CORNELIA A. DAVIS, Ph.D.

Dr. Cornelia Davis, in her current role as the Pittsburgh Board of Public Education's Program Officer for the Arts and Humanities, oversees the District's instruction in Visual Arts, Instrumental Music, Vocal Music, Theatre, Dance and Creative Writing.  She leads nearly 300 faculty members in 90 schools as they provide arts education for Pittsburgh Public School students.

Dr. Davis joined the District in the fall of 2000.  She is an experienced educator who has served in leadership roles in the arts, international education, college admissions, and community/university-based arts education administration.  Prior to her work with Pittsburgh Public Schools, Dr. Davis's leadership experiences included: Director of Intergenerational Arts and Education Programs at the University of Pittsburgh's Center for Social and Urban Research; Director of International Programs for the Education Management Corporation; and Arts Education consultant for the U.S. Department of State in the network of American schools in Europe.  She has 15 years' experience as an elementary and secondary-level visual arts teacher in the U.S., Mexico, and Spain. 

Dr. Davis earned a Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh in Administration and Policy Studies/Curriculum and Supervision, a MFA in Ceramics from George Washington University, and a BS in Art Education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.