
Laura Petillo
Pre-K Teacher
Laura Petillo, Ms.Ed, is a violinist and violin faculty at the Basie Center for the Arts. Laura is also a pre-K teacher in New Jersey and a doctoral candidate in education at Monmouth University. She has over 10 years of experience in early childhood and music education, and her research interests include literacy, social and emotional learning, music education, and musicology. In 2020, she received the Educator of the Year Award and won the 2020 Scholarship Exhibition in Proposed Research at Monmouth University.