BIOGRAPHIES
Beverly Bradford
(Executive Producer / Project Manager) - “ARTS IN EDUCATION”
Beverly Bradford, a resident of Orlando and is no stranger to the Arts. She has a B.A. in Drama and a Minor in Speech Communication. Her Masters Degrees are in Education and Special Education. She has post graduate credentials from Winthrop University in Educational Leadership and Supervision. She has over seventeen years experience as a classroom teacher and school administrator for the public school system. Her professional Theatre credits are in production management, stage management, costume designs and fundraising. She has experience in directing summer camp programs with the Parks and Recreations of Richland County and the Chicago Parks and Recreations. She is currently the Executive Director of the Southwest United Communities, Inc., and Director of Universal Child Care Development Center, now a national accredited Arts school for Preschool Children. Ms. Beverly has the overall responsibility for the organization’s fundraising, programs, Arts In Education Initiatives, publications, grant writing, community projects, personnel management and finances. She works closely with the Board of Directors to set both policy and strategic planning. She is a member of the Downtown Arts District Board of Directors. During the 2005 holiday, she was instrumental in bringing to the city of Orlando “Soulful Noel”, a multicultural community theatre production that involved over 5,000 children from the Orange County Public School System and the City of Orlando. She was instrumental in organizing the school performance at the T.D. Water House Center renamed the Amway Center.