Education

1994 MFA Painting and Drawing School of the Art Institute of Chicago

1991-92 Graduate Studies Painting and Drawing Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

1991 BFA Painting and Drawing Pennsylvania State University at University Park

2004 Teacher Certification Program, Secondary Art Ed Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL

Selected Experience

2023-pres Teaching Artist Friends of the Children Organization, Chicago, IL

2024-pres Alumni Council, School of Visual Arts Pennsylvania State University, University Park

2005-2017 Art Teacher Curie Metropolitan High School for the Performing and Technical Arts, Chicago, IL Full-time Art, Art History, Theatre Tech 1, IB Leadership Teams (Literacy, Service, HS Goals Align/Advance) Student Spring Break Trips (Co-organizer and Lead, fundraising)

1998-2003 Art Teacher Curriculum Services (Elkhart, IN) Part-time elementary art teacher at various schools in Chicago and nearby

1999-2000 Adjunct Faculty Painting and Drawing Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN