dedicated to community engagement through equitable and accessible arts experiences. Linzey is currently the Administrative Manager of the Dance Education EdD Program, the Arnhold Institute for Dance Education Research, Policy & Leadership, and the Arnhold Dance Education Research Studios at Teachers College, Columbia University.

In addition to her professional arts administration experience with organizations such as The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Modern & Contemporary Wing) and Momentum-Excellence (an affiliate of National Dance Institute), Linzey brings critical insights to the field of dance education from her experience as a dancer and choreographer, college instructor, and PreK-12 dance teaching artist. Her work as a teaching artist spans a variety of educational contexts, including community-based programs, private dance studios, and education outreach programs with BalletMet. Rice’s recent artistic work has been featured in Alvin Ailey Extension’s performance project, an adjudicated performance in Hixon Dance's City Dance Showcase, New Vision Dance Company’s Save The Arts Showcase and Retrospective III, ballet productions of The Nutcracker and Cinderella with Artisan Dance Studio, and Cultivate Dance Project's 2022 Company Showcase, Where I Was. CDP's dance film "Memory is a Monster" was featured in local and international dance film festivals: Constructed Sight Dance Film Festival (2022) and Cleveland Dance Fest - Virtual Dance Film Gallery (2022-23). Now based in New York City, Linzey continues to pursue independent work as a dancer and choreographer.

Rice earned a BA in Dance with Distinction and a BA in Communication from Wittenberg University, where she received the competitive Provost Scholarship and Theatre and Dance Department Scholarship. There, she performed and choreographed for student and faculty showcases and the Wittenberg Student Dance Company under the direction of Shih-Ming Li Chang and Christeen Stridsberg. Linzey earned a MA in Arts Policy & Administration from The Ohio State University where she conducted qualitative research on community arts partnerships and creative youth development. As a Graduate Teaching Associate, she independently instructed undergraduate arts education courses. An active advocate for the arts and social justice, Linzey graduated from the YWCA Columbus 2021 Leadership for Social Change program and organized arts advocacy efforts alongside Creative Ohio (formerly Ohio Citizens for the Arts) and the Ohio Arts Council.