IPAY Board
2010 Showcase Selection Committee Member
Vice President of Programming
Colleen Toohey Porter
Colleen Toohey Porter has been the Director of Arts Education at PlayhouseSquare
(PS) since January 2002. Through her work with regional, state, national and
international arts organizations, PS has developed programming for over 100,000
Greater Clevelanders annually. Colleen programs PlayhouseSquare's school and
family series, artist residencies and community arts programs. Prior to her
appointment she spent seventeen years in Buffalo, New York as an artist, faculty
member at Canisius College and Chair of the Performing Arts Department at The
Nichols School. She serves on the board of the Cleveland Arts Education Consortium,
and the National Education Directors of Performing Arts Centers.