Photograph by Michael Loeb

Since 1996, Ivy has been recognized for her contributions and leadership in the fields of girls’ empowerment, literacy, public art, women’s health, juvenile justice & youth advocacy, music education, teen peer leadership training, implementation of anti-bias curricula, and creative after-school programming.

“Ivy is a diligent, committed visionary and an inspirational communicator who is equally insightful, emotionally and intellectually.”
— Zak Barnett, ZBS Acting Studio, Los Angeles


Ivy’s Mission is grounded in 20 plus years of

STUDENT-CENTERED CREATIVE EDUCATION.

Students learning alongside Ivy can expect to be:

  • Respected;

  • Heard;

  • Invited to think critically;

  • Directed inward towards their own wellspring of creativity & wisdom;

  • Introduced to new ways to practice and work;

  • Challenged to live with more questions than answers;

  • Exposed to many of the ideas from Ivy’s lineage, the Teachers who have impacted her including (but not limited to) Kurt Lamkin, Mark Statman, Tao Porchon-Lynch, bell hooks, Ysaye Barnwell, Christina Sell, Lee Lozowick, Sabra Lowe, Yogi Ramsuratkumar, Darren Rhodes, Indra Devi, Michelle Cassandra Johnson, Helen & Scott Nearing, Nancy & Warren Berkowitz, Tara Brach, Jack Kornfield, Isha Meyers, Pauline Chodek, Jean Taussig, Myles Horton, & Paolo Freire.

“She brings an attentive, gentle, cheerful, and patient attitude to teaching. It is clear that she finds inspiration in the responses of the children to the music, and gladly and adeptly incorporates their ideas. She is a joy to work with and the children respond with great affection and enjoyment to her sweet and fun style of teaching.”
— Emily Wahl, Willow Tree, Portland, OR

Organizations Ivy has Worked with

  • Anti-Defamation League

  • Children’s Defense Fund

  • CityArts, NYC

  • Columbia Hospital For Women, Washington, DC

  • Teachers & Writers Collaborative, NYC

  • Young Audiences, Portland, OR

  • Each One Reach One, San Francisco

  • MyMusicRX - Children’s Cancer Association

  • The Boys & Girls Club, San Francisco, Austin, New Orleans, Brattleboro, Camas

  • Rock n Roll Camp For Girls, Portland, OR

  • Mentor Artists Playwrights Project

  • Turning Point, Prescott, AZ

  • The Catalyst, Prescott, AZ

  • WEB Conference, Prescott, AZ

  • Community Women’s Resource Center, Prescott, AZ

  • No School Art School, Portland, OR

  • Dell Children’s MedicalCenter, Austin,TX

  • Randall Children’s Hospital, Portland, OR

  • GreenBridge Pottery, Dayton, MD

  • Creative Science School, Portland, OR

  • Willow Tree, Portland, OR

  • Rio Grande School, Santa Fe, NM

  • Youth Music Project, West Linn, OR

Together We Dream A Future