People of PS: Dani Filas

Tune in to hear Head of School, Dr. Mark Carleton, chat with PS Innovation and Technology Strategist, Dani Filas. Get to know Dani Filas as she and Dr. Carleton talk about the exciting opportunities technology brings to the horizon of teaching and learning. This episode is now live and available for download on our People of PS Podcast. 

Dani Filas currently serves as Presbyterian School’s Innovation and Technology Strategist after two years teaching 6th grade Habits of Learning, four years teaching 8th Grade English, and two years serving as 8th Grade Dean. She holds a Master’s Degree from Northwestern University in Theatre Arts with a concentration in Playwrighting and a Bachelor’s Degree in Theatre and English (Writing) from Knox College. Prior to her work at Presbyterian School, Danielle worked at the Village Academy in Powell, OH, where she taught courses in English and Theatre, also serving as the school’s Technology Integration Specialist and Thespian Director. Her teaching career began in 2001 when she was hired as an English and Theatre teacher at the Chicago Academy for the Arts in Chicago, IL. Before answering her calling in education, she worked as a theatre artist nationally; highlights included work with the Columbus Opera Project, St. Louis Fringe Festival, and the Second City National Touring Company. Dani is a published poet, a certified yoga instructor, a volunteer onstage and off with community theater companies, and serves on the board of the St. Louis Fringe Festival.