Experience

Fleisher Art Memorial
• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Director of Education

  • Oct 2022 - Present


Philadelphia Museum of Art

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Family and Studio Programs

  • Jan 2018 - Nov 2022

  • Responsible for team’s budget management including planning, monitoring, and developing reports for funders • Lead talented team consisting of 2 full time Museum Educators, 1 Studio Monitor, 7 Program Assistants, 2-3 Gallery Teachers, and 4 Teaching Artists • Oversee a dynamic suite of programming geared towards children and families, but serving a broad museum public • Develop and foster diverse network of partnerships that expand the PMA's community outreach • Launched innovative virtual programs centered on close looking and art making for 4-12 year olds • Developed suite of new digital evergreen resources including collection inspired videos and activity worksheets • Organized and premiered experimental webinar-based performances and “behind the scenes” live streams • Orchestrate revenue generating children’s classes, serving 300+ students a year • Manage monthly family festivals regularly servicing 1000+ visitors • Design and oversee artist collaborations for families with local creatives including illustrators, muralists, installation artists, and fashion designers • Produced 2018 and 2019 Art Splash, a summer long extravaganza serving 35,000+ visitors • Co-planned the “Future Therapy Lab” an exhibition-based learning space featuring a curated library, drop-in making, and critical exchange with facilitators Show less



Art Institute of Chicago

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 700 & Above Employee

• Youth and Family Programs

  • Jan 2014 - Dec 2017

  • Organized regular workshops for children 3-12 and teens, working closely with local teaching artists • Developed and oversaw the Artist Studio, a daily art-making program serving 5000+ visitors in 2019 • Co-developed bi-monthly Family Festivals rooted in special exhibitions and cultural holidays • Supervised and mentored annual yearlong high school internship program serving 18 students annually in partnership with local youth organizations • Supported planning and management of Re:Imagine, an annual teen overnight serving 100+ teens • Contributed to development and activation of the “Experimental Gallery,” an interactive exhibition space Show less



SkyART NFP

• United States
• Artists and Writers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lead Teaching Artist

  • Dec 2013 - Dec 2017

  • Planned exploratory after school visual arts programs at the Art Center for elementary and middle school students including puppetry, comics, painting, and stop motion animation • Artist-in-residence in public school classrooms collaborating with teachers to offer arts-integrated STEM curricula • Co-created parent workshops at local Chicago Public Schools with school administrators • Planned exploratory after school visual arts programs at the Art Center for elementary and middle school students including puppetry, comics, painting, and stop motion animation • Artist-in-residence in public school classrooms collaborating with teachers to offer arts-integrated STEM curricula • Co-created parent workshops at local Chicago Public Schools with school administrators