I believe that the best stage managers are people who easily adapt to difficult situations. From rehearsals to performances, unpredictability is a major factor in everything you do, no matter your role. Being able to keep a cool head and positive demeanor helps everyone else stay calm.”
People of HPA
People of HPA
Sports, along with the passage of time, has taught me this other valuable lesson: If we spend our precious time doing anything, then we should do it to the very best of our ability.”
People of HPA
In my own art practice, the most powerful work comes from a personal place. So as a teacher, I encourage my students to act as investigators in their own lives: what resonates for them is what will resonate for the viewer.”
People of HPA
Both my dad and my husband are the beekeepers—I am more on the periphery, maybe a beethinker rather than a beekeeper.”
People of HPA
Working as a single unit in a canoe, fully united, is a valuable thing to learn. You have to put your ego aside and understand you’re part of something bigger.”
People of HPA
We aren’t an empty cup, to be filled up. Education helps us discover the best of who we are.”
People of HPA
Math is a language, and it’s the easiest language! It only has about six verbs: to equal, to be greater than, and so forth. On a literal level, equations are math sentences.”
People of HPA
I’ve been body surfing since I was five and learned from some of the very best watermen in Hawai’i. The thing is, it’s so simple. All you need is fins and a pair of shorts. Simplicity trains your mind, and simple becomes elegant.”
People of HPA
Sometimes it’s good to see our work as teachers in terms of coaching; we can coach those qualities that lead to success in the classroom, like grit and stamina.”
People of HPA
I cry with the moms when it’s time to say goodbye during orientation, and I celebrate when graduation comes. Families are never just an admission file to any of us in the office.”