Dana Edell, PhD is an activist-scholar-artist and serves as executive director of SPARK Movement, an international, intergenerational girls’ activist movement. From 2002-2012, she was co-founder/executive director of viBe Theater Experience where she produced and co-directed more than 60 productions all written/performed by girls. She has 15+ years of experience as a teacher and leader in arts, activism and advocacy programs with girls. Dana teaches Applied Theatre at CUNY and NYU. She has a BA in Classics/Ancient Greek from Brown University, an MFA in Theater Directing from Columbia University and a PhD in Educational Theater from NYU.