As the lead Visual Art Teacher at a Title I Charter school I am responsible for all the curriculum design for student's art and design courses.  Building a strong foundation of art principles and elements scaffolds students toward success with Art History, Design, and Studio Habits.  My courses give students the opportunity to enter projects where they are at and have a voice in designing projects that ensure their creative confidence in the classroom.  The work we do in the studio has context to Art History and Contemporary Art.  I am inspired when students create their own pathways of understanding assignments to find their creative voice and style.  I make my learning visible by doing all the projects alongside students with online learning.  The projects we do in class opens the door to exercising creative skills in other classes and exposes students to career paths in the arts.  

I led the Visual Art Program developing an art and design curriculum for middle and high-school students. I led foundation art course work and specialized electives. I integrate emerging trends in new media and design thinking pedagogy into all my course work. I support students one on one as a coach and lead a life-design core class. My work covered many aspects of visual art, design, and support for students who are interested in pursuing careers in the creative field. I spend time developing student portfolios and supporting other faculty members as they develop curriculum in the MakerSpace at ATI.

As a founding member of a Progressive High School, I designed courses that shape all aspects of student's visual art studies. I lead Drawing, Painting, Animation, Film, Printmaking, Graphic Design, Design Thinking, Digital Arts, and Critical Theory classes. At the K-8 campus, I support the teaching and learning in classroom projects with design-thinking pedagogy and practices. I lead exhibitions, community events and supported the Social Innovation Program with design and visual art projects.

As the director of a Summer Program, I designed all courses, events, and trips.  I managed the overall pedagogy and budget of a robust summer program at a small progressive school.  I led morning meetings and was the point of contact for parents, students, and staff.  I led faculty meetings and supported teachers in the classroom and led community events and activities.  I also designed all collateral materials and created creative marketing projects.

I led courses in Animation, Film, Digital Photography, and Design Thinking at a 7-12 Visual Art Program at an Independent School. I assisted the admissions office in directing films for prospective local and international students. I curated and ran a student film festival and the Raleigh Studios in Hollywood. I led a ninth-grade advisory period and assisted teachers with the use of 3D printers and emerging trends in technology.

Residential Arts Faculty at the Putney School Summer Programs. I teach course work in Illustration, Animation, Printmaking, and Self Publication at a summer arts program for students ages 13-17. I organize and facilitate the faculty gallery exhibition. I led community events and presentations and served as an education and mentor in a summer arts program in Putney Vermont.

I work to implement emerging trends in New Media and technology into Lesson Plans and balance digital and traditional mediums and techniques as a K-12 Art Teacher. I lead a 7th grade tutorial period and lead a graphic design class that oversees the production of the school yearbook. I work closely with primary classroom teachers to create lessons that have context and application into student's classroom learning. I serve as a mentor to Upper School students leading classes in illustration, animation, photography, film, graphic design, 2D, Art History & Drawing.

Led Visual Art workshops for K-8 students supporting the creative development of students throughout their Academic Program. I managed the Innovation Lab working with emerging trends in New Media and Design. I led after school Art and Design Programs. I also worked as a Web Designer and supported communications and development projects. I organized a student gallery exhibition in support of the work at the Coastside Land Trust.

Full-time Arts Faculty at the Vail Mountain School teaching K-12 Visual Art courses. I was also a 6th-grade home-base teacher and worked with web design and social media projects in the communications office. I taught various digital art, animation, and AP art classes integrating emerging trends in new media with traditional mediums and practices.

Graphic Design at a Global Obstacle Race Company

Full time teaching Artist in Residence at a Kindergarten through Sixth-grade primary school in Vermont during the month of September in 2013. I lead workshops in Animation, Printmaking, Drawing, and Illustration.

Education Director at The Chaffee Art Center in Rutland Vermont. During my time at this position, I have worn many hats, as a liaison of all the educational programming. Serving as the graphic and web designer. I had the opportunity to meet and work with a diverse group of artists on a curatorial, administrative, and educational capacity.

Arts instructor at the Middlebury Studio School: worked with younger students on animation and graphic novel workshops. Helped students work together and explore trends in new media, stop motion animation, and illustrating a visual narrative.

Residential Support Scholarship in El Bruc Spain at Can Serrat international artist residency. Worked on a graphic novel with writer Devan Schwartz titled Beckett’s Nexus. The graphic novel was loosely based on the Guernica bombing, Picasso’s Mural, and a character’s thoughts of reincarnation.

Graphic Designer at a small publishing company in Monkton, Vermont

During this summer I was a teaching assistant to very interesting panel of cartoonists and artists. It gave me valuable experience about the history of narrative practices and gave me an opportunity to help support this summer program as a teaching assistant.