Experience

York House School

• Canada
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Junior School Program Coordinator STEAM

  • Sep 2016 - Present

  - Developed and implemented inquiry and project-based programs for grades K to 7 that integrated science, technology, engineering, art and design and mathematics while aligning with new B.C. Curriculum - Delivered professional development sessions on ways to implement Design Thinking in the classroom for Senior and Junior School teachers at York House School and in the Greater Vancouver area - Collaborated with the Vancouver Biennale on a grade two community inquiry project that reimagined a sustainable urban design for Vancouver's Arbutus Corridor that reflected the needs and wants of the community



The Mabin School

• Toronto, Canada Area

• Primary Art Teacher

  • Sep 2015 - Present

  - Developed and delivered a grade level art curriculum based on classroom inquires, students’ interests, and opportunities for collaboration and creative problem solving - Initiated a kindergarten inquiry unit on people and environments, which focused on increasing accessibility for everyone in the community - Collabortated with Baycrest’s The Brain Project to create a multi-media sculpture in response to a grade one inquiry on the developing brain - Co-led Green Team and empowered students to raise awareness for the Fatal Light Awareness Program (FLAP), by creating a school-wide art installation



OISE, University of Toronto

• Toronto, Canada Area

• Environmental and Sustainability Education Graduate Assistant,

  • Sep 2014 - Jun 2015

  - Led unit on the Anishnabee Medicine Wheel and Aboriginal views of the environment - Co-wrote article on art in school gardens for Art Education Journal - Led unit on the Anishnabee Medicine Wheel and Aboriginal views of the environment - Co-wrote article on art in school gardens for Art Education Journal



Blyth Academy

• Canada
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program Manager

  • Jun 2014 - Jul 2014

  - Facilitated an environmental and community outreach program for students, ages 14 to 18, in Nicaragua and Costa Rica in which they earned their high school volunteer hours - Facilitated an environmental and community outreach program for students, ages 14 to 18, in Nicaragua and Costa Rica in which they earned their high school volunteer hours



McMichael Canadian Art Collection

• Canada
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Manager: Children and Studio Programs

  • Oct 2009 - Sep 2011

  - Designed and implemented children workshops and tours, family workshops and events, gallery guides, adult lectures and studio programs - Directed the gallery’s ArtVenture summer camp for children, ages 3 to 15 - Recruited, trained and managed 22 contract staff and 30 volunteers - Designed and implemented children workshops and tours, family workshops and events, gallery guides, adult lectures and studio programs - Directed the gallery’s ArtVenture summer camp for children, ages 3 to 15 - Recruited, trained and managed 22 contract staff and 30 volunteers



Branksome Hall

• Canada
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Assistant for Art Department, Junior and Senior School

  • Apr 2009 - Jun 2009

  - Co-led grade six classes on their Photoshop project based on the work of Canadian Artist, Charles Pachter. - Co-led grade six classes on their Photoshop project based on the work of Canadian Artist, Charles Pachter.



Bata Shoe Museum

• Toronto, Canada Area

• Exhibition Development and Interpretation

  • Mar 2009 - Jun 2009

  - Analyzed the feasibility of introducing a audio tour of the collection and developed a proposal for a "walk in the shoes'' theme tour of the collection. - Analyzed the feasibility of introducing a audio tour of the collection and developed a proposal for a "walk in the shoes'' theme tour of the collection.



The Peggy Guggenheim Collection

• Italy
• Museums
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Communication and Education

  • Oct 2008 - Mar 2009

  - Created Facebook page to reach a younger, international audience. - Delivered regular presentation to the public on the collection and specific exhibitions, and organized and ran family workshops. - Created Facebook page to reach a younger, international audience. - Delivered regular presentation to the public on the collection and specific exhibitions, and organized and ran family workshops.



National Portrait Gallery

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

• Learning and Access, and Family Programming Intern

  • Jun 2008 - Oct 2008

  - Organized visiting school and university groups, assisted freelance artists, led family workshops, and planned, researched and implemented public lectures. - Assisted with the creation of Authors From the Past, a literature based tour for students - Organized visiting school and university groups, assisted freelance artists, led family workshops, and planned, researched and implemented public lectures. - Assisted with the creation of Authors From the Past, a literature based tour for students



BGC Canada

• Canada
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Art Teacher

  • Sep 2006 - Jun 2007

  - Taught and ran a weekly art class. - Executive on After School Buddies, the Queen's University organization responsible for raising funds to support Boys and Girls Club Kingston. - Taught and ran a weekly art class. - Executive on After School Buddies, the Queen's University organization responsible for raising funds to support Boys and Girls Club Kingston.



Gallery One Fine Art

• Arts & Crafts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Gallery Assistant

  • Jun 2006 - Aug 2006

  - Assisted the director and curator. Assisted with exhibition management including: pricing works, hanging works, organized shipping and insurance, and overall upkeep of inventory. - Assisted the director and curator. Assisted with exhibition management including: pricing works, hanging works, organized shipping and insurance, and overall upkeep of inventory.



Days Inn by Wyndham

• United States
• Hospitality
• 700 & Above Employee

• Corporate Office, Marketing

  • May 2005 - Jul 2005

  Worked with sponsors, coordinated promotion packages and researched competing marketing initiatives. Worked with sponsors, coordinated promotion packages and researched competing marketing initiatives.