Dana Greenup

Dana Greenup is the newest addition to the Playworks New Orleans team, joining us as our program director. Dana has served as the assistant director of Ashe' Cultural Arts Center's Kuumba Art Institute, an intensive creative and perfromance art program in Central City that served youth ages 5-14 years of age. She has extensive knowledge of the New Orleans Public School system from her experience as the operations director of the grass roots parents' advocacy nonprofit, Save Our Schools NOLA.

As the program director, Dana will be taking the lead in ensuring that Playworks New Orleans achieves its goal of bringing meaningful and inclusive play to kids in schools. As a New Orleans Public School graduate, she is most excited about the opportunity to help grow the Playworks program within New Orleans, increasing opportunities for healthy play for the city's children.