Michelle Pruett (Sipes)

Michelle Pruett (Sipes) currently serves as the Institutional Giving Manager at Adventure Science Center, a position held since August 2023. Previously, Michelle worked as Program Manager at NCCAkron from November 2022 to August 2023, focusing on the creative processes in dance. Prior to that, Michelle was the Program Director and Arts Learning Specialist at the Tennessee Arts Commission, managing grants and educational programs from December 2020 to April 2022. Other roles include Graduate Teaching Associate at The Ohio State University, Graduate Associate in Development at Wexner Center for the Arts, and various positions in the performing arts and media industry. Michelle holds a Master of Fine Arts in Dance from The Ohio State University and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance from Belhaven University.