Beth Slepian

Background

About Beth Slepian

Educator, program manager, and outreach specialist; career shifter into composting and zero waste solutions. Certified Master Composter, TRUE Certified Waste Advisor, and graduate of the Sanitation Foundation’s Zero Waste Academy. I’ve worked with diverse populations of every age from 0-99+ in schools, museums, theaters, and public spaces throughout NYC and nationwide. MA in Educational Theatre and Social Studies Education, with 15+ years of experience in nonprofit cultural arts program development and implementation. I believe in strengthening community connections, facilitating dynamic experiential workshops, and fostering welcoming spaces. I’ve built high-quality, innovative programs across disciplines for diverse populations of schools, families, & community participants. I take a creative, collaborative, and systematic approach to program development and strategic planning and am known for being an effective communicator and big picture thinker who also gets the details right. Ask me about the weird jobs not listed on my resume!(Haunted house performer? Gift wrapper for a shopping magazine? Mad scientist?) Proud member of Brooklyn Community Board 12. Vice Chair of the Brooklyn Solid Waste Advisory Board (BkSWAB). Member of the NYC District 39 Participatory Budgeting Steering and Education Committees. I'm passionate about leveraging my teaching and management background in arts education to promote civic engagement, sustainability, and cultural understanding through community participation. Please VOTE.