Christine Alexander is a play-based and arts-integrative educator living and working in Washington, DC. She combines her facilitation skills and passion for human development to create purpose driven experiences for groups of all ages and stages. Before earning her M.A. in Teacher Education and Professional Development from the University of Maryland, she worked as a Teaching Artist in schools, museums, and theaters. Her training includes 7 years of applied improvisation for educational contexts (Smithsonian Associates), and two years of Gestalt Theatre training for educators (Gestalt Theatre Association), along with coursework in Design Thinking (UMD) and Social Therapeutics (EastSide Institute). Christine now facilitates the creative development of university students and faculty as a Lecturer and professional development provider at the University of Maryland.