EDUCATION

Masters of Arts in Art Education, Maryland Institute College of Art, 2012

Maryland Certification in Teaching Art (PreK-12), College of Notre Dame, 2008

Bachelors of Fine Arts, Maryland Institute College of Art, 1989

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

MICA Adjunct Professor for Internship 1 and 2, MAT Graduate Program, Baltimore, MD

2019- present

Visual Arts Teacher for Middle School, Roland Park Elementary/Middle School, Baltimore,

MD, 2012 to present.

MICA Cooperating Teacher, Roland Park Elementary/Middle School, Baltimore, MD, 2012 to

present.

MICA Host Teacher for Internship 2 Seminar, Roland Park Elementary/Middle School, Baltimore,

MD, 2015 to 2019.

Visual Arts Teacher for Elementary and Middle School, Patterson Park Public Charter School,

Baltimore, MD 21224, 2005-2012

MICA Cooperating Teacher, Patterson Park Public Charter School, Baltimore, MD, 2010-2012

YPS Instructor, Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, MD, 2004-2007

Teaching Assistant, Advanced Drawing, Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, MD, 1986-1989

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT/ LEADERSHIP & AWARDS

Lead Teacher, Baltimore City Public Schools Fine Arts Department Professional Development

Workshops, 2012-2015

Art Educator of the Year, Baltimore City. Maryland Art Education Association, 2013.

The Works Facilitator, Baltimore City Public Schools Professional Development, 2012-2014

Curriculum Writing Team Member, Baltimore City Public Schools, 2012-2016

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS: JURIED AND INVITED

My Artwork My Classroom, MICA: MAT Seminar, 2017

Motivating Inner City Students to Make Art With Personal Meaning, Maryland Art Education

Conference, 2016

Children’s Narrative Responses to Visionary Art (with Sharon Johnson and James Jereb).

New Orleans, LA: National Art Education Conference, 2015.

Create a Creative Classroom Environment, New Orleans, LA: National Art Education

Association Conference, 2015.

After the Riots: Baltimore City Middle School Art, Maryland Art Education Conference, 2015.

The Alchemy of a Visionary Artist: A Case Study of the Artwork of James Jereb (with Sharon

Johnson). San Diego, CA: National Art Education Association Conference, 2014.

Spark a Dialogue Through Innovative School-Wide Art Practices (with Linda Whelihan). San

Diego, CA: National Art Education Association Conference, 2014.

Being Authentic in Elementary Art (with Meghan Zanskas). Maryland Art Education Conference,

2013.

Creating a Creative School Environment (with Clare Grizzard). Maryland Art Education

Conference, 2013.

Exploring New Strategies that Engage Student Learners in a Contemporary Art Classroom

(with Keisha Moreno) Baltimore City Public Schools Visual Arts Teachers Professional

Development, 2013

Art-Based Curricular Model in an Urban Middle School Art Class, Maryland Art Education

Conference, 2012.

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Community Mural in Sandtown (with Gina Pierleoni and Jose Vigo) Westmont and Mount

Street, Baltimore, MD, 2016

Community Mural Under the Jones Falls Expressway, President and Holiday Street, Baltimore,

MD, 2006

Community Mural in Charles Village, 33 rd and Barclay Street, Baltimore, MD, 2005

CURRENT RESEARCH

I am working with Sharon Johnson on an in-depth case study on the work of a noted Visionary

Artist, James Jereb, PhD who lives in Santa Fe, NM. The study seeks to provide insight into the

nature of Visionary Art, its role in contemporary culture and the ways it prompts responses in

young viewers.

CURRENT STUDIO WORK

In my studio in Baltimore, I am continuing to produce paintings that investigate the concept

spiritual, mystical and natural phenomenon.