Shadow Puppet Consultant

 Gina Grandi worked in the San Francisco Unified School District for 13 years, teaching 4th grade, 5th grade, and high school Theater and Humanities.  As a founding teacher of Metropolitan Arts and Technology HS, Gina designed and implemented the school-wide drama program and provided professional development in using theater and drama strategies to support literacy, scaffolded assessment, and community building. She is currently the Program Director at Opening Act, a non-profit that provides free after-school theater programs for NYC’s most under-served high schools.  In addition, Gina leads professional development workshops and guest-teaches high school classes across the county.  Gina has a BA from Vassar College, a Masters in Educational Theatre from NYU, and an extensive finger puppet collection.



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