Arts, Community, and Education

Maureen Creegan-Quinquis is department chair for the STEAM and Teaching and Learning programs in the Graduate School of Education. She is also the director of the Master of Education in Teacher of Visual Arts licensure programs and the arts in education programs. She works in painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, and digital. Her work appears on the covers of "Sites," a French journal published by Routledge-Taylor & Francis. Maureen exhibits at a variety of galleries. Most recent exhibits include Boston Drawing Collaborative at the Bernard Toale Gallery and Ward Nasse Gallery in New York.

In July 2021, the Massachusetts Art Education Association (MAEA) named Maureen their newly elected President-Elect. This six year position typically includes a two year position as President-Elect, a two year position as President, and a two year position as Past President. Maureen is stepping into the President-Elect role with just over five months left and will be the President of MAEA as of January 1, 2022.

In addition, Maureen received MAEA's 2022 Distinguished Service within the Profession Award.

July 2017: Presenter at Creativity at the Core Summer Institute, California County Superintendents Education Services Association. Exploring Text through Visual Arts and Poetry

Maureen weighs in on how to prevent bullying in schools.

Susan Fisher has over 40 years’ experience as a visual artist and arts educator. An accomplished ceramic sculptor, photographer, and calligrapher, she is actively involved in art making, and exhibits regularly. She finds that staying involved in the creative process is vital to her work as an arts educator.

At Lesley, Susan serves as an adjunct faculty and faculty academic advisor in graduate arts in education programs, and teaches courses in visual art, art education, and strategies for integrating the arts with students of all abilities. She is also adjunct faculty at Worcester State University, where she teaches courses in studio art and art education. 

Susan weaves theory and practice into all of her integrative arts courses. She has been the recipient of multiple Massachusetts Cultural Council STARS grants to fund an Artist in Residency program at Columbus Park School in Worcester, MA, which links literacy with the art making process for all learners. She has a strong background in working with students of all abilities in inclusive settings.

She worked as an artist in residence, trainer, author and coordinator for VSA arts Massachusetts. In her career as an arts educator, she has worked to make the arts accessible for students of all ages and abilities. She has spent many years in schools across Massachusetts as an artist educator and as a consultant and professional development trainer to support artists, teachers, parents, and administrators learn about the power of the arts in education and the possibilities that arts integration offers for all students to experience success. Susan is a contributing author to Integrating the Arts Across Content Areas.

Education: BA, Clark University (Studio Art), M.Ed. from Clark University (Art Education)

Marianne is director of program development within the Office of Partnerships. She has also been an adjunct faculty member at Lesley in the arts in education programs since 2002. 

As a teaching artist whose primary interest is the integration of the arts into all aspects of children’s lives, Marianne has worked for 30 years as an artist in residence, traveling to schools all over Massachusetts as a drama teacher, storyteller, and program developer. She has also served as an Arts Specialist and Humanities Teacher in the Boston Public Schools and as a member of the Cambridge Public Schools Drama Collaborative.

Education

BA, University of Massachusetts (Theater Arts)
M.Ed., Lesley University (Creative Arts in Learning)

Priscilla Sanville, advocate of culturally responsive teaching, has more than 30 years experience in schools and community organizations, also acting as a drama supervisor for 15 years in the public schools. Priscilla also earned her PhD from the Union Institute in Multicultural Education with a focus on the interface of culture and learning style theory. Her Master's degree was in the Arts, Creativity, and the Power of the Arts to Heal from Lesley College. Her BA was in Speech and Theatre with a minor in Education from the University of Denver. She has also done training with the dialogue project at MIT with William Isaacs, studied with the National Coalition-Building Institute and The World of Difference in Boston, and taught in Russia, Israel, British Columbia, and Quebec.
 
Prilly loves teaching all ages. She was an elementary school teacher for fifteen years (first, second, and third grade), and a supervisor of a drama/theatre program for another 15 years in K-12 public schools. Her expertise lies in drama, dance, and group facilitation, particularly in dealing with diverse perspectives and backgrounds. She taught extensively in Russia over three summer with the International School for Psychotherapy, Counseling, and Group Leadership. For two summers, she facilitated with a team, and during the third summer went alone and taught An Arts Approach to Differences in Cultural Context to teachers and clinicians from different parts of Russia. She has also given a keynote speech at the Rocky Mountain Institute in Colorado and was keynote speaker for Acton Public Schools professional development day (topic: diversity and freeze moments in education).
 
Her career has focused on supporting educators and community leaders in their endeavor to offer the highest quality arts education to children and adults. She has worked with educators and community leaders on equity and social justice issues, including cross-cultural work in the US and beyond, creating bicultural teams for teaching. Prilly is presently on the board and program committee, and is on the board of directors of Community Arts Center in Cambridge, MA.