March 2024

We welcome Elena Thornton for our March meeting!

Award Winning Community Leader; Best Selling Author; Educator; Artist; Published Poet; Photographer, Founder/CEO, Arizona Consortium for the Arts Charity,  Publisher: “The Blue Guitar”, “The Blue Guitar Jr” and “UNSTRUNG” Literary and Arts Magazines.

Elena holds B. A. and M.A. degrees in Education from the University at Albany, NY and has more than 35 years in the education, business and the nonprofit sector. She also was a Director of Training for a Phoenix based company and traveled throughout the US and abroad.  Elena’s education and career experience combined with real-life experience makes her the successful organizational leader she is today. Currently, together with the Arizona Consortium for the Arts Board of Directors special projects volunteers, she is spearheading the efforts in developing relationships through networking and partnering with local community organizations that will bridge resources and forge collaborations with individuals, public, private, educational institutions and the business community to reach their goals, objectives and ultimately build and sustain a multicultural arts and performing arts center facility. The center will provide a home for all creative and innovative activities and will foster artistic growth for people of all ages through participation in the arts. Arizona Consortium for the Arts, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit, an all-volunteer, community organization. Visit www.artizona.org