Tessa Crisman grew up in the mountains of Colorado and currently lives in Denver. After working in member services at two of Denver's most beloved cultural institutions for several years, she now works as Communications Specialist at the Art Students League of Denver, a nonprofit that provides arts education to artists of all ages and abilities. Tessa is interested in the ways nonprofit organizations can enhance movement work around social justice. In her spare time she enjoys growing vegetables, befriending cats, and knitting.