Jefferson Fietek has over 25 years theater arts and education experience. He currently is an instructor at the renowned Emerson College where he teaches a variety of theater courses including courses in theater education, directing and puppetry. He has directed over 80 stage productions. He currently serves on the Board of the Boston Area Puppetry Guild. He was the founder of and served as the Theater Department Chair of Anoka Middle School for the Arts Theater for fourteen years. He served six years as an Adjunct Faculty member at the College of Saint Scholastica where he taught multiple Arts Integration courses for graduate and under graduate level students. He co-founded Young Artists Initiative (YAI) where he served as Artistic Director for eight years. Jefferson has also been a guest presenter at various conferences, both locally and nationally, on topics such as arts integration in the classroom, playwriting, puppetry and how to create environments that are safe and inclusive for all youth.
His advocacy work for youth has been featured in media outlets across the country such as CNN, Rolling Stone Magazine, Mother Jones Magazine and the New York Times. He was a featured presenter at President Obama's first ever LGBTQ Youth Summit. He was also featured in the award-winning documentary film Same Difference.
He has been awarded the Ordway Center's Education Award for Community Commitment, the Center for Excellence in School Counseling and Leadership's (CESCaL) Educator of the Year Award, the Anoka-Hennepin District 11's TOP Teacher Award, runner up for GLSEN's Teacher of the Year and the Senator Allan Spear Award for Community Commitment.
His advocacy work for youth has been featured in media outlets across the country such as CNN, Rolling Stone Magazine, Mother Jones Magazine and the New York Times. He was a featured presenter at President Obama's first ever LGBTQ Youth Summit. He was also featured in the award-winning documentary film Same Difference.
He has been awarded the Ordway Center's Education Award for Community Commitment, the Center for Excellence in School Counseling and Leadership's (CESCaL) Educator of the Year Award, the Anoka-Hennepin District 11's TOP Teacher Award, runner up for GLSEN's Teacher of the Year and the Senator Allan Spear Award for Community Commitment.
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Production photo from "Little Shop of Horrors"