ACT ONE WELCOMES NEW DIRECTOR OF ARTS EDUCATION

ACT ONE WELCOMES NEW DIRECTOR OF ARTS EDUCATION  

Art teacher and arts advocate joins Arizona's leading charitable organization dedicated to providing access to the arts 

Act One announced that Dr. Beth Maloney will be joining as Director of Arts Education. 

 Dr. Beth Maloney is a National Board Certified teacher, the 2014 Arizona Teacher of the Year, and spent the past twenty years teaching in the classroom. Dr. Maloney has a Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education, a Master's degree in Leadership and Supervision, and a doctorate in Higher and Postsecondary Education. She was also awarded an honorary doctorate in humane letters from Northern Arizona University. 

 Additionally, Dr. Beth Maloney's experiences that will benefit Act One moving forward include:  

• Creating Virtual Reality field trips that will revolutionize arts-based field trips 
• Building teacher and school relationships with our arts partners to harness currently available digital opportunities for students and teachers. 
• Creating and mobilizing an arts education committee to become advocates for the Phoenix arts education community. 

 "I'm thrilled to be writing to you from my new position as Director of Arts Education for Act One. I came here because I believe in their mission with my entire heart: to provide meaningful arts experiences that enhance the academic and creative potential of children and families in Arizona. I am so excited to be involved with an organization that directly addresses the arts equity gap for vulnerable students. Traditionally, Act One provides arts-based field trips for more than 49,000 students from Title I schools in Phoenix and Tucson annually.  As COVID-19 changed the delivery model of school and arts organizations, Act One is changing, too." says Dr. Beth Maloney. 

 "Beth brings the much-needed educator perspective to Act One. With her experience and connections to the education community, Act One programs will benefit under her direction. The Board and I are delighted she has joined Act One!" says Bernadette Carroll, Executive Director.  

 About Act One: Act One was founded in 2011 in direct response to the lack of access to the arts in Arizona schools. Act One provides meaningful arts experiences that enhance the academic and creative potential of children and families in Arizona. The organization envisions a time when all Arizonans acknowledge the value of creative arts experiences as a significant component of educational advancement and personal well-being. Act One makes the arts accessible to more than 530,000 children and families in Arizona each year through field trips for K-12 students from Title 1 schools and the Culture Pass. For more information about Act One, it's programming and how to donate, please visit www.act1az.org or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @act1az. 

 

 

Act One provides meaningful arts experiences that enhance the academic and creative potential of children and families in Arizona.

 

910 E. Osborn Road, Suite C l Phoenix, AZ 85014

5049 E. Broadway Blvd., #310 l Tucson, AZ 85711

office: 602.343.6232 l ryoung@act1az.org

Visit us online at act1az.org l facebook.com/act1az

 

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