Little Things Community Arts Project

  In partnership with a Dutch social service agency and 2 local visual artists, I supported 25 young adult refugees. I identified group needs and coordinated a 6-week participatory art program focused on language development to supplement ESL instruction.

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  Touro College

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2013

  By recruiting and supporting future educators and creating an Introduction to the Arts Course focused on providing hands-on experiences and community connections, I established and managed the arts focus of the New York Link Early Childhood Education Program.✅ I Recruited and supported 100+ future Early Childhood Educators for the teacher certification program, including identifying and advising strong candidates for graduate school and assisting with financial aid research, application submission, and interview preparation.✅ I guided teachers with little or no arts background to excel in arts-inclusive programming by designing a rigorous, culturally responsive curriculum that involved hands-on learning experiences and visits toperformances/institutions. Show less

  • Admissions Advisor

    Jan 2011 - Jan 2013

  • Adjunct Professor – NY Link Early Childhood Education Program

    Jan 2011 - Jan 2013
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  Creative Art Works

  Mar 2013 - Aug 2015

  Teaching Artist

  Designed and led weekly arts workshops for a group of middle school students in Washington Heights; Co-led a group of young adults from the NYC Summer Youth Employment Program in the planning, design, and production of a community-based mural in historic Hamilton Heights titled "Gold Beneath the Surface"

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  Free Arts NYC

  Oct 2013 - Jun 2016

  Teaching Artist/Facilitator for PACT Program

  I nurtured positive relationships among parents with limited access to arts education instruction by designing and facilitating a program of visual arts activities focused on creative art-making in alignment with Free Arts NYC’s Parents and Children Together Program (PACT). Strengthened program success by securing and training volunteer mentors for families.

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  Urban Arts Partnership

  Nov 2013 - Jul 2020

  Led a multi-million-dollar professional development program funded by a US Department of Education Grant and implemented across 600+ classrooms in NYC and LA. In addition to co-developing a research-based curriculum, I directed 15 teaching artists to facilitate the curriculum, collaborate with school leadership for implementation and adaption, and assess effectiveness using student IEPs, test scores, and a control group.✅ I secured $200K in funding through city grants for SEL and arts initiatives through fundraising.✅ The project resulted in an ~80% increase in school engagement, spending time on task, socialization skills, and progress toward IEP goals among students enrolled in program.✅ To spark program sustainability, I collaborated with a team of researchers, US Department of Education project directors, and school district leadership.✅ Based on leadership, budget management, and project management strengths, I was promoted from Program Manager to Program Director. Show less

  • Program Director

    Oct 2016 - Jul 2020

  • Program Manager

    Nov 2013 - Oct 2016
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  PAR Perfect Alignment Resources

  Jan 2014 - May 2021

  Grant Writer

  I equipped community-based non-profit groups focused on education and mental health to achieve formation and monetary goals by researching/drafting/submitting government funding and formation proposals, consulting with organizational leadership to create feasible budget models, identifying diverse funding streams, and advising on programming models.

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  BRIC - Arts and Media in Brooklyn

  Jan 2014 - Jan 2014

  Teaching Artist

  I facilitated in-school and after-school arts-based residencies for K-12 students including a school-wide mural program that engaged all grade levels in the design and execution of inspiring murals based on school themes.

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  SUGAR HILL CHILDRENS MUSEUM OF ART AND STORYTELLING

  Feb 2016 - Feb 2018

  Teaching Artist

  I prepared Pre-K students to meet common core and social-emotional learning standards by collaborating with classroom teachers and Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art and Storytelling to design in-school residency focused on visual arts, theater, and music-based activities aligned with Reggio Emilia Approach to Learning.

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  New York University

  Feb 2017 - May 2022

  Adjunct Professor

  By designing and facilitating a 2-semester Arts Integration course, I equipped pre-service Early Childhood and Elementary Educators to advocate for and support whole-person learning.✅ I guided student teachers to integrate visual arts, theater, and music into teaching to address developmentally appropriate standards across the curriculum for Pre-K through 2nd Grade.✅ I fostered partnerships between students, their supervisory teachers, and educational institutions focused on cultural responsiveness and arts integration. Show less

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  Eskalera Inc.

  Dec 2019 - Mar 2023

  DEI Curriculum Developer/Project Management

  I prepared Fortune 500 companies, leading academic institutions, and other highly visible national and global organizations to meet and exceed objectives by developing targeted and tangible DEI curriculum focused on leadership training and development. The curriculum focused on racial allyship, cross- gender relationship building, cultural humility, disability access, and inclusion. I worked within a fast-paced, highly regulated organization, managing all project phases and ensuring high-quality work and by-deadline delivery. To ensure effectiveness, I collaborated with multiple cross-functional stakeholders, including the Chief Diversity Officer, other senior leaders, researchers, and IT professionals.✅ I contributed to the curriculum’s high positive outcome rate by designing an adaptable content and structure that met the needs of diverse learners, including all levels of employees, management/senior leaders, individual contributors, corporate offices, and deskless workers.✅ By partnering with the company’s co-founder to develop experiential learning hybrid programs that required learners to practice skills during daily operations and report back on the platform, I led a high percentage of employees to progress on inclusion skills.✅ Leveraging my arts background, I designed media-rich content while fostering mutually supportive content exchange partnerships with animators, writers, and other creative professionals. I also guided cross-functional developers to think visually about learning and how learners engage. Show less

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  Counseling In Schools

  Aug 2021 - Jul 2023

  Facilitator

  As a consultant, I advise and direct interactive in-person and online professional development workshops for K-12 teachers, paraprofessionals, counselors, and other school-based staff.

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  Newburgh Armory Unity Center

  Sept 2021 - now

  Instructor

  Facilitate expressive art-making activities in a variety of modalities to support diverse learnersand their families. Promote SEL and academic goals through the arts, specifically communication, collaboration, fine and gross motor and literacy development.

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  Mount Saint Mary College

  Aug 2022 - Aug 2023

  Adjunct Professor

  In addition to designing and instructing experiential learning courses, I direct cross-functional projects focused on leveraging art integration to connect students with community members and institutions.✅ I designed an experiential learning class – Art and Community Engagement – at the request of the Vice Dean of Academic Affairs. The course dismantled barriers between the siloed communities of the college and the host town of Newburgh.✅ By partnering students with organizations working at the intersection of arts, environment, social justice, and urban improvement/planning to develop collaborative community projects, I guided students to understand, respect, support, and advocate for marginalized communities.✅ I guided students with little background, experience, or understanding of arts to overcome negative stigma related to arts and integrate community arts into their future professions by introducing them to arts making positive impacts, such as supportive housing communities with arts programming focused on helping formerly incarcerated individuals’ transition.✅ At the newly established Center for Community Engagement and Wellness, I coordinated a community listening session and facilitated community-campus arts and accessibility workshops. Show less

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  Museum of Tolerance - A Simon Wiesenthal Center Museum

  Mar 2023 - Jul 2023

  Facilitator

  Focused on empowering students to recognize and address discrimination and hate speech via social media, I lead interactive workshops on the historical context and present-day relevance of the Holocaust for High School students across NYC Public Schools.

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  Anti-Defamation League

  Jul 2023 - now

  Laurie M. Tisch Education Director