EDUCATION

 

Master of Fine Arts in Photography

2005 Ohio University, Athens, Ohio

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Teaching Artist

Center for Arts Inspired Learning (CAL)                                                                                  2025– Present

I design and implement curricula for K-12 students that inspire, encourage, and shape their path in each discipline.

 

Artist Archives of the Western Reserve                                                                                  2024 – Present

Program Consultant/Facilitator

I work with the Executive Director and staff to create engaging and informative programs to further the mission of Artist Archives of the Western Reserve. Creator of the Legacy Workshops, a series of 9 workshops geared toward teaching artists how to preserve their artistic legacy.

 

Shorts Team Programmer                                                                                                            2023 - Present

Cleveland International Film Festival

I am a member of the core group that judges to make the final selection of short films for the Cleveland International Film Festival. I am responsible for watching over 800-plus films, rating them, selecting the final group, selecting the Oscar-nominated shorts, and programming them for the Cleveland International Film Festival. I served as the general screener of all films starting in 2015.

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Resident Art Instructor                                                                                                                   2006 - Present

Rainey Institute

I design and implement curricula for K-12 students that inspire, encourage, and shape their path in each discipline. I create specifically for the Pre-K, Afterschool, and Summer Arts programs, which adhere to Ohio’s Academic Content Standards in the Visual Arts. I teach general art, photography, and ceramics courses for youth aged 3 to 18 years, in person and virtually