Meet the Team
Kathryn Bentley
Director, IMPACT Academy
Kathryn Bentley is an associate professor of theater performance and artistic director of SIUE’s Black Theatre Workshop. A theater professional with extensive experience as an actor, director and teaching artist, she holds a Master of Fine Arts in theater directing, and professional training in community arts and social justice. She is a 2002 St. Louis Regional Arts Commission Community Arts Institute Fellow, and she now serves as a Curriculum Development consultant for the institute. In 2021, Kathryn was awarded the St. Louis Visionary Outstanding Working Artist Award. She is a National Conference for Community and Justice St. Louis Certified Diversity Facilitrainer and a Certified Lessac Kinesensic Voice and Movement Practitioner.
