2009-10       Art Educator
Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts, Hamilton, Canada

• Visual Arts Instructor

2008-2009 Art Educator
C-ART, Hamilton, Canada

• Guest artist to Day Care Centres in the Hamilton and Halton Region
• Private Art Classes

2006-2007    Community Artist Facilitator
Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, Kitchener, ON

• Worked as an artist and educator in the Arts Access program developing collaborative public art projects
• Built several ongoing partnerships for KW|AG, including: Five branches of the Kitchener Public Libraries; Kitchener Youth Action Council; Ten locations, City of Kitchener Community Centers; UNICEF Foundation; J. Steckle Homestead; Kitchener-Waterloo 2007 Multi-Cultural Festival; YMCA; Forest Heights Collegiate Institute; Lutherwood (Youth Mental Health Services Department).

2004-2005   Educator/Curriculum Developer
Roc Zadkine College, Rotterdam, Netherlands

• Educated Dutch student teachers on multidisciplinary applications of art in the classroom

2002-2003   International Exhibitions Coordinator
BoekieBoekie Children’s Art and Literary Magazine, Rotterdam, Netherlands

• Built partnerships in Canada, USA, Belgium, Germany, and The Netherlands for a children’s poetry and art magazine’s travelling exhibition

2002-2003   Public Programs Developer
Villa Zebra Children’s Art Museum, Rotterdam, Netherlands

• Built partnerships with five museums in Rotterdam’s Museum Park.
• Developed projects for special fund raising events.

1995-2001   Public Programs Coordinator/Educator/Teacher Mentor
Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

• Developed the Stories in Art outreach program that reached 18 Libraries and 1,000 children annually
  • Designed 16 projects and interactive postcards for the program, enabling a two-year rotation of themes
  • Worked directly with the Curator of Education
  • Responsible for scheduling, staffing and inventory
  • Involved in PR development and Web site design
• School Museum Program and Home-school Workshops
  • Produced curriculum based educational programs and publications while building new audiences for the CMA
• Teacher Mentor
  • Trained new teachers and assistants for museum summer camps

1995-2002    Art Instructor
Carnegie Museum of Art, School of the Carnegie, Pittsburgh, PA

• Taught adult beginner and intermediate drawing classes

1995-1996    Art Instructor
The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA

• Developed walk-in activities and school programs

1995-2000    Art Instructor
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA

• Taught impressionist painting, pop art, stenciling, and drawing classes for adults

1998-2000    Art Instructor
Pittsburgh Zoo, Pittsburgh, PA

• Organized education certification workshops for public school teachers

1992-1994    Art Instructor
Ottawa School of Art, Ottawa, ON

• Multimedia instructor for children’s art classes and camps

1987-1988    Art Instructor
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, ON

• Printmaking instructor for children’s art classes

Education

1987     Four year Associate Diploma completed with majors in Printmaking and Sculpture

Ontario College of Art and Design, Toronto, ON

Associations/Committees

2007             Artist Representative of the Public Arts Committee Advisory Council
City of Burlington, Burlington, ON

2001-2005    Member of the Rotterdam Artist Association (CBKR)
Rotterdam, Netherlands

Volunteer Work

2009-2010        Strathcona Public School Council Chair, Hamilton, ON

2008-2009        Strathcona Public School Council Secretary, Hamilton, ON

2006-2008        Lakeshore Public School Parent Council
Burlington, ON

2003-2005        Dr H. Pierson School Parent Council
Rotterdam, Netherlands