About

The Society for Arts Entrepreneurship Education (SAEE) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization working to strengthen arts entrepreneurship education and help artists build sustainable creative careers.

We serve educators, students, practicing artists, researchers, community organizations, and institutions by developing educational frameworks and resources, advancing research and teaching practices, convening the field through conferences and professional learning opportunities, and creating connections between arts education and the realities of today's creative economy.

Founded in 2014, SAEE works to strengthen arts entrepreneurship education across higher education and communities while contributing research, resources, and shared learning to the broader field.

How SAEE Serves the Public

  • Develops and publishes the SAEE Learning Outcomes Framework

  • Advances research and educational practice in arts entrepreneurship

  • Provides educational and professional development opportunities

  • Convenes educators, researchers, artists, students and community leaders

  • Recognizes innovative research and pedagogy

  • Shares knowledge and resources that help artists develop sustainable careers

Josef Hanson and Todd Stuart, both former SAEE Board Presidents, share everything you wanted to know about SAEE.

Board of Directors

President: Julienne Shields - Millikin University
Treasurer: Jeremy Peters - Wayne State University
Secretary: Emily Gray - Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Campus Dance Academy
Past President: James Hart - Southern Methodist University
Board Member: Blaire Koerner - Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester
Board Member: Rand Harmon - University of Northern Colorado
Board Member: Angela Meleca - Meleca Creative Advisors
Board Member: Jonathan Gangi - The Pennsylvania State University

Past Board Members:

Gary Beckman - North Carolina State University
Kathryn Brown - North Carolina State University
Lloyd Caldwell - Oklahoma State University (formerly of)
Donna M. Conaty - San Diego State University (formerly of)
Drew X Coles - Columbia University
Aaron Dworkin - University of Michigan
Adrian Fung - Music in the Morning/Creative Edge
Kate Flemming - Millikin University (formerly of)
Jonathan Gangi - Penn State University
Hannah Grannemann - The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Josef Hanson - University of Memphis
Andy Heise - University of Missouri - Kansas City
Jessica Jones - CPA
Sonia BasSheva Mañjon - Executive Director of LeaderSpring (now: Pennsylvania Academy of the Performing Arts)
Karen Munnelly - Florida State University (now: ArtsVision)
Sally Packard - Texas Christian University (now: Kirkland Art Center)
Kasna Maat Ra - Arts Empowered, Inc. (now: KMR Educational Consulting)
Stephen Rueff - Minneapolis College of Art and Design (now: Maryland Institute College of Art)
Marie Segares - St. Francis College
Johanna Smith - California State University, San Bernadino
Stacy Stube - Maryland Institute College of Art
Steven Sparling - Trinity Laban Conservatoire
Sara Theis - Millikin University (formerly of)
Ken Weiss - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Jason White - College of Charleston (now: Xavier University)
Todd Stuart - Miami University
Jennifer Reis - University of North Carolina - Greensboro

Questions? Send inquiries to societyaee@gmail.com.