Resume

• 2015

  Northern Virginia Community College

  Northern Virginia Community College

  Annandale

  VA

  Student Life Advisor

  Alexandria Campus

  Head of Ceramics/ Assistant Professor

  Northern Virginia Community College

  Portland

  OR

  •\tDeveloped and lead curriculum for low-income high-risk youth in before and after-school programs at Fernwood and Free Orchards Elementary\n•\tCreated inclusive environment for ESL and underprivileged students\n•\tWorked with parents and community service offices including Youth Contact to provide holistic academic experience\n•\tFacilitated service learning and leadership opportunities for students from 1-6th grade\n•\tProduced Excel spread sheets to assist in monitoring grant-driven bench marks and statistics

  Instructor

  Camp Fire Columbia

  Santa Fe

  NM

  •\tAssisted Curt LaCross week long figure sculpture intensive\n•\tEnsured satisfaction of 15 adult workshop attendees\n•\tProvided material tracking and distribution

  Teaching Assistant

  Santa Fe Clay

  Portland

  OR

  • A summer Youth Education facet of the Continuing Education Department of the Pacific Northwest College of Art\n• Planned and instructed weekly themed 3D art class for students ages 10-14

  Instructor

  smARTworks

  Pacific Northwest College of Art

  Portland

  OR

  • Special Projects in Ceramics- Prepared materials and guidelines for student driven experimental project course based on research and exploration of ceramic technical processes including glaze mixing

  image transfers

  alternative firing methods

  etc.

  Instructor

  Pacific Northwest College of Art

  •\t CE901- Special Problems in Ceramics\n•\tPrepared materials and guidelines for student driven experimental project course based on research and exploration of ceramic technical processes including glaze mixing

  image transfers

  alternative firing methods

  etc.

  Instructor

  Portland

  Oregon Area

  Oregon College of Art & Craft

  Portland

  OR

  •\tBeginning and Intermediate Ceramics Seminar- Adult leisure courses

  Instructor

  Radius Community Art Studio

  HIllsboro

  OR

  • Developed and taught art projects that support and enrich the literature and science curriculums\n• Facilitated service learning and leadership opportunities for students from 6-12th grade\n• Created new community connections

  exhibition

  and volunteer opportunities within the local community including newspaper competitions and participation in Hillsboro Tuesday Art Market

  Artist in Residence

  Miller Education Center

  • Planned and taught Adult Drawing

  Family Clay

  Junk Yard Dawgs (recycled object sculpture) and Creative Camp classes for children ages 7-12\n• Camp techniques included ceramic hand-building

  painting

  collage and found object construction

  Walters Cultral Arts Center

  Northern Virginia Community College

  Instructor of Foundations and Sculpture courses

  Instructor

  Washington D.C. Metro Area

• 2012

  Pacific Northwest College of Art

  Pacific Northwest College of Art

  • Trained

  supervised and evaluated Resident Advisors\n• Managed facility including room assignment notification

  cleaning

  furniture orders

  repair oversight and budget management ($504

  180)\n• Coordinated ‘Move-in Day’

  welcome programming and Residence Life Orientation\n• Created policies and documentation procedures for key check out

  apartment condition forms

  roommate agreements

  and revised the Residence Life Code of Conduct\n• Provided guidance for Student Council and Student Leadership and supervised campus activities budget ($60

  000 yearly) and program management\n• Adjudicated judicial cases and issued appropriate sanctions

  Pacific Northwest College of Art

  National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts

  Board Member

  Northern Virginia Community College Alumni Association

• 2007

  MFA

  Ceramics

• 2005

  Post-bacc

  Ceramics

• 2000

  BAFA

  Ceramic Art

  Alfred Radio DJ\nAlfred TV editor\nPeer Mentors\nOmicron Delta Kappa President

  Alfred University

• Teaching

  Ceramics

  Fine Art

  Sculpture

  Wood Working

  Kilns and Firing

  Clay Mixing

  Microsoft Office

  Ceramic

  Excel

  Ceramic Decals

  Computer Skills

  Instructional Experience

  Kilns

  Mold Making

  PowerPoint

  Ceramic Art

  Visual Arts

  Clay

  Art

  500 Teapots Volume 2

  The breathtaking 500 Teapots launched a bestselling series—and it remains hugely popular. Now comes a gorgeous follow-up that documents the continued vitality of the form and of a new group of top international artists. Ranging from classically beautiful to wonderfully witty to wildly imaginative and ultramodern

  these teapots will inspire ceramicists

  collectors

  crafters

  and enthusiasts.

  500 Teapots Volume 2

  Brigitte Martin

  What happens when professional craft artists are allowed to let loose when they get to explore their mischievous and irreverent sides? Find out in this groundbreaking book

  which

  for the very first time

  reveals an entirely different side of serious craft. Hundreds of images and essays from all over the world allow you to gain insight into the creative minds of contemporary artists like never before. A variety of traditional craft media are shown

  such as furniture

  ceramics

  glass

  fiber

  jewelry

  and metal

  as well as a number of unique

  nontraditional techniques. Even a bus shelter in London gets a creative make-over that s sure to make you smile! The topics range from the playful to the serious

  but the message is always most enjoyable. Humor in Craft is a treasure trove for craft aficionados and humor enthusiasts alike.

  Humor in Craft

  On going experimentations in clay and installation.

  Gardner

  Orlowski

  Jessica

  Gardner

  Walters Cultral Arts Center

  Santa Fe Clay

  smARTworks

  Pacific Northwest College of Art

  Miller Education Center

  Northern Virginia Community College

  Camp Fire Columbia

  Oregon College of Art & Craft

  Radius Community Art Studio