(AP) — The Delaware Institute for the Arts in Education has a new director.

The News Journal reported on Thursday the Institute recently named one of its teachers as the artistic director.

Ashley SK Davis has been a teaching artist for DIAE since 2008. The choreographer and actor earned a bachelor's in philosophy at Spelman College in Atlanta. She's also the executive and artistic director of Delaware-based dance company Pieces of a Dream, Inc.

Most recently she was a director for a University of Delaware production examining the black experience in the U.S. and South Africa.

Davis will oversee all arts programming in her new role. She'll also manage partnerships with other local organizations and work directly with public, private and charter schools throughout Delaware to give multicultural experiences with the arts.