Jelivet Perez is the Education Programs Assistant at PEM. She went to High School for the arts in New York City, and later took a different route in her education by earning a Master’s degree in Clinical Social Work from The Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College. While writing her graduate thesis on Community Arts Programs, Jelivet knew she wanted to pursue a career that merged her skills, knowledge, and experience in community engagement and social work, with her interest and passion for the creative arts and access to arts education.