High 5

520 8th Ave.,
Ste. 321, 3rd Fl.
New York, NY 10018

212.750.8587

info@high5tix.org

COLIN P. DELANEY, Director of Programs, is a playwright whose work has appeared in New York City and Philadelphia. Productions include Sunday in the Shower with Seymour, Scratch's Last Lament, A Hat For You, and Mask & Cape. Colin's play The Red Mollies, first produced at the Producer's Club in 2005 has been adapted to the screen by Ward Picture Compan and was released in '07. Colin's fiction and stories have appeared in the online journals Beekiller, Smyles & Fish and Mr. Beller's Neighborhood.

ERIC S. OST, Director of Education, came to High 5 in 2005. While earning his History degree at Temple University, Eric began teaching in the Writing Associates Program, doubling as a writing tutor for college freshman and mentor for middle school students in Philadelphia public schools. In 2002, Eric began working directly for the Philadelphia Writing Project in a teaching and administrative capacity at the first Writing Center in West Philadelphia High School. Before recently relocating to Brooklyn, Eric also worked for a year in the New Jersey public school system as a paraprofessional in Special Education classrooms and as summer counselor for teenagers with cognitive and physical disabilities.

CLAIRE COVENEY, Marketing Associate, joined the High 5 team at the beginning of 2010. She previously worked as Content Manager at Perks Consulting, a small business marketing firm, and as a Fashion Writer/Editor for "Melvin's Guide", an online magazine that highlights nonprofit and fashion events in New York City. Through "Melvin's Guide", Claire covered the Tribeca Film Festival, Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week and a variety of nonprofit events around New York City. Since graduating Adelphi University in 2008, Claire has also volunteered with several international children's and public health nonprofits in Xalapa, Mexico and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Laura Quackenbush, Audience Development Associate, is an artist/educator who started with High 5 in the Spring of 2010. She began acting at the age of eight and received her Bachelor of Arts in Theater, minor in English from Centenary College in 2005. She worked as a substitute teacher in the New Jersey public school system for three years and in 2008 received her NJ State Certificate to teach theatre at the secondary level. She is a member of the Actor's Equity Membership program, she has appeared in various theatrical classics such as: The Rivals and The Man Who Came to Dinner, and has done background work in various films and television shows. In addition to her professional credits, Laura has been involved in community outreach efforts for over 15 years. She has worked in various homeless outreach programs, re-built and repaired homes with a service project called RISE, and has served as an adult coordinator for a youth outreach program call SEARCH for over ten years. She is excited to have a hand in spreading the arts to young audiences in and around New York City.

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