Society for Arts Leadership Educators

Professor Parker, a Pacific Northwest native, holds a BA in Theatre & Media Arts with emphasis in Stage Management, an MFA in Arts Administration, and MBA. After steering the Arts Administration Program at Southern Utah University to unprecedented growth and success for a decade as Director, Professor Parker stepped back into the classroom full-time, helping students become empowered advocates for the arts.

Her extensive arts administration experience includes roles with the Utah Shakespeare Festival, National Theatre of the Deaf, Utah Symphony & Opera, the Sundance Film Institute, and the Nevada Arts Council, among others.

Outside of teaching, Professor Parker consults for non-profit arts organizations and serves on various committees and councils at SUU. She has served on the boards of the Southern Utah Museum of Art and the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Region VIII, and on various committees of the Board of the Association of Arts Administration Educators.