Associate Head of School for Community

• Jul 2018 - Present

Dean of Students, Photography Teacher

• Jul 2015 - Present

Develop and oversee student culture in order to provide Academy students with a diverse set of experiences that complement and support the academic program. Ensure that The Academy offers students opportunities for personal exploration and development while growing in a community attuned to their social and emotional needs.Expand current film/analog photography program to also include digital photographic arts; encourage students' exploration of both historical and contemporary arenas of the art form. Show less

Assistant Director of Admissions & Advancement

• Jun 2012 - Jul 2015

Synthesizing areas of Marketing, Development, and Admissions to help promote, financially sustain, and build the student body of a small 7th-12th grade public-spirited private school.

Social Media and Website Management

• Sep 2011 - Jun 2012

Creating digital representations of day-to-day school life, as well as special events. Coordinating photography and videography as part of the school's Facebook and Twitter accounts. Troubleshooting and coordinating the redesign of the school's website.

Part-time Art Teacher

• Sep 2010 - Jun 2012

Offering courses in Site-Specific Art and Mosaics to students in grades 7-12 twice a week for one hour each.

Extended Day Director

• Sep 2011 - Jun 2012

Overseeing two staff members in an afterschool program at a Waldorf School. Planning and serving healthy snacks to children ages 3-13. Planning guided-play activities or supervising children's free-play choices. Overseeing two staff members in an afterschool program at a Waldorf School. Planning and serving healthy snacks to children ages 3-13. Planning guided-play activities or supervising children's free-play choices.

Art Teacher

• Aug 2009 - Jun 2012

Planning, executing, and assessing all aspects of the school's art curriculum, working within the Massachusetts standards and Mohawk Trail Regional School system curriculum. Collaborating with other teachers in making cross-curricular connections. Working with Related Arts teachers across the MTRS system to plan, coordinate and execute a Colonial Fair for all 5th graders highlighting arts and activities from the Colonial era in Massachusetts. Planning and mounting a Student Art Exhibit. Planning, executing, and assessing all aspects of the school's art curriculum, working within the Massachusetts standards and Mohawk Trail Regional School system curriculum. Collaborating with other teachers in making cross-curricular connections. Working with Related Arts teachers across the MTRS system to plan, coordinate and execute a Colonial Fair for all 5th graders highlighting arts and activities from the Colonial era in Massachusetts. Planning and mounting a Student Art Exhibit.

Art Teacher

• Aug 2009 - Jun 2012

Planning, executing, and assessing all aspects of the school's art curriculum, working within the Massachusetts standards and MTRS system curriculum. Collaborating with other teachers in making cross-curricular connections. Leading small group workshops during after-school periods, specializing in Drama, Studio Arts, and Ceramics. Attending professional development workshops and seminars, including those based on the Responsive Classroom approach. Planning and mounting a Student Art Exhibit in coordination with a Benefit Talent Show. Show less

Spanish Teacher

• Aug 2009 - Jun 2011

Planning and executing weekly Spanish lessons for lower school students.

5th-8th grade Art Teacher

• Sep 2008 - Jun 2009

Planning, executing, and assessing all aspects of the upper grades art curriculum, working within the New York City Blueprint for the Arts. Collaborating with other teachers in making cross-curricular connections. Performing administrative duties in all required areas of the school community. Leading a small group workshop during an after-school period, specializing in Art and advising. Attending professional development workshops and seminars, including topics on the NYC Blueprint for the Arts, Guided Discipline, and the Positive Behavior Intervention System. Show less

Co-Coordinator

• Sep 2002 - Jul 2008

Working with other staff and volunteers to plan curriculum, grant-write, and coordinate logistics for summer youth photography travel program involving students from Vermont, New York City, a Navajo Reservation in AZ, and the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, SD. Working with other staff and volunteers to plan curriculum, grant-write, and coordinate logistics for summer youth photography travel program involving students from Vermont, New York City, a Navajo Reservation in AZ, and the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, SD.

