Alex Novak Foster (she/her) brings deep experience in arts and education to AFLCT. A Connecticut dual-certified teacher in Art and Elementary Education, she earned her BA in Art Education from Ithaca College and an MA in Teaching from Quinnipiac University. Alex taught for seven years in New Haven public schools and currently instructs Facilitating the Arts in the Academic Classroom at Quinnipiac University. At AFLCT, she leads initiatives to ensure educational impact, including Teaching Artist recruitment and services, the Arts Learning Framework professional development program, and serves as Accessibility and DEIAB Coordinator. Alex also creates artwork through Pearl Studio New Haven and lives in New Haven with her husband and son.