Rubi Fregoso | Interim Executive Director

For the past 20 years Rubi has found joy as an arts educator and advocate working in formal and informal educational settings.  Her work has focused on building opportunities for young people to find their voice and empowering educators to use the arts to enrich their classrooms and harness the power of creativity to empower students to see themselves as community leaders. Her passion stems from early work as a community activist, where she learned the power of the arts to forge a space for community, identity and action. 

Prior to joining ETA, Rubi was the coordinator for arts education with the Partnership for Los Angeles Schools, working with 19 LAUSD schools.  Her work centered on increasing arts equity through the development and implementation of an arts initiative focused on deep collaborations with school administrators, teachers, community arts partners, and by building on the District's established arts programs. In addition she has worked with Woodcraft Rangers, building partnerships with universities and building STEAM curriculum for after-school programs, and KCET public television, elevating community stories and supporting early childhood educators. Rubi started on her path in education as a film teacher at Van Nuys High School Performing Arts Magnet (LAUSD.) This experience established an infinite appreciation for the creativity and possibility of working with young people. Rubi attended CSU Long Beach and UCLA.

Tiffany Lin | Program Director, Partner Schools & Network

Originally from Virginia, Tiffany has worked in arts education for over 15 years, in both Virginia and New York City teaching visual arts and media arts. Before joining ETA, she spearheaded an arts education initiative into 20 schools and NYCHA community centers in Brooklyn for visual, digital, performing, culinary, and fashion arts, along with Arts Internships for high school students in partnership with Center for Arts Education and SYEP & Work, Learn, Grow. She has also worked as a mentor for American for the Arts’ Diversity in Arts Leadership internship program. Tiffany holds her BFA in Drawing & Design from Old Dominion University, as well as a pre-K — 12 visual arts teaching license. She is an alumna of the National Art Education’s selective School for Art Leaders and in her spare time continues to illustrate, design, and mentor teaching artists and students. She also serves as a Commissioner for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for National Arts Education Association for the Supervision and Administration Division and is also on the Board of Directors for the NYC Arts in Education Roundtable.

Dori Alper, LMSW | Program Director, NYC Student Programs

The only thing greater than Dori’s passion for theatre is her actual playbill collection. Dori majored in Human Services at the University of Delaware, with a focus on children, families and communities, and she studied clinical social work at the Graduate School of Social Work at Touro College. She joined ETA from CUNY Kingsborough Community College, where she worked as an academic counselor focused on retention initiatives, student wellness, personal counseling, and student success. Dori serves on the Associate Board of SCOPE (Summer Camp Opportunities Promote Education). She cares deeply about education and youth development.

Maya Mackrandilal | Program Manager, AIP (LA)

Maya is a transdisciplinary artist, writer, educator, and arts administrator. She received her BA from the University of Virginia and her MFA in Studio Art from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago where she was the recipient of a Jacob K. Javits Fellowship. Her creative practice spans collage, sculpture, video, performance art, poetry, and creative non-fiction. As an educator, her focus is high school, college, and adult learning, approaching art education as a tool for developing creative problem-solving skills, enhancing community engagement, and promoting social justice. After moving from Chicago to Los Angeles in 2016, Maya served as the Fine Arts Coordinator for the City of Buena Park and then School Programs Coordinator at Music Center, administering arts-integrated partnerships throughout LA County.

Mackie Saylor | Program Manager, 4 Year Plan

Mackie Saylor (she/her) has been connecting schools, artists, and cultural institutions through arts education for over ten years. Growing up, Mackie experienced the joy of the arts from her parents, a visual artist and public school music teacher. After moving to NYC in 2015, she performed regionally and developed her teaching practice with schools and organizations throughout NYC. She also co-founded Ashworth Theatre Company in her hometown of Waukee, IA, in 2012, and led its programs until 2018. After transitioning to arts education full-time, Mackie managed education initiatives at Notes in Motion Dance Theatre and Children’s Museum of the Arts. She continues to collaborate with the NYU Verbatim Performance Lab and CO/LAB Theater Group. She also curates the monthly arts ed community newsletter, Our Practice. Mackie holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from the Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Webster University and an MA in Educational Theatre from NYU Steinhardt.

Sabrina Alamo | Program Manager, Lang Arts Scholars

Sabrina (she/her) is a multifaceted teaching artist, actress, and arts administrator who hails from New Jersey. She holds a BFA in Theatre Performance from Kean University and is currently pursuing an MA in Applied Theatre at the CUNY School of Professional Studies. She has had the pleasure of teaching various classes in schools and theatre companies across the northeast including Paper Mill Playhouse, Premiere Stages, and Illuminart Productions. Sabrina is passionate about providing excellent, accessible, and equitable arts education for all students.  

Grace Canahuati | Partner School & Network and Development Coordinator

Growing up in Honduras, Grace’s passion for the arts was evident when she performed private plays for her family. She is an actress, comedian, artist, and advocate. She holds a B.A. from NYU in Political Science and studied sketch writing at UCB. She worked at the United Nations Development Programme where she championed for the Millennium Development Goals with a focus on eradicating poverty and hunger as well as continuing her artistic endeavors. Alongside her work at ETA, Grace has volunteered as an art teacher supporting Artists Ignite, a non-profit that connects performing and visual artists with youth from underserved communities. She shares her experiences teaching migrant children in an article as a guest writer for UNICEF and R.Evolucion Latina.

Jessica Delgadillo | LA Program Coordinator

Jessica (she/her) is a dedicated arts administrator, educator, and self-taught mixed media visual artist. She holds an BA in Liberal Arts and Humanities from Soka University of America and an MA in Chicana/o Studies from California State University, Northridge where she focused her research on Chicana art, feminism, and arts education. Over the last 10 years, Jessica’s passion for the arts, arts education, and social justice has allowed her the opportunity to work with a number of community-based organizations and arts institutions across Southern California such as the Orange County Children’s Therapeutic Arts Center, Padres Pioneros, Theatre Of Hearts/Youth First, Soka Performing Arts Center, and The City of Irvine Great Park Gallery and Art Studios. She is excited to continue making the arts and arts education accessible to students across LA County through ETA’s Arts Internship Program.

Mame Toure | NYC Student Programs Assistant

As a Senegalese New Yorker, Mame (she/her) learned how impactful art can be for diverse communities through participating in various non profit art programs. As a young student, Mame took the opportunity of the resources around her as an intern in ETA's Arts Internship Program and Reel Works where she worked for organizations such as BRIC and MOMI. She holds a B.F.A in Film and Television from NYU Tisch School of the Arts and has an interest in sharing people’s stories through different mediums as a producer and director. This past summer, she rejoined the ETA community as a teaching assistant for the Lang Arts Scholars Summer Program at NYU. These experiences, along with her upbringing and years of work leading arts classrooms, sparked a desire to inspire and cultivate similar passions within urban youth to find new horizons and create their own works of art.