Teaching Resident

• Sep 2007 - Jun 2008

Participating in extensive training and workshops in inquiry-based museum art education, planning museum lessons, coordinating and documenting offsite school visits and projects with NYC public school teachers. Participating in extensive training and workshops in inquiry-based museum art education, planning museum lessons, coordinating and documenting offsite school visits and projects with NYC public school teachers.

Student Teacher

• Jan 2008 - May 2008

Assisting co-operating teacher Patrice Lorenz in planning, class preparation and clean up, writing my own lessons and curriculum contributions, assessing students, participating in classroom management. Assisting co-operating teacher Patrice Lorenz in planning, class preparation and clean up, writing my own lessons and curriculum contributions, assessing students, participating in classroom management.

Student Teacher

• Sep 2007 - Dec 2007

Assisting co-operating teacher Ellen Wong in planning, class preparation and clean-up, writing my own lessons and curriculum contributions, assessing students, participating in classroom management. Assisting co-operating teacher Ellen Wong in planning, class preparation and clean-up, writing my own lessons and curriculum contributions, assessing students, participating in classroom management.

Tutor

• Mar 2007 - Jun 2007

Mentoring 7th grade students (from the Bronx Studio School for Artists and Writers) at risk of being held back in all subjects. Mentoring 7th grade students (from the Bronx Studio School for Artists and Writers) at risk of being held back in all subjects.

Tutor

• Nov 2006 - Jan 2007

Aiding 4th graders and Kindergarten students achieve Literacy goals at PS 198 in the Bronx. Aiding 4th graders and Kindergarten students achieve Literacy goals at PS 198 in the Bronx.

Assistant Director

• Sep 2004 - Sep 2006

Assisting the Program Director with daily youth photography program needs: program coordinating, mailings, special events planning, promotional materials design and production, curriculum planning, planning and mounting annual student photography exhibit and benefit art auction, data entry, PR needs, grant-writing, equipment and supplies inventory, darkroom monitoring, etc.

Volunteer Teacher and Lab Monitor

• Jan 2001 - Aug 2006

Planning and teaching Introductory, Intermediate, Advanced, Incentive, Alternate Process and Brattleboro Retreat classes. Lab monitoring required supervising open lab times - assisting students, tending to chemicals, etc.

Work-study Staff

• Jan 2001 - May 2003

See Assistant Director description.

Spanish I, II & Photography I teacher

• Nov 2005 - Mar 2006

Working one-on-one with high school students during their ski- and snowboarding-training season to maintain curriculum from home schools in above mentioned subjects. Involved teacher meetings, parent conferences, lesson plans, quiz- and midterm- and biweekly report writing. Working one-on-one with high school students during their ski- and snowboarding-training season to maintain curriculum from home schools in above mentioned subjects. Involved teacher meetings, parent conferences, lesson plans, quiz- and midterm- and biweekly report writing.

Assistant Teacher

• Aug 2004 - Nov 2005

Assisting the Head Teacher in a classroom of 3-year-olds with daily program needs: planning curriculum, aiding children in transitions and in completing activities successfully, meeting with other teachers in the program to discuss needs and solutions, planning for and leading parent conferences. Assisting the Head Teacher in a classroom of 3-year-olds with daily program needs: planning curriculum, aiding children in transitions and in completing activities successfully, meeting with other teachers in the program to discuss needs and solutions, planning for and leading parent conferences.

Assistant Teacher

• Mar 2002 - Jun 2003

Assisting Head Teachers in Toddler and Preschool classrooms. Assisting Head Teachers in Toddler and Preschool classrooms.

Volunteer Teacher

• Feb 2003 - Apr 2003

Planning and teaching photography and theater courses to forty 8-13 year-olds as part of working towards a B.A. Planning and teaching photography and theater courses to forty 8-13 year-olds as part of working towards a B.A.

Assistant Director and Co-Stage Manager

• Jun 2002 - Sep 2002

Assisting with Directorial duties in a production of 'A Thousand Clowns': giving notes to actors, line cueing, props and set appropriation and managing, assisting Director with design, style and dramaturgical decisions. Assisting with Directorial duties in a production of 'A Thousand Clowns': giving notes to actors, line cueing, props and set appropriation and managing, assisting Director with design, style and dramaturgical decisions.