Esther Farmer

Esther Farmer, PFL’s Community Collaborations & Development Coordinator, is a former ombudsman and housing manager for the New York City Housing Authority, who has received international recognition for her success using a performance based approach to crime prevention and staff development. She is a co-principal of Lateral Strategies, an international community-development consultancy that uses theater and performance as a tool for community development. She is a Board member of the Community Development Society and a former faculty member at the East Side Institute where she co-created a performance based teacher mentorship program and taught several online courses on the role of performance in community development. She is the author of several published articles. Esther has been working with PFL for three years, developing a community engaged theater project with Seniors throughout New York City and facilitating PFL dialogues.