Elle Hong (she/her) is the Program Manager at Think 360, where she leads in planning a range of programs including artists-in-schools/community programs, teacher professional development, and more. She serves as the Affiliate Director for Greater Denver Wolf Trap, working to provide arts-integrated learning for early childhood educators and students. Elle began her work with the organization in 2022 as the Teacher Professional Development Manager and has gained a deep understanding of Denver’s diverse and evolving education landscape. She believes that integrating the arts into classrooms not only fosters creativity and engagement but also serves as a powerful tool for addressing systemic inequities.
With a background spanning secondary through tertiary education, Elle has served as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Colorado Boulder and helped launch remote undergraduate programs at Naropa University overseen by the USDOE. Beyond her work in education, Elle brings experience collaborating with contemporary performance artists and public arts institutions, as well as serving on public selection committees, including for the National Endowment for the Arts and Denver International Airport’s CEEA. As an arts administrator and advocate, she is committed to ensuring that arts programming remains accessible to all, regardless of barriers.
Outside of work, Elle is an active participant in Denver’s arts community as a choreographer/dancer, writer, and dramaturg. She is a current resident artist at RedLine Contemporary Arts Center (2024-26), where you can sometimes find her rolling around the ground in the studio she shares with Think 360 roster artist, Kristina Maldonado Bad Hand. She holds an MFA in Dance and graduate certificate in Emergent Technologies & Media Arts Practice from University of Colorado Boulder, and a BA in Dance & Sociology from Wesleyan University.