Staff
Sara Lise Raff, Program Manager
Sara Lise Raff, who began her career as a New York City elementary school teacher, was a driving force in the training of teaching artists in her school. She was instrumental in the communication between teachers and artists in the very first round of the Annenberg Grant partnership with the New York City Board of Education.
Sara Lise was the first director of programs at Education Through Music, Inc. (ETM), a not-for-profit arts organization in New York City. In this role, she established and fostered many arts education partnerships throughout New York City. With her customized training programs and an intensive summer training academy, she hired, groomed, and managed teaching artists for arts education positions in ten elementary schools in the New York City Public Schools.
Sara Lise has continued to be a mentor and formulate assessment tools, training sessions, and workshops for teaching artists with various arts organizations. She continues to provide quality instruction for students in the arts.
Sara Lise graduated Hunter College with a dual degree in education and developmental theater. She also has a graduate degree in elementary science education from Hunter College.
Photo Credit: Bill Stanton
