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Professional Associations

  • National Art Education Association (NAEA) LGBTQ+ Interest Group Co-President

  • Wisconsin Art Education Association Web Designer & Social Media Manager, 2022 - 2024

  • NAEA LGBTQ+ Interest Group Co-Social Media Manager, 2022 - Present

  • NAEA LGBTQ+ Interest Group Newsletter Co-Editor, 2021 - 2022

Exhibitions (see Portfolio)

  • Parallels: A Collection of Prints Inspired by Poems

    • University of Northern Colorado

    • Sept. 5 - Oct. 15, 2023

  • Regional Responses to Albert and Louise Zahn

    • John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI

    • October 4, 2022–February 12, 2023

Teaching, Curriculum, & Instructional Design Experience

  • Frenchtown School District K8 Visual Art Teacher - Frenchtown, MT (2023 - Present)

    • Social and emotional learning through art collaboration with school counselors.

    • Developing culturally relevant curriculum centering local Indigenous voices.

  • Milwaukee High School of the Arts Visual Art & Video Technology Teacher - Milwaukee, WI (2018 - 2023)

    • Spearheaded district-wide professional development and resource-sharing events for 100+ educators.

    • Advised Art Justice, a student-led group focused on social justice education through art and storytelling.

    • Managed departmental budget, wrote for and received a $5,000 Lowes grant and a $6,000 Herb Kohl grant.

    • Introduced innovative and creative methods for mentoring 60+ sophomore students, boosting GPA scores.

    • Developed film courses for hundreds of high school students accompanied by a yearly film festival.

    • Transformed painting and drawing courses to include a focus on design-thinking processes.

    • Provided individualized modifications and differentiated instruction in a variety of subject matters including painting, drawing, printmaking, video technology, photography, Adobe Photoshop, and design education.

  • Milwaukee Public Schools University - Milwaukee, WI (2020)

    • Designed a variety of courses for adult learners seeking an art education license; these courses were designed to scaffold and differentiate lessons in art material knowledge and use.

    • Designed facilitator guides to work in tandem with each course.

  • Lincoln Center of the Arts Middle School - Milwaukee, WI (2014 - 2018)

    • Department Chair managing 8 educators, developed a clear vision for music, art, and physical education.

    • Learning Team leader, developed methods for grade-level improvements based on school-wide data.

    • Social Media account manager, building community engagement and connection to the arts.

    • Cultivated and taught lessons in Spanish to over 150 Spanish-speaking English language learners per year for an accessible and meaningful arts education.

    • Budget management for assemblies, the art department, and the positive behavioral support intervention team.

    • Piloted a video technology program where students developed skills in storytelling, storyboarding, writing, use of a camera, public speaking, and Adobe Premiere.

    • Collaborated with instructors in core subjects to create interdisciplinary lessons.

    • Implemented lessons with a strong focus on inclusive and adaptive materials and methods of expression by providing multiple modifications to each lesson and assessment.

    • Developed and taught lessons in Spanish to Spanish-speaking English Learners for an accessible and meaningful arts education.

Accolades

  • Presenter at the National Art Education Association (NAEA) Convention 2023 (San Antonio, TX)

    • Exploring Symbolism and LGBTQ+ Identities Through Zine Making

  • Presenter at the National Art Education Association (NAEA) Convention 2023 (San Antonio, TX)

    • Supporting LGBTQ+ Students and Ourselves Amid Anti-LGBTQ+ Legislation

  • Presenter at the National Art Education Association (NAEA) Convention 2022 (New York, NY)

    • Equitably Using LGBTQ+ Artists in the Classroom

  • Presenter at the Wisconsin Art Education Association Conference

    • Zines as a Tool For Research, Writing, and Exploration, 2022

  • Presenter at the Wisconsin Art Education Association Conference, 2021

    • Affordable Animation in the Art Room

    • Equitably Using LGBTQ+ Artists in the Classroom

  • Presenter on Visual Thinking Strategies at The Summer Institute for Educators, National Gallery of Art, 2019

  • Herb Kohl Educator of the Year, 2019

  • MMABSE Educator of the Year, 2015 - 2016

Education

  • Milwaukee Public Schools University

    • Alternative Education DPI Licensure (WIDPI #1952)

  • University of Wisconsin Madison

    • Art Education Certification PK-12 (Wisconsin 550 License)

  • University of Wisconsin La Crosse

    • B.S. Art - Printmaking

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