Experience

LearningWorks

• South Africa
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • Sep 2022 - Present

  BLAST stands for Biddeford Learns After School Together and is a 21st Century Community Learning Center Program. We serve low performing students with a free after school program that teaches a love of learning with hands on STEAM, Cultural explorations and family engagement. We have three sites serving pre-k through 4th grade. LearningWorks responds to educational needs in the community by providing tutoring, mentoring, and alternative education opportunities designed to ensure the success of learners whose needs are not met by traditional systems. Show less


Wonderlab, Lesley University
• Teaching Artist


Apex Youth Connection

• Program Manager

  • Dec 2019 - Oct 2022

• Program Manager

  • Nov 2019 - Oct 2022



Learning Works

• United States

• Site Coordinator

  • Jun 2018 - Oct 2022

  Responsible for implementing a 4-day/week program focused on Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) curriculum and enrichment activities (health/wellness, cultural, social-emotional learning). Additionally responsible for daily parent communication, management of activities and schedule, and supervision of a site team consisting of teachers, ed techs, and volunteers. Responsible for implementing a 4-day/week program focused on Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) curriculum and enrichment activities (health/wellness, cultural, social-emotional learning). Additionally responsible for daily parent communication, management of activities and schedule, and supervision of a site team consisting of teachers, ed techs, and volunteers.



Self Employed

• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Artist and Educator

  • Jan 2015 - Oct 2022

  My goal is to facilitate critical thinking, creative problem solving, and effective communication to underserved youth through the directed/inquiry based making of a visual art. My projects range from bookmaking, story making, self identity investigations and environmental awareness. My goal is to facilitate critical thinking, creative problem solving, and effective communication to underserved youth through the directed/inquiry based making of a visual art. My projects range from bookmaking, story making, self identity investigations and environmental awareness.



Cambridge Creativity Commons

• Director and Teaching Artist

  • Aug 2017 - Dec 2019

  The Cambridge Creativity Commons (CCC) engages Cambridge Public School students and teachers in developing their imagination and creativity across disciplines to enrich aesthetic understanding and activate joy of learning through innovative arts-based projects. The Cambridge Creativity Commons (CCC) engages Cambridge Public School students and teachers in developing their imagination and creativity across disciplines to enrich aesthetic understanding and activate joy of learning through innovative arts-based projects.



Lesley University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director, Cambridge Creativity Commons

  • 2017 - Nov 2019

  The Cambridge Creativity Commons engages Cambridge Public School students and teachers in innovative arts- based projects to develop student’s imagination and creativity and deepen their engagement in learning across the disciplines. The Cambridge Creativity Commons engages Cambridge Public School students and teachers in innovative arts- based projects to develop student’s imagination and creativity and deepen their engagement in learning across the disciplines.