Josey Pickett is currently the fine arts facilitator for theatre and dance for the Socorro Independent School District. She has a Ph.D. in Teaching, Learning, and Culture from the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) where she also received her M.Ed. and B.F.A. in dance performance. Additionally, she trained at the Paul Taylor Dance School, in Balanchine Technique with Jillana School of Dance, interned with Alonzo King Lines Ballet and Walt Disney World. As a freelance stage director, choreographer, and performer she has worked with El Paso Opera, UTEP Opera, UTEP Dinner Theatre, UTEP Department of Theatre and Dance, Viva! El Paso, New Mexico State University Department of Theatre Arts, Abilene Christian University Department of Theatre and Dance, Mountain Movement Dance Company, Zilker Theatrical Productions, and Broadway by the Bay. Her professional and student memberships include: Texas Educational Theatre Association, Texas Dance Teachers Association, National Dance Educators Organization, American Educational Research Association, and United Teacher Education Doctoral Students. Her research and creative works are driven by her goal to advance equity and inclusion, contemporaneously, in our educational and global community. Contact Josey at Josey@somosep.org.