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Patti Saraniero, Ed.D.

Patti Saraniero provides program evaluation and consulting services to schools and arts organizations. Her research interests include teaching artists, arts education with special populations, particularly English language learners; artists as agents of social change in communities; and, organizational behavior in arts organizations. Previously, Patti has been the education director at La Jolla Playhouse and the Old Globe Theatre, developing and leading innovative theatre programs for the greater San Diego community. She worked as a stage manager for a number of regional and off-Broadway theatres, including Yale Rep, Dallas Theater Center, Primary Stages, New York Stage and Film, The Juilliard School, and Dallas Children’s Theater. 

 

In addition to her consulting work, Patti is currently a lecturer at the University of San Diego and the University of California San Diego.  Patti holds a doctorate from the University of San Diego, a master’s degree from San Diego State University in child development and has done graduate work in drama at the Yale University School of Drama. 
 

Current Consulting Projects Include...
 
Center Artes at California State University, San Marcos, CA

Collaborations: Teachers and Artists (CoTA), San Diego, CA

San Diego County Office of Education's 2008-2012 U.S. Department of Education AEMDD grant

 

Recent Consulting Projects Include...
 

Americans for the Arts, Washington D.C.

California Center for the Arts, Escondido, CA

California County Superintendents Educational  Services Association (CCSESA)

Media Arts Center, San Diego, CA

Oberg Research, Alexandria, VA
San Diego Symphony, San Diego, CA
SUAVE, Escondido, CA - A recipient of the US Department of Education's Arts in Education Model Development and Dissemination grant (2003-2006).
University of California Irvine's Center for Learning through the Arts and Technology
 
University Affiliations Include...
 
University of San Diego:
  • Institute for Nonprofit Education and Research - lecturer
  • Theatre Arts department - lecturer
University of California San Diego:
  • Theatre/Stage management - visiting faculty