Staff

Betsy joined Arts Access as Program Director in 2009 and became Executive Director in 2014. She has dedicated her career to working with persons with disabilities and advocating  that everyone have equal access to participate in the fabric of community life. Prior to joining Arts Access, Betsy had 20 years of experience working in group home, day program, hospital, public school and community non-profit settings as a social worker, therapeutic recreation specialist, inclusion specialist/trainer, and program administrator. She holds a bachelor’s degree in social work from Salem College and a master’s degree in therapeutic recreation from UNC-Chapel Hill, and she completed a summer program in arts administration at NYU.

Megan has worked in the visual arts, arts education, community outreach, and nonprofit worlds for the last ten years. She joined Arts Access in 2017 to implement the Wake Arts Inclusion Project, a project to help arts teachers and teaching artists work with students with disabilities. She now serves as Program Manager. Megan is a working artist and holds a Masters of Art & Design from NC State University and BFAs in both Art Education and Studio Art from East Carolina University. Prior to joining Arts Access, Megan worked as a visual arts teacher in Wake County and at Governor Morehead School for the Blind.