Jessie Novak is a K–12 art teacher and artist in rural Noxon, Montana, and Vice President of the Montana Art Education Association (MAEA). She holds a BA in K–12 Art Education and an MA in Integrated Arts and Education, and mentors educators statewide through MentorMT. A nationally recognized, internationally published artist and researcher with published research on artistic behavior modeling, Jessie previously spent seven years in museum education at the Missoula Art Museum. Her teaching centers on creativity, experimentation, and connecting students with both historical and contemporary art.