Arts Education Advocacy Cohort
Arts South Dakota is collaborating with leadership from South Dakota’s arts educator associations to establish a new advocacy cohort. Focused on arts education advocacy at the state and local level, this new cohort will ensure that arts education remains a priority for the students of South Dakota.
![Cogswell](https://artssouthdakota.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Cogswell-rotated.jpg)
Mary Cogswell
Cohort Chair
retired – Camelot Intermediate -Brookings
Cohort Chair
retired – Camelot Intermediate -Brookings
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Laura Schenk
SD Music Educators
Brandon Valley Intermediate School
SD Music Educators
Brandon Valley Intermediate School
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Beth Neitzert
SD String Teachers
Huron High School
SD String Teachers
Huron High School
![Mandy DeWitt](https://artssouthdakota.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Mandy-DeWitt-scaled-e1718983654155.jpg)
Mandy DeWitt
SD Art Educators
Tri-Valley MS/HS
SD Art Educators
Tri-Valley MS/HS
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Desy Schoenewies
SD College Art Educators
Black Hills State University
SD College Art Educators
Black Hills State University
![Kristen Dunlap](https://artssouthdakota.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Kristen-Dunlap-e1718983734535.png)
Kristen Dunlap
SD Bandmasters
Canton HS
SD Bandmasters
Canton HS
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Ben Van Moer
SD American Choral Directors
Tri-Valley 5-12
SD American Choral Directors
Tri-Valley 5-12
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Michelle McIntyre
Speech Communication Association of SD
Sioux Falls Washington
Speech Communication Association of SD
Sioux Falls Washington