Americans for the Arts will present the Americans for the Arts Annual Leadership Awards at the 2016 Annual Convention in Boston on Friday, June 17, 2016 from 12:00 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. These awards recognize the achievements of individuals and organizations committed to enriching their communities through the arts. 

 

Laura Perille, CEO of EdVestor, based on Boston, will receive the Arts Education Award. Presented each year since 2007, the Arts Education Award honors the best in arts education program design, execution, and organizational leadership. 

 

EdVestors is a school improvement nonprofit with the mission to increase the number of schools in Boston delivering dramatically improved educational outcomes for all students. Since its launch in 2002 under Perille’s leadership, EdVestors has raised and helped investors direct over $21 million in funds for urban school improvement through its School Solutions Seed Fund, the School on the Move Prize, and the Improving Schools Initiative. 

 

Prior to EdVestors, she led Perille Consulting Group and previously served as Director of Education for Crittenton Hastings House, Policy Analyst for Community Catalyst/Families USA, and Director of Programs for the Greater Boston Food Bank. A graduate of Brown University, Perille and her family live in Boston.

 

Read Perille’s recent ArtsBlog post, and find out more about the 2016 Americans for the Annual Leadership Awards in the press release.