Experience

• Dayton City Schools

  Educator

  • Provided instruction in Social Studies, African American History, and Appalachian History to 7th and 8th grade students.
  • Additional activities included Black History Month Chairperson, Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Oratorical Contest Chairperson, Spelling Bee Chairperson, and Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Arts, Poetry and Prose Program Judge.
  • Provided instruction in American History, Western Civilization, American Government and Street Law to 11th and 12th grade students.
  • Additional activities included Black History Month Chairperson, Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Oratorical Contest Chairperson, Spelling Bee Chairperson, and Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Arts, Poetry and Prose Program Judge.

• Sinclair Community College

  Adjunct Professor II-Humanities, Government and Modern Languages Dept; African-American Studies Dept

  • Organize, develop and provide instruction to university students in African History; African-American History; American History; Black Studies; Black Psychology and Western Civilization
  
  • Lecturer of “Hidden Figures II”, annual lecture series, Centerville-Washington History, 2019
  
  • Consultant, speaker, "The Dunbar-King Project" exhibit, of the African American Visual Arts Guild, 2018
  
  • Guest presenter of “He Had His Dream: A Celebration of Paul Laurence Dunbar” in "Explore Our Past" history program series of Dayton Metro Library (DML) system, 2017; “Buffalo Soldier in the Heart of America” & “Who’s That Lady” as well as “Hidden Figures” & “This Woman’s Work” programs, commissioned by Dayton Metro Library, in honor of Black History Month and Women’s History Month, respectively, 2018, 2017, 2015.
  
  • Keynote speaker of address honoring Black History Month, “RED, WHITE, BLUE & BLACK: African Americans in the U.S. Military”, Dayton Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 2013.
  
  • Author of "The Presentation, Significance and Vision of Africana Studies", commissioned in honor of Fountainhead Tanz Theatre’s XXVI Annual Black International Cinema Extravaganza, (Berlin, Germany), 2011

• EbonNia Gallery

  Docent/Educational Consultant

  • Duties include informing the public of the significance of the subjects and artists featured in the "Skyscrapers II" exhibit. The "Skyscrapers" Series was developed by internationally-known African American artist, Willis "Bing" Davis, with the purpose to commemorate persons of African descent who have made significant, positive contributions to Dayton, Ohio and the community.
  
  • Educational consultant and keynote speaker of address, "Paul Laurence Dunbar and Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr: Valiant Warrior in the Sport of the Gods"; "The Dunbar-King Project" exhibit, the African American Visual Arts Guild, 2018
  
  • Artist of "Blue Blood" image composition, premieres at the opening of Artstudio 55, Kassel, Germany, 2016
  
  • Artist of "Cultural Capital II: For God, For Queen, For Culture"; "Blue Blood"; "Cultural Capital: Love Afri-Ameripolitan Style"; and "Kohl-eidoscope" image compositions and "Nu(bian) World Order" photography montage, commissioned for “Footprints in the Sand?” annual international visual media exhibition by Fountainhead Tanz Theatre, an affiliate of the United States Embassy and honoree of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), (Berlin, Germany), 2016, 2015; 2014; 2013; and 2011, respectively.
  
  • Educational Consultant to "James Pate’s KKK Series - Kin Killin' Kin'" national tour; Creator of "James Pate’s KKK Series - 'Kin Killin’ Kin' in an Educational Setting", a curriculum integral to the exhibition’s national application in diverse environs, 2012 to present.
  
  

• Central State University

  Adjunct Professor-College of Education; College of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences

  • Develop and provide instruction to university students in Educational Psychology; Education of the Exceptional Child; Assessment and Curriculum; Microteaching in the Content Area; and Educational Methods of Language Arts and Social Studies; also organize, develop and provide instruction to university students in African American History and Culture, from African Beginnings to the American Present.

• Omega School of Excellence

  Department Chair, Educator

  • Provide instruction in Social Studies and African American History to 6th grade students, as well as instruction in Social Studies and World Cultures to 7th grade students.
  • Organized Leadership Service Project to raise funds for victims’ families of the September 11th tragedy.
  • Organized Leadership Service Project to raise funds for Ghanaian village in need of school supplies.
  • School Representative for the Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Arts, Poetry and Prose Contest (middle school).
  • Judge for the Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Arts, Poetry and Prose Contest (high school).
  • Additional roles include Multicultural Projects Director, Black History Month Event Planner, Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Oratorical Contest Chairperson, and Spelling Bee Committee member.