"Liam Redford started dancing at 8 years old, but truly fell in love with the art when he was given the opportunity to play Billy in Billy Elliot the Musical at 5 regional theaters throughout the United States. He has trained at The Rock School for Dance Education, Joffrey Ballet School, New York University Tisch School of the Arts, University of Michigan, and Early Mosley Diversity of Dance, while training weekly at BCIT Academy of Performing Arts and Broadway Dance Center. Recently he has performed in regional musical theater work of The Prom and Kinky Boots. He takes pride in his volunteer work of choreographing the musicals for Camp Fatima Company, a musical performed by all people with disabilities. He is a very active student having been class president, the student representative for the Board of Education, as well as valedictorian, and is the vice president of his NHSDA chapter."

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The Governor’s Awards in Arts Education began in 1980 to promote awareness and appreciation of the arts, recognizing the creativity, talent and leadership of the award winners. Each year, awards are presented to approximately 20 educators and 80 students. National and statewide organizations select the students for their exemplary work in creative writing, speech, dance, music, theatre and visual arts and the leaders for their exceptional commitment and contribution to arts education. The program also recognizes arts educators and arts education advocates, whose leadership has helped nurture the development of students in the arts across the state.

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The Governor’s Awards event is a partnership of the Arts Ed NJ, the Department of Education, Art Pride New Jersey Foundation, the Department of State and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. Additional support is provided by: the Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics; Art Educators of New Jersey; Art Administrators of New Jersey; Dance New Jersey; New Jersey Council of Teachers of English; New Jersey Speech and Debate League; New Jersey Music Educators Association; New Jersey Performing Arts Center; Writer's Theatre of New Jersey; Speech and Theatre Association of New Jersey; New Jersey Thespians and Young Audiences of New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania. The cooperating organizations, award sponsors and individual members of the planning council dedicate their time to make sure that excellence in the arts is rewarded, and work tirelessly throughout the year to plan this special event. The Governor's Awards in Arts Education ceremony are a major collaborative effort of the arts, education and state government.