Ellen Tepfer

Ellen Tepfer is the Manager of Teaching Strategies at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City. She has been in museum education for 15 years, training and managing docents, mentoring graduate students, and expanding teaching strategies for educators in Visitor Engagement, Access, Community, and School Programs. Ellen received her Ph.D. in Art History from the Graduate Center of the City University and was a professor at university and art schools before finding her passion to facilitate people's deep and direct connection with artworks through engagement in museums.