Lynette Brown-Edwards

Lynette Brown-Edwards serves as an Adjunct Professor at Moore College of Art and Design and Director of Visual Arts, Dance and Theater for the School District of Philadelphia, demonstrating a career-long commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion in arts education through teaching, program facilitation, and leadership.

Her professional focus centers on integrating equity frameworks into arts education across visual arts, dance, and theater disciplines, specifically developing programs that honor student cultural identity while fostering creativity and artistic expression in K-12 settings.

Her distinguished contributions have earned recognition including:

• Lindback Award for Distinguished Educators (2020)
• Philadelphia Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Community Torchbearer Award (2022)

Brown-Edwards maintains active leadership roles as Pennsylvania Equity, Diversity and Inclusion liaison for the National Art Education Association and chair of the Pennsylvania Art Education Association's EDI committee, supported by National Board Professional Teaching Certification and Pennsylvania Instructional Certificates.