Resume

• 2017

  Master's degree

  Nonprofit Leadership

  Seattle University

• 1996

  Ph.D

  Dissertation

  \"Rubens and the Hunt

  \" 2004

  Art History

• 1992

  M.A

  M.A.

  History of Art

  Art History

• 1987

  B.A

  B.A. with Honors

  major in art history

  minor in history

  Art History

• Chair

  Special Events

  September 2019-present\nMember

  Docent Racial Equity Working Group

  September 2019-present\nChair

  Special Exhibitions (Victorian Radicals)

  2019\nCo-Chair

  Permanent Collection Study Group

  2017-2018\nMember

  Docent Executive Committee

  2017-present\nDocent

  Adult Tours

  2016-present\n

  Seattle Art Museum

  Rubens's Victims: Images of the Assaulted Male Body in Rubens and the Human Body

  Cordula van Wyhe

  ed.

  Brepols 2017

  Rubens's Victims: Images of the Assaulted Male Body in Rubens and the Human Body

  Cordula van Wyhe

  ed.

  Brepols 2017

  Making and Breaking the Stag: The Construction of the Animal in the Early Modern Hunting Treatise

  Composing the Passions in Rubens's Hunting Scenes

  Arms and the Man: Constructing the Soldier in Jacques de Gheyn's Wapenhandelinghe

  Suzanne

  Walker

  Center on Contemporary Art (CoCA)

  Bainbridge Island Museum of Art

  Art History

  Tulane University

  Seattle University

  Shunpike

  National Center on Quality Teaching and Learning

  UW

  Central Washington University

  Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy

  University of Washington

  Seattle Artist League

  Seattle

  WA

  Led program evaluation for federally funded center; collected both qualitative and quantitative data; conducted focus groups; and wrote reports demonstrating the impact of center activities\nOversaw production of web-based trainings

  including meeting with content experts

  gathering materials

  coordinating publicity efforts

  and analyzing audience feedback\nCoordinated development of web pages; gathered content

  edited text

  worked with designers

  and submitted to federal website office\nManaged development of materials for national conferences

  including gathering and editing submissions and coordinating production of final documents\nDrafted

  edited

  and coordinated the production and submission of quarterly reports to federal project officers on tight deadlines\nDrafted and revised reports

  correspondence

  and other documents for the Executive Director; supported Executive Director in administrative operations\n\n\n\n

  Program Specialist

  National Center on Quality Teaching and Learning

  UW

  Greater Seattle Area

  Research and deliver art history lectures on topics such as political art and appropriation art

  as well as major artists from Rembrandt to Gerhard Richter (8 given to date; 3 more scheduled for 2019).\n\n

  Art History Lecturer

  Seattle Artist League

  Central Washington University

  Development Intern

  Developed resources to assist board with fundraising\nDrafted text and edited development materials \n

  Center on Contemporary Art (CoCA)

  Bainbridge Island Museum of Art

  Bainbridge Island

  WA

  Researched and wrote successful proposals to public and private funders\nDeveloped and streamlined processes for managing all stages of grants process\nBuilt and maintained relationships with funders

  Grant Writer

  Greater Seattle Area

  Manage processes

  communications

  timelines

  data collection

  and reporting for Giving USA Foundation/Seattle University National Study on Planned Giving Donors' Motivations and Experiences

  Nonprofit Project Manager

  Seattle University

  Indianapolis

  Indiana Area

  Write and edit reports

  literature reviews

  and communications on philanthropy

  Contract Writer

  Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy

  Greater Seattle Area

  Manage portfolio of 60+ client arts organizations fiscally sponsored by Shunpike\nProvide financial

  administrative

  and nonprofit systems support to clients\nReview applications by Washington State arts groups for fiscal sponsorship\nCollaborate on strengthening internal systems \nDraft and edit grants\nSupport the Seattle arts community

  Arts Group Client Manager

  Shunpike

  Greater Seattle Area

  Researched

  wrote

  and edited business plan submitted as part of successful application for $6.5 million grant from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation \nDrafted

  edited

  and coordinated submission of successful application for competitive $40

  000 award from University of Washington Innovation Fund \nCreated

  wrote

  and oversaw production and dissemination of EarlyEdU’s first email newsletter \nWrote talking points

  one-pagers

  fact sheets

  presentations

  and reports for leadership\nManaged development and production of content for email communications and website\nManaged communications

  coordinated logistics

  and produced session content and related print materials for annual 3-day EarlyEdU Alliance Institute \nCoordinated creation of complex membership structure involving multiple tiers with different terms

  IP agreements

  and benefits\nDeveloped workflows for internal content production and policies for working with contract editors\nCoordinated program evaluation

  from initial design to reports for leadership and funders\n

  HIgher Education Coordinator

  University of Washington

  New Orleans

  LA

  Designed and taught courses communicating complex artistic

  historical and theoretical ideas to undergraduate and graduate students\nSupervised graduate student teaching assistants\nLed art department's transition from slides to digital images for teaching and research \nEvaluated candidates for faculty and staff positions (member of 6 search committees

  all resulting\nin successful hires)

  Assistant Professor

  Art History

  Tulane University

  English

  French

  Dutch

  Spanish

  Fulbright Fellowship

  Research fellowship

  Madrid

  Spain.

  Fulbright Program

  Robert and Clarice Smith Fellowship

  Dissertation writing fellowship.

  Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts

  National Gallery of Art