Experience

Foundation for International Understanding Through Students (FIUTS)

• United States
• International Affairs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manager of Development & Special Events

  • May 2023 - Present

• Development Associate

  • Nov 2022 - May 2023



Freelance

• Egypt
• Human Resources
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Academic Editor

  • Sep 2004 - Present

  For researchers at the World Bank, China Academy of Sciences, Columbia University, Washington University in St. Louis, Oklahoma State University, Kobe City University of Foreign Studies, Kyoto University of Art & Design, Mie University and others in the arts, handcraft, literature, comparative culture and cultural psychology.

• Translator | 日英翻訳

  • Sep 2004 - Present



Independent Writer

• Writing and Editing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Writer

  • Sep 2004 - Present

  Journal articles, book chapters, technical reports, grant proposals, program evaluations, exhibition essays and book reviews, appearing in The Journal of Modern Craft, Printmaking Today, Museum Anthropology Review, The Transactions of Asiatic Studies, Hand Papermaking, Japanese Art Society of America (JASA), others. Journal articles, book chapters, technical reports, grant proposals, program evaluations, exhibition essays and book reviews, appearing in The Journal of Modern Craft, Printmaking Today, Museum Anthropology Review, The Transactions of Asiatic Studies, Hand Papermaking, Japanese Art Society of America (JASA), others.



WoodPaperHand

• Founder

  • Sep 2014 - Present

  A once on-the-ground project that has grown to an online exploration of the social values and stories behind people making things by hand around the world: WoodPaperHand.org

• Intercultural Educator

  • Sep 2018 - Present

  Develop custom curriculum and facilitate student learning in intercultural and global education through the use of art objects handcrafted in local and world communities.

• Co-Collaborator

  • Jan 2019 - Dec 2021

  Created extra-curricular program Culture in Hand with co-founder Amy Gendler, MEd that places handcrafted objects from world cultures into the hands of youth (11-18) for integrated learning through: the actual makers, culture of origin, heritage, function(s), material, techniques, sensory and design components, environmental concerns and other interconnected stories and knowledge.


Kobe City University of Foreign Studies
• Japan
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Adjunct Professor

  • Sep 2020 - Mar 2021


Shree Mangal Dvip Himalayan School

• Educator and Mentor

  • Oct 2018 - Mar 2020

  Designed and led "Cultural Mapping," an experiential learning seminar for students, 16-21 years, to engage more deeply in their local community by exploring living cultural heritage. Designed and led "Cultural Mapping," an experiential learning seminar for students, 16-21 years, to engage more deeply in their local community by exploring living cultural heritage.



Western Academy of Beijing (WAB) 京西学校

• Instructor

  • Dec 2012 - Jun 2016

  Classes in the techniques of East Asian woodblock printmaking through maker movement values and the art of tinkering Classes in the techniques of East Asian woodblock printmaking through maker movement values and the art of tinkering



C-NA Gallery 圣歌画廊

• Curator

  • Mar 2014 - Mar 2015

  Ralph Kiggell: Elements of Our Evolution 讲花元素 | Exhibition@798 Art District, Beijing Rest in Peace, Ralph (1960-2022) Ralph Kiggell: Elements of Our Evolution 讲花元素 | Exhibition@798 Art District, Beijing Rest in Peace, Ralph (1960-2022)



Doshisha University

• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Adjunct Professor

  • Jan 2009 - May 2011

  Experiential learning course on Japanese print culture drawing from art history, material culture, hands-on printmaking and on-site visits to local artisan workshops, artist studios and related spaces, Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies (KCJS), Doshisha University 同志社大学 Experiential learning course on Japanese print culture drawing from art history, material culture, hands-on printmaking and on-site visits to local artisan workshops, artist studios and related spaces, Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies (KCJS), Doshisha University 同志社大学



BankArt 1929 バンカート1929

• Lecturer

  • Sep 2007 - May 2008

  Comparative cultural policy course remapping conceptualizations of Asian contemporary art Comparative cultural policy course remapping conceptualizations of Asian contemporary art