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V for Vitality

December 12, 2012 by

Arts Education is a must! Kristen Engebretsen, the arts education program coordinator for the Americans for the Arts Organization holds a masters degree from Harvard Graduate School of  Education. In this episode of V, Kristen discusses her role in ensuring the advancement of arts education throughout the country. Prior to her arrival in DC, she worked at several organizations in Los Angeles, making arts education an imperative for all students. She has performed with a professional  symphony on the string bass, both in the United States and abroad. She has also  taught dance at various arts education organizations, and she continues to serve  on the Board of Directors for CRE Outreach, a small nonprofit theater company in  Los Angeles. Kristen gets it!

 

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About Susan Brender

Susan Brender has 20 years experience as a television producer with diversified broadcasting experience in the Political, Entertainment, Legal, and Business arenas. She is the recipient of the ACE Award for (Best Program in an Educational Series): Teenagers: Drinking and Driving “A Killer.”

As a producer on CNBC, The Charles Grodin Show, Susan was the driving force behind a critically acclaimed series that examined the inequities in the justice system. Her other network cable producing experience includes Pozner/Donahue, and Gerry Spence Shows. At MSNBC, Susan lent her producing expertise to a variety of talk programming with leading newsmakers. She also produced business news segments for the top-rated, nationally syndicated business news program, The Wall Street Journal Report.

In the field of documentary film, Susan worked with the accomplished independent documentary makers, DA Pennebaker and Chris Hegeduson a project about the youngest person on death row.

Susan became involved in the “Dot.Com” world in 2001 where she became Vice- President and Director of the Women's Channel for Stellar Networks, a Seattle based Company. Today Susan's interests lie in the Arts and Health arena. She is currently working in communications and development for non-profits dedicated to arts and education and arts and health.

Susan is also the Host of V for Vitality on WomensRadio. V for Vitality features interviews with artists discussing how the arts play a vital role in maintaining youth and vitality. This show will discuss the fundamental importance of the arts in the mind-body-spirit relationship as a health strategy.