Art Teacher

• Jul 2020 - Present

Open Education Resource Developer

• Aug 2020 - Present

Develop and share open course frameworks, theory, and fundraising templates rooted in purpose, equity, and what unites us in teaching and learning. Develop and share open course frameworks, theory, and fundraising templates rooted in purpose, equity, and what unites us in teaching and learning.

Art Teacher (Ceramics LTS)

• Aug 2019 - Jun 2020

Community Engagement • (Teacher)

• Aug 2014 - Aug 2019

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT • Spearheaded two student-run community-engaged murals: one celebrating the growing diversity of the neighborhood and providing a recognizable space for immigrant families, and the other in collaboration with the high school’s mural arts and environmental science classes focusing on kindness, empathy, and inclusiveness • Led and developed an inclusive, positive, and rigorous artistic studio space for 700 elementary-age students • Represented district as the 2016 Outstanding Early Career Art Educator at Pennsylvania’s Art Education Association Show less

Effective Communication • Professional Writing • (Instructor)

• Sep 2014 - Sep 2017

EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION • Public Speaking: Public speaker at the Philadelphia Writing Project leading teacher workshops, student workshops, and participating in annual conferences and programs at the University of Pennsylvania PROFESSIONAL WRITING • Orchestrated photography and writing workshops for teens during the Writing Project’s annual Celebration of Writing and Literacy (COWL) at the University of Pennsylvania • Mentored Philadelphia high school students as they prepared to submit writing work to the annual Scholastic Art & Writing Awards in various visual arts media through multi-weekend workshops Show less

Project Management • (Education Specialist)

• May 2014 - Aug 2014

PROJECT MANAGEMENT • Accelerated the park's development of a 5-year strategic plan to improve education programs offered to Philadelphia-area K-12 schools by evaluating and testing their current education and youth engagement initiatives PROJECT MANAGEMENT • Accelerated the park's development of a 5-year strategic plan to improve education programs offered to Philadelphia-area K-12 schools by evaluating and testing their current education and youth engagement initiatives

Project Management • Professional Writing • Effective Communication • (Director)

• Sep 2005 - Feb 2014

PROJECT MANAGEMENT • Amplified the reach and impact of The Galleries at Moore in Philadelphia communities and K-12 schools by creating and managing outreach and public programs using print and web based media • Initiated fundraising and program design for education and outreach programs for The Galleries to serve 30,000 youth and adults each year • Executed copywriting and editing on internal and external newsletters, pamphlets, memos and press releases PROFESSIONAL WRITING • Published Seeing Through Young Eyes: Inside the Philadelphia Classroom & Community, exhibition publication. Moore College of Art & Design (September 2011) EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION • Strengthened communications between college administrators, Philadelphia School District and Mayor’s Office staff, and K-12 school administrators and teachers • Team Collaboration: Collaborated with artists, designers, and curators on exhibition-related public programs • Training: Trained K-12 teachers and administrators in the Literacy Through Photography curriculum and in-school planning and development Show less