APSI for AP Art & Design Certificate, Augsburg University, Minneapolis, MN, 2022
Instructional I Certificate in Art PK-12, Pennsylvania Department of Education, 2020
NASDTEC Interstate Agreement (recognized under the Instructional I Certificate)
Master of Art in Teaching (MAT): Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), Summa Cum Laude
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA): Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), Summa Cum Laude
Art Teacher | Capital Area School for the Arts Charter School (CASA), Harrisburg, PA (Aug. 2018-Jun. 2023)
Directed a comprehensive Visual Arts program for 9th-12th grade students, overseeing auditions, managing two hour long block classes, curating community art shows, guiding students' Scholastic Art & Writing Awards participation, and preparing portfolios for individual post-secondary goals.
Developed an engaging art curriculum for 9th-12th grade students, covering drawing, painting, mixed media, book arts, fibers, animation, and AP Art & Design (2D & Drawing) aligned with the National Core Arts Standards.
Created user-friendly LMS CANVAS courses for enhanced online accessibility in art curriculum.
Collaborated with colleagues across five art forms (dance, film, writing, theatre, music) to create CASA Live, an annual interdisciplinary capstone performance held in a professional theater.
Mentored new art teachers and managed leadership committees to integrate arts, academics, and special education.
Scored exemplary on Danielson's Framework for Teaching for every evaluation, demonstrating mastery of instructional practices and professional responsibilities.
Art Teacher | Young People's Studios (YPS), MICA, Baltimore, MD (JUN. 2018-JUL. 2018)
Taught immersive 4-hour courses in papermaking and painting techniques (oil, watercolor, acrylic, gouache) at MICA's program for middle and high school students.
Installed art shows at the conclusion of students' courses to exhibit their artwork for families.
Student Teacher | Garrison Forest Upper School, Owings Mills, MD (MAR. 2018-MAY 2018)
Revitalized art curriculum for 9th-12th grade all-girls school by infusing historical and contemporary women artists into Design Thinking, Drawing, Painting, and AP Studio Art courses.
Collaborated with department head on dynamic art installation celebrating students' community.
Student Teacher | Dayton Oaks Elementary, Dayton, MD (JAN. 2018-MAR. 2018)
Crafted and implemented age appropriate units in ceramics, weaving, book arts, printmaking, and puppetry to 500+ students (kindergarten-5th grade).
Teaching Intern | Mount Saint Joseph High School, Baltimore, MD (SEPT. 2017 NOV. 2017)
Designed and implemented arts integration units with colleagues for 10th grade students, combining visual journaling and psychology through dream journals to foster interdisciplinary learning.
National Art Education Association Conference (NAEA) Presentation: "What You Didn't Learn in your Teacher Prep Program," Boston, 2019
Co-presented with colleagues from MICA and MICA faculty member, Adriane Pereira
Maryland Art Education Association Conference (MAEA) Presentation: "Spaces of Comfort," Baltimore, 2018
Contributed to the Elementary Curriculum Slam, highlighting the importance of social emotional learning in third-grade education.
2016
Capturing the Renaissance, MICA, Gateway 2nd Gallery, Baltimore, MD
Featured Artist, Hershey Public Library, Hershey, PA
2019
91st Annual International Juried Show, Art Association of Harrisburg, Harrisburg, PA
2017
Juried Exhibition for Undergraduate Art Education, Maryland Institute College of Art, Rosenberg Gallery, Brown Building,Baltimore, MD
Senior Thesis Preview, Maryland Institute College of Art, Sheila & Richard Riggs Gallery, Lazarus Center, Baltimore, MD
2016
Senior Thesis Review Show, MICA, Lazarus Center, 3rd Floor Gallery, Baltimore, MD
Juried Undergraduate Exhibition, Received Honorable Mention Award, Maryland Institute College of Art, Meyerhoff Gallery, Baltimore, MD
We Need to Talk, Whole Gallery, Baltimore, MD
Painting Juniors, Maryland Institute College of Art, Fox 2nd floor gallery, Baltimore, MD
Fine Art Juniors, Maryland Institute College of Art, Fox 3rd floor gallery, Baltimore, MD
Juried Exhibition for Undergraduate Art Education, Maryland Institute College of Art, Fox 2nd floor gallery, Baltimore, MD
Under the Lights, Hershey Public Library, grand opening new gallery, Hershey, PA
Fine Art Juniors, Maryland Institute College of Art, Fox 3rd floor gallery, Baltimore, MD
2015
Hummelstown Arts Festival, downtown Hummelstown, PA
Art & Consignment Portraits Available T Technology, Hummelstown, PA
2014
Streetview, Chickenbox, Baltimore, MD
Juried Foundation Exhibition, Maryland Institute College of Art, Meyerhoff and Pinkard galleries
2013
Juried Exhibition, Penn State Medical Center, Surgical Waiting Area
Junior Scholastics Exhibition, Pennsylvania State Capital, Harrisburg, PA
Scholastic Educator Award: Received national honors and mentored a student to achieve the national Silver Key recognition, 2022.
Blick Art Materials and Utretch Art Supplies Educator Award: Recognized by Scholastic Art & Writing Awards in for outstanding contributions to art education, 2021 and 2022
New York Life Educator Award: Recognized by Scholastic Art & Writing Awards for guiding students in exploring complex emotions of grief through their artwork, 2020.
Artwork featured on promotional material for prospective students applying to the Painting Department, Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), 2020-now
Honorable Mention Award Winner, Juried Exhibition, MICA, 2016
Painting Department Recognition Award, 2016
Harriet ’67 and Philip E. Klein Scholarship, 2015
MICA Achievement Award, 2015
Featured Portfolio, MICA Portfolio's website, 2015
MICA Competitive Foundation Scholarship, 2014
MICA dean’s list, 2013 – present
MICA Presidential Scholarship, four year scholarship, awarded in 2013
NAHS, four year scholarship, awarded in 2013
Gold Key and Silver Key scholastics finalist