Kelcey Anyá Broomfield

Kelcey Anyá is a multi-disciplinary performing artist, arts administrator and arts advocate from South Louisiana. She began her performance career at the age of two as a dancer, fell in love with all things performance and her motto became “as long as I can touch the stage, I’m happy.”

Kelcey Anyá possesses a B.A. in International Studies with minors and concentrations in Political Science, Conflict Peace & Diplomacy and Spanish from Miami University (Ohio). She also has a M.A. in Theatre, Performance and Practice with certificates in both Teaching and Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies and a M.Ed. in Curriculum & Instruction Leadership from Miami University (Ohio) and Liberty University, respectively.

She merged her love for education and the arts when she began her career as a teaching artist in New York City. Since then, she has served as the director of Colt Coeur Theatre Company’s annual education initiative (NYC), Program Manager with Pegasus Theatre (Chicago), Community Engagement Associate and Teaching Artist with The Joffrey Ballet and School Programs and Teacher Development Manager with Goodman Theatre (Chicago).

Kelcey Anyá has now combined her interests and passion for policy, arts advocacy and arts education in her current Doctoral program in Education Policy: Arts Ed Policy. Returning to the DMV in a full circle moment, 10 years later, Kelcey Anya’ is incredibly excited to be a part of the Project Create Team and serving students in the DC metro area.