Mitchell Bowman

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About Mitchell Bowman

Mitchell serves as the Director and Head of School for Greenleaf Neurodiversity Community School, which currently serves over 150 adults annually through educational and vocational programming. Mitchell is an experienced leader in community arts, wellness, education, and job skills training, with a passion for serving individuals with autism and other neurodivergent conditions. Mitchell helped launch Greenleaf in August 2019, after serving as Director of Out-of-School Programs for Creative Action, where he was instrumental in helping to expand the organization’s reach to nearly youth a year and instituting training and program delivery changes to make programs more inclusive for students with special needs. Mitchell is also an accomplished multi-disciplinary teaching artist, with over 20 years of experience in youth development, education, and the arts. Mitchell is a Certified Autism Specialist with over 10 years of experience working directly with individuals with disabilities and their families. Mitchell studied film/digital media at Ohio University and music education at Otterbein University. He holds a master’s degree in education from Naropa University, where he also developed skills as a mindfulness and wellness educator. Mitchell's skills include: Nonprofit Leadership & Management, Educational Program Development, Special Education & Neurodiversity Inclusion, Vocational & Job Skills Training, Workforce Development for Neurodivergent Adults, Curriculum Design & Instruction, Universal Design for Learning, Contemplative and Mindfulness-Based Education, Teacher Training & Professional Development, Student & Family Engagement, Adult Education & Lifelong Learning, Social-Emotional Learning, Arts Integration in Education, Trauma-Informed Teaching Practices, Grant Writing & Fundraising, Film/Digital Media Production, Music Education & Performance, Social Skill Development through Role-playing Games.