​

EDUCATION

    Masters of Art in Teaching, Maryland Institute College of Art   Baltimore, Maryland              2008      

    Summa Cum Laude 4.0 GPA
    Bachelors of Fine Arts, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland                     2006             

    Cum Laude 3.5 GPA

CERTIFICATION

    Maryland Advanced Professional Certificate, Art Education K-12                                          2011

EXPERIENCE

Open Studies at the Maryland Institute College of Art                                                                  2016-current

     Area Coordinator for Young People's Studios and Portfolio Prep courses

     Responsible for hiring instructors, creating course offerings, planning

     sessions, supply and operational task management

​

Anne Arundel County Public School System                                                                                2011-current           Visual Arts Instructor at Broadneck High School                                                         

    Instructor of Foundations of Art, 2D Design I, 2, and 3,

    Photography I, and AP Drawing

• Class of 2016 Advisor 

• National Art Honors Society Sponsor

• LGBT+ Club Sponsor

​

Young People's Studio at the Maryland Institute College of Art                                               2008-2014   
     Instructor of studio art and portfolio preparation courses   

    Courses include drawing, painting, sculptural forms, recycled art,

    mixed media, photography, and collage processes at elementary,

    middle, and high school levels

                                           

Baltimore City Public School System                                                                                           2008-2011      

     Visual Arts Instructor at Windsor Hills Elementary/Middle School                                           

     Visual Arts Instructor at Booker T Washington Middle School

​​

Open Studies at the Maryland Institute College of Art                                                               2009-2011
     Proctor and Gamble Grant Mentor
     Select and give scholarship to inner city youth for studio art classes

     in the summer at MICA, mentor students through a two week long

     program, handle transportation, parent contacts, and on campus

     meals

​

Baltimore City Public School System                                                                                          2007-2008
     Teaching Intern, Graduate Education Internship
     Designed and implemented K-8 interdisciplinary art

     curriculum throughout the school year at Arlington

     Elementary/Middle, Lombard Middle, and Booker T

     Washington Middle school

​

Sylvan Learning Center  in Pikesville, MD                                                                                    2006-2008
     Lead Instructor/Administrative Assistant
     Instructor of beginning reading, academic reading,

     math essentials, and study skills programs;

     administrator of standardized tests to incoming

     students, updated individualized student programs

​

Community Arts Partnership, Baltimore, MD                                                                                2004-2006
     Teaching Intern, Mount Royal Elementary/Middle
     Designed and implemented arts integration curriculum

     in a Baltimore City Title I school

​

KindergARTen Camp, Baltimore, MD                                                                                             2005-2006
     Teaching Intern for the Center for Summer Learning
     Designed and implemented arts integration curriculum

     for two years in a summer learning loss prevention

     program at Holabird and Samuel F.B. Morse Elementary
     schools, trained in several phonics programs

​

Charles County Board of Education                                                                                           2002-2004
     Substitute Teacher, K-12 Classrooms
     Includes long term teaching position for a high school

     art instructor specializing in photography and computer graphics.