LOGAN – Utah State University Art Education faculty member Tamryn McDermott has long been a member of the National Art Education Association; she regularly presents at national conferences.
She was recently selected to join the 2026 cohort of the School for Art Leaders, a nine-month leadership development program through NAEA which is the premier professional community for art educators. NAEA’s primary leadership initiative is called the School for Art Leaders.
The program is designed to support art educators as they excel as leaders. She will bring an interdisciplinary background to the cohort with extensive experience as an artist, educator and administrator with a Ph.D. in arts administration, education and policy.
She teaches and mentors pre-service art teachers at USU, helping them to develop their artistic identities as educators.
She described her acceptance into the program as both timely and meaningful.
Participants will collaborate virtually over nine months on leadership development projects and prepare presentations for the 2027 NAEA national conference.
She said this experience will benefit her students by contributing to national conversations around leadership and innovation.