Faculty and Staff

Tamara Goldbogen

Bio

Tamara Goldbogen is the Beverley Taylor Sorenson Endowed Chair for Arts Learning, and director of the award-winning Arts Learning Collaborative, at Weber State University. She teaches in the College of Arts & Humanities, the College of Social Sciences & Education, and the Honors Program. Tamara’s creative and scholarly work focuses on theatre for young audiences, puppetry, creative learning and arts integration. Tamara has received numerous accolades for her teaching such as the Presidential Teaching Excellence Award, and the Joseph and Holly Nye Bauman Outstanding Faculty in Honors Award. She holds a Master of Fine Arts in Drama and Theatre for Youth from the University of Texas at Austin.

Samantha Steffan

Bio

Samantha Steffan spent 8 years as a music educator in North Dakota before moving to Utah in 2020. She holds a Master of Music in music education from North Dakota State University and has been active in the National Association for Music Education and the American Choral Directors Association. Prior to joining the Arts Learning Collaborative, she was a Learning Support Coordinator in Academic Support Centers and Programs at Weber State University. Samantha enjoys making music and crafts, gardening, and baking and has a cat, Eleanor, who keeps watch over the neighborhood.

Erinne Garfield Roundy

Bio

Erinne teaches Art Foundations for the junior high students at North Davis Preparatory Academy, a K-12 Spanish Immersion charter school in Layton, and serves as the Arts Learning Collaborative Program Assistant. Erinne also serves as an adjunct faculty member at Weber State University. She received her Bachelor in Science in Visual Communications/Design from Weber State University and has her Secondary Teaching License in Visual Art.

Deja Mitchell

Deja grew up in the reputable dance culture of Utah. She earned a BS in Modern Dance at Utah State University. She has studied with master African dance and drum artists for 25 years, done immersive study in Mali, West Africa and became an adjunct professor at Weber State University in 2008. She is a creative aging artist, a performer and an artist in residence for schools and numerous groups. “The goal of my art is to connect to ourselves and each other through a shared experience and celebration of movement, music and meaning.”