Dionna Ndlovu is currently a Dance Specialist at Arcata Elementary School and developing the Dance and Theater Credentialing program at Cal Poly Humboldt University in Humboldt County, CA. She also serves as Humboldt County’s Arts Now Leader with Create CA promoting arts education and advocacy. Dionna is the visionary and co-founder of Black Humboldt, a cultural and community non-profit organization founded in 2018 in response to a lack of SAFE Black and Brown spaces, network and resources. She previously served as Project Coordinator on Arts Integration with the North Coast Arts Integration Project, one of Humboldt’s Regional Coaches for Turnaround Arts: California, as a greater board member on the professional development team California Dance Education Association’s (2021-22) and held appointment as faculty for the Theatre, Film, and Dance Department at CSU Cal Poly Humboldt since 2021. As a Black woman, third culture person, first-generation Nigerian American, and college graduate, she earned a M.S. in Instructional Design and Technology from Full Sail University, a B.A. in Theater Arts from Morgan State University, and a certificate from Dell’Arte International School of Physical Theatre. She loves to teach community dance and physical theater workshops and travel throughout California. www.dionnandlovu.com