USITT Education Commission

The Education Commission serves students and educators in all areas of theatre design and technology. A diverse group of educators and a student liaison work to develop exciting and innovative programming for each Annual Conference & Stage Expo. The Commission regularly covers such topics as teaching, mentoring, tenure and promotion, curriculum, and student life. In addition, the work of the Education Commission continues throughout the year in the forms of several ongoing projects and archives.

Commission Leadership:

Commissioner: Anne Medlock
Commissioner (Programming focus): Demara Cabrera
    
Special Projects Coordinator (Ideas focus): Bryan Stanton
Secondary Education Coordinator: Kristen Olinger
Poster Session Coordinator: Charlene Gross
Poster Session Coordinator: Amber Marisa
DAA Coordinator: Laura J Eckelman
    
Student Liaison: TBD 
    
OISTAT Representative: Brent Innes

Updated: July 2025

Education Commission Tenure Reviewer List

Tenure and Promotion Guidelines (2014)