Mary Crescenzo
145 Benefield Boulevard, Peekskill, New York, 10566, 914 737 3377
22525 Sherman Way, West Hills, CA, 914 907 9381
marylala.mc@gmail.com
(Please note, all teaching of adults is listed in italics)
TEACHING ARTIST
Professional Artist: writer, playwright, librettist, poet, singer, actor
RECENT TEACHING ARTIST PROGRAMS WITH OLDER ADULTS
Lifetime Arts, since organization’s inception, NY (library and community settings)
Sunshine Adult Day Center, Peekskill, NY
NEW YORK STATE PERMANENT CERTIFICATION
Permanent Certificate: New York State Education Department, Fine Arts - all grades
Permanent Certificate: City School District of New York, Fine Arts - all grades
PROFILE SUMMARY
Experience with adults, older adults, pre-school, youth, special needs groups,
diverse communities, and intergenerational populations
Over twenty years of teaching in public and private schools, as well as in
community-based educational settings
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Created a multidisciplinary approach to art using theatre, literary and language
arts to develop and implement reading and learning
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EDUCATION
Lehman College, New York (CUNY) – BA, fine arts major/education minor
College of New Rochelle, New York - graduate studies in art therapy
MLS - University of Oklahoma
American Academy of Dramatic Arts, New York
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY – visual, theatre, vocal, and literary arts
Public Schools:
New York City Board of Education: JHS 35
New York City Board of Education: IS 180
Pierre Van Cortlandt Middle School, Croton-on-Hudson, NY – leave replacement
Wood Gormley Elementary School, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Dove Science Academy, Tulsa, Oklahoma - Middle Charter School
Heritage Academy, Tulsa, Oklahoma – K – 12
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After-school Programs:
Claremont Elementary School; AMD Middle School - Ossining, New York
Hackley School, Tarrytown, New York
Morse Elementary School, Tarrytown, New York
Artist in Residence: created and taught the following art programs
Arts and Alzheimer’s program: visual arts, movement, storytelling
Drawing on Memories program - Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mother Cabrini Nursing Home – Dobbs Ferry, New York
Bethel Nursing Home – Croton-on-Hudson, New York
Center for the Physically Limited – (adults) creative writing, theater, movement
Pierre Van Cortlandt Middle School - “Famous Artists of Croton-on-Hudson”
Imagination Destination – Lakeland School district
Warner Library, Sleepy Hollow – “Read, Draw and Tell” summer program
Croton-Free Library - “Mystery Writing” (middle school)
Lakeland High School - Alternative School (art, reading and literature)
Street School - “INTERARTS” program - Tulsa, Alternative High School
Tulsa Housing Authority - art, reading and poetry (middle school)
Tulsa Parks and Recreation - (K - 6)
College for Young Scholars program - Tulsa Community College (middle school)
Creative Arts Festival - Holland Hall Preparatory School, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Caltanissetta High School (Sicily, Italy) - summer writing workshop
Foxcroft School, Middleburg, Virginia - creative writing workshop
ADULT EDUCATION - instructor
Continuing Education – instructor of visual art, theatre, creative writing:
Westchester Community College
Mainstream Program: Institute for Mature Adults
Non-credit courses
Santa Fe Community College
Tulsa Community College
Instructor/Lecturer for professional development workshops for teachers:
Lifetime Arts, guest speaker, NY and CA; evaluation panel member for roster
candidates
Tulsa Public School teachers - Teaching Language Arts and Creative Writing
Pre-service & In-service Courses in Art for Educators - Tulsa Comm. College
Westchester and Santa Fe Community College - continuing ed. For teachers