Jefferson Fietek has over 25 years directing and arts education experience in the Midwest. He is in his thirteenth year as Theater Department Chair of Anoka Middle School for the Arts and in his fifth year as an Adjunct Faculty member at the College of Saint Scholastica where he teaches Arts Integration. He also serves on the Minnesota Board of the International Thespian Society. He co-founded Young Artists Initiative (YAI) where he served as Artistic Director for 8 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 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 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 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 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.
Production photo from "Narnia: the Musical"