MARY BETH LEBO

Innovative Art Instructor with 40 years of experience inspiring creative post-secondary students to learn and grow beyond personal expectations. Nurturing people-person and accomplished professional artists with innate artistic sense and keen discernment into students' skills, needs, and passions. Dedicated to equipping lifelong artists and developing and maintaining prestigious and lucrative art departments. Art Therapist/Counseling. Internship at LaPorte School Corporation. Compassionate Art Therapist with a background in facilitating therapeutic art sessions for diverse populations, including children, adults, and seniors dealing with mental health issues. Skilled in designing and implementing tailored art therapy programs to promote emotional, cognitive, and social well-being. Demonstrated ability to foster safe, creative environments that encourage self-expression and healing. Contributed to significant improvements in clients' mental health by integrating various art mediums into therapy practices. Successful at coordinating and conducting art therapy sessions to support client physical, mental and emotional well-being and development. Excellent recordkeeping, progress monitoring, and group facilitation skills.

• Teacher Leadership Bootcamp Mentor
• Art Department Head
• Teacher of the Year- Indiana 2022
• Delta Kappa Gamma Recipient
• LaPorte Educational Development Foundation Recipient

• Colorado Teachers License #24369827

Valid 06-04-2021 through 06-04-2028

• Indiana Teachers License #1349874

Valid 12-15-21 through 12-15-2031

• Art Therapist ATR-P