ABOUT US
Creative Changemakers equips students and educators with project-based learning that ignites critical thinking and empowers them to address real-world issues, driving positive change in their communities.
CREATIVE VISIONS
Creative Changemakers is part of Creative Visions, an organization dedicated to empowering creative activists to raise awareness of critical issues and drive positive change through impactful storytelling. We believe in using the power of media, art, and education to create a more just and sustainable world.
OUR TEAM
JESSICA BURNQUIST
Vice President of Impact Education
Award-winning high school teacher, Jess Burnquist, spent 17 years in classrooms teaching AP Literature, Creative Writing, and Honors English. After discovering the Creative Visions online curriculum, she became a Creative Visions Teacher Ambassador, Program Director, and now, Vice President of Impact Education. Jess has been a driving force behind impactful partnerships in Los Angeles and beyond designed to empower educators and youth. She has also created curricula for schools, foundations, and major organizations like Jhpiego, an affiliate of Johns Hopkins University. Jess earned her MFA in Creative Writing from Arizona State University and is a recipient of the Joan Frazier Memorial Award for the Arts. She has been honored with a Sylvan Silver Apple Award and is a Freedom Writer Teacher.
MIRIAM SCOTT
Director of Impact Education
Miriam was born in Germany and moved to the United States during her teenage years. She received her BA in English from Northern Arizona University. While completing her MFA in creative writing, Miriam stumbled upon teaching. What began as a means to pay the bills became a lifelong passion. In the last twenty years, she has taught in middle, high school, and college classrooms. She has also written and designed curriculum for several organizations and institutions, such as Pearson and Arizona State University Digital Prep, exploring and developing innovative and effective methods of digital teaching that meet the needs of a wide and diverse body of teachers and students. Through her experiences in and out of the classroom, Miriam realized the importance of incorporating both visual and performing arts into academics as well as teaching students how to find their voices and their places in their communities and the world at large. As the Director of Impact Education at Creative Visions, Miriam is thrilled to do just that.