Advancing Arts Education in California
Working at the intersection of policy, practice, and creativity to strengthen arts education and expand opportunities for students across California.
Advancing Arts Education
in California
ARTS EDUCATION · LEADERSHIP · CREATIVITY
Photo: Cassia Davis / © J Paul Getty Trust
Playwright &
co-founder
of Uproar Theatrics
California arts
education leadership
Speaker
& facilitator
My career has taken me from the classroom to statewide education leadership, while continuing to create new works for the stage. Across it all, I believe in the power of creativity to transform how we learn, connect, and understand the world.
My Work
Statewide
Arts Leadership
Advancing arts education through policy, partnerships, and statewide systems leadership.
Speaking &
Professional Learning
Helping educators and leaders connect creativity, student success, and meaningful change.
Playwriting &
Creative Work
Creating original theatre and expanding access to new works through Ranked and Uproar Theatrics.
National presentations and conversations on arts education, creativity, and leadership
Speaking & Engagements
National presentations and conversations on arts education, creativity, and leadership, with a focus on student success, human connection, and the power of the arts to strengthen communities.
AS SEEN ON HBO
When Student Voice Became a National Conversation
What began as a musical created with students at Granite Bay High School became the subject of HBO's documentary My So-Called High School Rank. Co-written with David Taylor Gomes, Ranked explores the pressures of academic achievement, competition, and identity. The documentary follows students across the country as they bring the musical to life and confront those same questions in their own lives.
Watch the documentary trailer
IN THE NEWS
Selected Press & Media
October 2026
New statewide expenditure data and what it means for arts education access.
How much have California schools spent in Prop. 28 arts funds? We now have an answer
September 2026
A look at legislation aimed at clarifying Proposition 28 implementation and what comes next for California’s students.
California schools are sitting on arts money. A change in law might get them to spend it
December 2022
In Writing Ranked, Kyle Holmes and David Taylor Gomes Put Teenagers First
A feature on the creation of the musical, centered on student voice and the stories that inspired it.
April 2019
National coverage of Ranked, exploring how a student-created musical captured the pressures of academic achievement.
A Dystopian High School Musical Foresaw The College Admissions Scandal