Louise works with Alliance partners at the regional, state and national level to bring resources to Alameda County, provide leadership to other county offices in Region IV and California, and to share and develop new ideas for the advancement of arts learning with national thinkers.
Phone: 510.670.4174
Andrea Temkin: Resources & Resiliency Coordinator
Andrea manages incoming and outgoing resources by providing grant development and reporting, coordinating staff, providing resources to school districts through the District Arts Learning Network.
Phone: 510.670.7730
Sierra Falcon: Arts Programs Assistant
Sierra manages internal and external communication, calendaring, travel arrangements, materials and supplies, workshop coordination, contracting, billing, and in-house printing.
Phone: 510.670.4557
Kathy Graddy: Art IS Education & Arts Learning Galleries Coordinator
Kathy coordinates Alliance communications including print projects, advocacy campaigns, and making student and teacher learning visible through the Art IS Education gallery showcase. Kathy is the contact for our annual showcase of student learning, Art IS Education! in March.
Jessie Wick: Art IS Education Web Manager
Jessie coordinates Alliance communications including web projects, the Alliance blog and the online action research project.
District Arts Network Coaches
District coaches offer technical assistance to districts in conducting arts learning needs assessments, developing and implementing arts learning plans, assessing and planning professional development, identifying resources, and developing policy.
Sue McGreevy: Lead Coach
Sue facilitates collaborative arts integration through professional development programs and coaches districts in strategic planning and planning for professional development to implement systemic change, through arts learning, for educational equity.
Carolyn Carr: Coach
Carolyn coordinates with district leaders, principals, teachers and teaching artists to implement a model for a district-wide Teacher Action Research Institute.