Resume

Teacher Related Experience
TEACHING ARTIST, Marquis Studios, 2015-Present
Lead in-school and after-school visual arts residencies and parent-child workshops for Pre-K – 12 participants in public schools throughout New York City.
• Work with District 75 and inclusion classrooms.
• Work closely with classroom teachers and school program coordinators in planning 10-week long residencies, culminating events and overall residency logistics
• Create original curriculum that aligns with the program expectations and school curriculum
• Successfully integrate learning standards and arts blueprints
• Facilitate age-appropriate lesson plans and activities

ART INSTRUCTOR/CONSULTANT, Independence Care System, 2012-Present
Teach an array of art techniques in various media to disabled adults and senior citizens. Provide consulting and advisory services for various company projects and events.
• Projects taught include paper making, ceramics, drawing and painting, collage and decoupage, papier-mâché, plaster casting and mixed media
• Developed and organized the company’s open house for the art program
• Provided advisement related to gallery exhibitions, openings, events, brochures and surveys

DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS/ART EDUCATOR, Elder Craftsmen, INC., 2006-2007
Managed community service programs that served both senior citizens and charitable organizations in the five boroughs of New York City.
• Recruited, hired and evaluated teaching artists
• Developed new art projects that were taught by artists at senior centers
• Prepared teaching materials for instructors to use in the field
• Researched and secured pro-bono venues to hold community service programs
• Taught various art techniques to participants of senior centers

SCHOOL DIRECTOR/ART EDUCATOR YWCA-Craft Students League, 1999-2005
The Craft Students League (CSL) was a 73 year-old, non-profit school that specialized in fine art and craft and served over 2000 adult students per year. Managed the school’s $1,000,000 budget and day-to-day operations including the supervision of a part-time staff of 60 instructors, a full-time staff of 3 managers (including their subordinates) and 3 support staff. Was responsible for the schools 20,000 square feet of studios for book arts, ceramics, drawing and painting, jewelry/metalsmithing, mixed-media and woodworking.
• Managed the programming of over 500 classes annually and taught teen and adult classes in mixed media, ceramics and papermaking
• Recruited, hired and evaluated all faculty and office staff
• Produced printed matter and advertisements promoting CSL programs including 2 course catalogs annually
• Initiated, coordinated and grew an arts-in-education program with the New York City Board of Education and the YWCA Early Learning Center
• Coordinated workshops with craft artists of national reputations
• Developed art programs in partnership with the YWCA inclusive summer camp program and the Angela Perez Center for people with disabilities
• Coordinated collaborative programs with outside institutions such as the Creative Center for People With Cancer, Federation Employment and Guidance Service (FEGS), The Museum of Arts and Design, The 92nd Street Y, SOFA NY and Urban Glass
• Organized and facilitated faculty meetings
• Reported progress to the board of directors and executive staff through presentations
• Participated in strategic planning with the members of the board and executive staff
• Initiated and coordinated special events, fund-raisers and wrote annual appeals raising over 60k per year
• Developed and managed an annual holiday craft sale fundraiser with over 75 vendors participating

EDUCATION ASSOCIATE /TEACHING CONSULTANT Museum of Arts and Design (Formerly the American Craft Museum), 1994-1998
Led adult and child tours through exhibitions and taught exhibition related art classes to school groups and senior citizens.
• Responsible for the development and instruction of an adult tours program
• Developed a formalized internship program and recruited interns
• Provided demonstrations and classes on and off site using clay and mixed media
• Researched and wrote educational text labels and brochures

Other Experience
OFFICE MANAGER/HR REPRESENTATIVE KTR Real Estate Advisors, 2007-2011
Managed day-to-day operations and oversaw the overall front office activities at the NY headquarters of this real estate appraisal office.
• Supervised reception, report production, facilities, event planning, marketing, IT and purchasing
• Oversaw all human resource related issues
• Organized and wrote information to submit for RFP’s
• Secured professional and liability Insurance for company
• Planed and organized the company’s relocation GALLERY DIRECTOR Elsa Mott Ives Gallery, 1999-2005 Developed and promoted 8 exhibitions per year along with related workshops and lectures.
• Facilitated and led meetings involving gallery advisory committee members
• Supervised and guided guest curators through the process of selecting mission related exhibitions and art work
• Organized the production of invitations and exhibition brochures
• Coordinated gallery related openings, events and fund-raisers
• Prepared and wrote educational materials for exhibitions
• Responsible for the oversight of gallery installations

EDUCATION
SUNY COLLEGE AT NEW PALTZ, New Paltz, NY 1993
Bachelor of Science, Visual Arts concentrating in ceramics and art education.

CERTIFICATIONS
2015 TEACHING ARTIST TRAINING INSTITUTE (TATI)
Studied best practices for teaching the arts to children on the autism spectrum.