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NEA Discipline Directors
Dr. Beth Bienvenu recently started as the Director of the Office of Accessibility at the National Endowment for the Arts. She manages the NEA's technical assistance and advocacy work devoted to making the arts accessible for people with disabilities, older adults, veterans, and people in institutional settings, with initiatives related to universal design, arts and aging, arts in healthcare, and careers in the arts for people with disabilities. Dr. Bienvenu brings to the NEA a combination of experience in disability employment policy, arts policy, and arts management, as well as experience in the for-profit, non-profit, and federal sectors. Prior to coming to the NEA, she worked as a policy advisor for the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) from 2005 – 2010, where she analyzed public and private sector policies and practices related to the employment of persons with disabilities. In addition to research on disability and employment issues, she delivered technical assistance to private sector and federal employers, facilitated exchanges with international organizations, and developed partnerships with private sector companies, nonprofit organizations, and other federal agencies, including the NEA and the Smithsonian Institution. These partnerships and activities covered a broad range of disability and employment issues, including recruitment, hiring, accommodations, and workplace health and productivity. Since 2005 Dr. Bienvenu has served as an adjunct professor for George Mason University's Master of Arts in Arts Management program, teaching courses in arts policy and comparative international arts policy. Prior to coming to Washington DC, she worked in public relations for classical and folk musicians, managed a youth chorus, and served as assistant director for the Bloomington Early Music Festival in Bloomington, IN. Dr. Bienvenu received her bachelor's degree in Sociology and Music from Alma College, two master's degrees, one in sociology and one in arts administration from Indiana University, and her Ph.D. in organizational leadership from the University of Oklahoma.
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