EDUCATION

University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

Ed.D. in Teaching and Curriculum, anticipated completion date 2012E

Nazareth College, Rochester, NY
    MS.Ed in Art Education, December 2006
    B.S. in Art Education, May 2001

Herkimer County Community College, Herkimer, NY
    A.A.S. in Photographic Technologies, May 1998


CERTIFICATION

    NYS Permanent Certification in the Arts (B-12) issued February 2007


TEACHING EXPERIENCE

    Nazareth College of Rochester, Rochester, NY 

    Director of Sat Art Program & Instructor, 2008-Present 

• Teaching AED 354 & 554 Art Education I and facilitating Saturday Art for Children & Teens Program
• Teaching AED 357 Fibers & Innovative Craft Traditions
• Teaching AED 550 Art Methods, Materials and Management
• Teaching AED 571 Art History, Criticism and Aesthetics
• Supervising Student Teachers: AED 660

    Pittsford Central School District, Pittsford, NY
    Department Leader, 2007-Present

• Providing leadership for the visual arts department by facilitating department meetings.  Implementing embedded professional development for faculty and staff.
• Participating in district's Tech Quest, Exploratory International Baccalaureate, and Sutherland’s ILT (Instructional Leadership Team) committees.
• Supervising and observing (both formally and informally) the department's faculty and executing departmental staffing, planning, budgeting, and purchasing. 
• Facilitating and hosting student observers and student teachers from area colleges and institutions.     

    High School Visual Arts Teacher, 2003-Present

    Ipalamwa Secondary School, Tanzania, Africa
    Educational Consultant and Conversational English Teacher, 2005

• Traveled to Africa for summer collaboration with school’s administration and faculty.
• Worked with school’s leaders to promote student learning and pedagogical practice for school’s teachers and  administration.
• Promoted English language and speech development through instruction in interdisciplinary lessons.  Participated in instructing school’s evening courses.
• Monitored and mentored students from Pittsford Sutherland High School who traveled with me in order to design  and construct a new school for the student’s of Ipalamwa.

    Middle School Visual Arts Teacher, 2002-2003

• Developed and planned curriculum and presented lessons to middle school students, incorporating art history,  technology and art techniques from world-wide cultures, including the Navajo Indians, South African tribes,  Tibetan artists, and South American villagers.
• Teamed effectively with colleague for devising lesson plans and classroom management strategies for co-taught  and/or shared classes.
• Learned to maintain discipline while fostering a positive and enthusiastic learning environment.
  

    High School, Primary and Intermediate School Visual Arts Teacher, 2001-2002

• Provided age-appropriate visual arts instruction to elementary, intermediate and high school students by traveling to three district buildings on a daily basis.
• Developed and implemented curriculum and lesson plans for a new D & P Computer course that utilized Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, and Premier.
  

    St. Joseph’s Villa, Greece, NY
    Teacher’s Assistant in the Visual Arts, 2001

• Promoted independent learning, utilizing creative approaches to accommodate varied learning styles.
• Assisted district’s technology teacher to provide visual arts instruction in a 6:1:1 setting
• Incorporated varied techniques to make learning fun, resulting in effective classroom management and increased student focus.
  

ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

    Camp Echo Lake, Warrensburg, NY
    Administrative Group Leader, 1999

• Assessed all first through third grade camper portfolios and devised individual program for each camper, taking into consideration various learning and developmental disabilities as well as children's desires and parental  requests.                         
  
• Trained all counselors in camp policies and expectations, and provided supervision, behavior modification techniques, and mentoring throughout the season.
  

SELECTED EXHIBITION AND EVENT RECORD

2010     6x6x2010 Show at the Rochester Contemporary Gallery, Rochester, NY

2009    Nazareth College Faculty Exhibition, Nazareth Arts Center Gallery, Rochester, NY

2009    Chair - PBS Art:21 Screening Event and Professional Development Workshop of Rochester Area Art Teachers, Nazareth College, Rochester,  NY

2008     Nazareth "Alternative Realities" Faculty Exhibition, Margaret Colacino Gallery, Rochester, NY

2008    PCSD Art Faculty Exhibition, 1570 Gallery, Rochester, NY

2006    PCSD Art Faculty Exhibition, 1570 Gallery, Rochester, NY

2006    Nazareth College Graduate Art Exhibition, Nazareth College,      Rochester, NY

2005    Falling for Art: An evening for Art Educators, Chair, High Falls Gallery, Rochester, NY

2005    PCSD Professional Development Day for English and Art: Understanding the Writing/Art Link, Event Co-Coordinator. Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY

2004    PCSD Art Faculty Exhibition, 1570 Gallery, Rochester, NY

2001    Nazareth College Undergraduate Art Exhibition, Nazareth College, Rochester, NY


SELECTED VISITING ARTIST LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS

2007   “The cultural context of 18th and 19th Century Art: Naturalism through PostImpressionism”,     AP European Department, PCSD, Rochester, NY

2006   “The Museum and Literacy Link”, PCSD English Standards Committee, PCSD, Pittsford, NY

2006    “Who was Georgia O’Keefe?” Senior A.P. English Courses, Memorial Art Gallery, NY

2005    “The Art of Italy and Greece: Florence to Athens”.  Leader of PCSD Tour, Italy and Greece

2003    “Color Theory in a Postmodern World”, Collegial Circle, PCSD, Pittsford, NY


CONFERENCE PAPERS

        “Guidelines for Publishing and/or Submission to Leading Art Ed. Journals and Magazines”. New York State Art Teachers Association, Annual Pre-Conference Institute, November 2006.


JURYING/REVIEW

2009      Guest Juror for Rochester's Park Avenue Festival- Category "Mixed Media"

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND SERVICE

Board of Education member for Hillel Community Day School in Rochester,NY

NYSATA (New York State Art Teachers’ Association)
NAEA (National Art Education Association) - Higher Education Division
Director’s Circle of the Memorial Art Gallery
NYSUT (New York State Union of Teachers)
AFT (American Federation of Teachers)


REFERENCES

Furnished Upon Request