Jennifer Lobsenz

Director of Arts Education (she/her)

I’m the Director of Arts Education — aren’t I lucky? I get to collaborate with awesome local writers and educators to increase young people’s access to arts engagement opportunities. This looks like placing and supporting professional writers in year-round public school residencies, building and maintaining relationships with community partners, and advocating for the importance of making creative writing opportunities available to all young people.

I am a born and raised Seattleite! I grew up just blocks from the SAL office on Capitol Hill and enjoy the daily walk through memory lane when I come in to work. I start a lot of sentences with, “This actually used to be…”

When I’m not at work, I’m generally delighting in the company of my amazing family (Alex + Aura + Vela = heart explosion). I also enjoy biking, making photographs, writing things by hand, watching films, attending multidisciplinary art events, reading, and hosting semi-structured dinner parties.

I’m a huge fan of Simone Weil; a copy of Gravity and Grace lives on my desk and I check in with it often. I appreciate so much about her ability to think and feel and actualize. When I engage with her work, I feel like my own abilities sharpen.