How Creativity Supports Community Connection With Karen LaShelle, Executive Director of Creative Action

For more creative musings, come hang out with me on instagram @amyinfullcolorBook a free guided visualization with me here.Access Your Creative Night In for FREE.Learn more about Creative Action and get involved: www.creativeaction.orgKaren LaShelle is the executive director of Austin Together, an organization dedicated to strengthening nonprofits in Central Texas through sustained collaborations that increase capacity and maximize impact. Karen is a highly respected nonprofit leader and was instrumental in the success of Creative Action where she currently serves as part-time executive director of strategic initiatives. During her 20-year tenure at Creative Action, the organization grew from a grassroots startup into one of the largest arts education organizations in Texas, reaching more than 20,000 students every year. Karen has received many accolades for her leadership, including being named 2015 Mission Capital Executive Director of the Year, being recognized as a finalist for the 2012 and 2013 Ernst and Young Social Entrepreneur of the Year and receiving the 2011 “Austin Under 40” Award. Karen was a 2015 board member of the National Guide for Community Arts Education Leadership Institute and a co-chair of their Race Equity Committee where she is currently the Board Chair. She is also on the Board of The Thinkery. She holds a holds a BFA from Illinois Wesleyan University and an MA in Community Based Arts from New York University.Discover more about me and my work: amyinfullcolor.com