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Mr. Scott F. Cooney
Mr. Scott F. Cooney
Scott F. Cooney is a professional actor/director turned teacher who refuses to accept mediocrity when it comes to the actor’s craft. He has been preparing and coaching students for their college auditions for over 20 years and is the head acting instructor at BCIT Medford’s Academy of Performing Arts. His professional experience and years of training allow him to bring the most out of his young artists, providing them with the knowledge, experiences, and safe environment to grow as actors and performers. Mr. Cooney is the troupe director of BCIT Medford's International Thespian Society troupe 7891 and is current Co-Director of the NJ Thespians State Board. Mr. Cooney was the recipient of the 2015 Foxy Award for Outstanding Direction of a Play for his original immersive adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic Romeo & Juliet and the 2020 Peter Filichia Award for Pushing the Envelope in Academic Theatre for his production of Macbeth: The Scottish Play in a Galaxy Far, Far Away. The Academy of Performing Arts was the first school in the state and one of the first in the nation to launch a virtual production during the pandemic with their production of the play 10 Ways to Survive Life in a Quarantine.
In April 2020, Mr. Cooney was selected as one of three theatre educators to participate in an online panel to discuss techniques and tips for teaching theatre online during the pandemic by the Educational Theatre Association (EdTA) in a webinar entitled "Let's Talk Teaching Theatre Online." Mr. Cooney was also featured in EdTA's Theatre Education Community Spotlight in May 2020 and his interview can be found below.
In May 2023, Mr. Cooney was honored with the esteemed Jo Anne Fox Award during Montclair State University's Annual Theatre Night Awards. The award is awarded each year to a theatre teacher who is deemed “an inspiration to his/her students, whose passion for theatre is infectious, and who creates a community, a loving extended family in his/her school in the process of producing high-quality productions.”
Mrs. Gebhart began her dance training as a small child and later trained at The Southern New Jersey Academy of the Performing Arts at GCIT under the tutelage of David Kloss, Althea Leslie and Dale Schmid. She graduated from Goucher College with degrees in Dance and Political Science. During her time at Goucher, she had the opportunity to study with many guest artists including Adrianne Clancy, Christopher Fleming, Amy Marshall, and Kevin Iega Jeff. Mrs. Gebhart has also trained in Rio de Janiero, Brazil at The Federal University, Deborah Cocker Modern Dance Company, Studio de Angel Vaianna and the Manguiera Samba School. She also studied English Folk Dance at The Cecil Sharp House in London, England. Mrs. Gebhart has performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra at the Kimmel Center, at the Kennedy Center and toured in both Ireland and England. She has also performed with Dance DelBello as a Guest Artist and is currently a Guest Artist Instructor at The Cooper River Ballet. Mrs. Gebhart has been on faculty at the Burlington County Institute of Technology since 2007, where she developed the Dance Career Major, and teaches at dance studios through the tri-state area. Mrs. Gebhart is an ABT® certified teacher, who has successfully completed the ABT® Teacher Training Intensive in Pre-Primary through Level 3 of the ABT® National Training Curriculum. Her variety of multi-cultural experiences and international training gives Mrs. Gebhart’s students a unique view of the world of dance, which she enthusiastically brings to the classroom every day.
Pamela L. Turowski, Ph.D., is Music Director of the Academy of Performing Arts at the Burlington County Institute of Technology in Medford, New Jersey. She teaches courses in instrumental and vocal performance with an emphasis in classical, jazz, and popular musical styles, music theory, music technology, and music history. Additionally, she directs the Jaguar Band and Spring Musical. Prior to her appointment at BCIT, Dr. Turowski supervised student teachers for Mansfield University and served as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at Temple University.
Dr. Turowski has presented at many regional, national, and international conferences including those sponsored by NAfME, SMTE, the Suncoast Music Education Research Symposium, International Conference on Music Learning Theory, NJMEA, PMEA, and NYSSMA. Her presentation topics include skills-based learning, jazz education, improvisation, composition, and creativity.
Dr. Turowski received a Ph.D. in Music Education from Temple University. She has an MA in music education from the Eastman School of Music and a BM in music education from Rowan University.
Dr. Turowski has presented at many regional, national, and international conferences including those sponsored by NAfME, SMTE, the Suncoast Music Education Research Symposium, International Conference on Music Learning Theory, NJMEA, PMEA, and NYSSMA. Her presentation topics include skills-based learning, jazz education, improvisation, composition, and creativity.
Dr. Turowski received a Ph.D. in Music Education from Temple University. She has an MA in music education from the Eastman School of Music and a BM in music education from Rowan University.
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