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Develop original art lessons for all art classes for grade 6 and grade 8 with a focus on cross disciplinary connections and relationships. Utilizing intrapreneurial skill set as founding staff member of newly constructed, state of the art, district 5-8 middle school. Exceptional people management skills to train pre-service educators and mentor new teachers within the classroom.Yearbook Sponsor designing yearbook and supporting students in its creation. Management of marketing and sales of yearbook.Head Coach Girls LacrosseAssistant Coach Girls Field Hockey

Develop original art lessons for all art classes for grade 6 through grade 8 and specialized instruction for adaptive art class at Welsh Valley Middle School and for grades 1 through grades 8 at LMSD@Home Virtual School.Sponsor and lead designer of the WVMS yearbook. Accomplished Tech Tutor for LMSD@Home with extensive experience educating and supporting instructional staff on technical resources and issues to help them grow towards greater responsibility and skill.Engaging collaborator skillful at facilitating Spirit Committee and monthly Read Along Nights with colleagues.Expert curriculum instructional planner able to initiate and execute professional responsibility profile (PRP) course on Design Thinking for instructional staff. Exceptional people management skills to train pre-service educators and mentor new teachers within the classroom.Flexible leader with the ability to leverage knowledge to coordinate student participation in area art shows including Welsh Valley Middle School Virtual Art Show 2020 & LMSD@Home Virtual Art Show 2021, ISC Art Show 2013 to present, School Board Art Show 2013 & 2014, Welsh Valley Middle School Art Show, 2017 - 2019.

Adjunct in the Professional Institute of Educators department creating curriculum for the graduate level course “Integrating Museum Resources in the Classroom” related to utilizing online museum resources in the classroom.

Author and Illustrator of children's book about art, "The Primary Kids Meet Georges Seurat"Presenter at the annual National Art Education Association conferencePresenter at the annual Pennsylvania Art Education Association conferenceAuthor reading at The Please Touch Museum, Philadelphia, PA

Art Educator• Develop original art lessons for all art classes for grade 1 through grade 5 with cross-curricular lessons that integrate art curriculum with other subjects.• Educate the school community and promote the Art Department through Arts in Education Week and Youth Art Month events.➢ Announce quote of the day during morning announcements. Daily display with artist, quote, biography and visual in main hallway.• Coordinate and plan participation in area art shows. ➢ Please Touch Museum, Philadelphia, PA: October 2011.➢ West Chester Gallery Walk, West Chester, PA: October 2011.➢ Moore College of Art Show, Philadelphia, PA: December 2009 and 2011.➢ West Chester SPCA Art Show, West Chester, PA: January 2011.➢ Art Goes to School, West Chester, PA: March 2004 – present.➢ Fern Hill Arts Night, West Chester, PA: May 2004 – present.➢ YouthWorks, West Chester, PA: June 2007.➢ West Chester YWCA Art Show, West Chester, PA: June 2006.• Organize and expand participation in national art contests.➢ “My Math” McGraw Hill: December 2011.➢ First grade student Finalist from over 2400 entries.➢ Doodle for Google: 2009, 2010 and 2011.➢ Yearbook Cover Contest: May 2004 – present.➢ PA Day Poster Contest: May 2009 – present.➢ Crayola “How I Dream in Green”: May 2010.➢ Chester County Library Association: April 2004 – 2006. Chairperson of Art Department Duties: August 2005 – present.• Lead ten professional teachers located in ten elementary schools.• Develop and manage the elementary district art budget.• Organize and supervise professional development days and in-service days.• Present Art Department plan and tactics to the School Board.• Execute district art show during School Board meetings.• Educate new staff on PowerSchool – a new teacher computerized grading system.• In charge of all art teachers in district for PDExpress administration.• Educate fellow art teachers of new educational pedagogy.

• Chief coordinator of the project for renovation of Research & Development office space at major pharmaceutical corporation. ➢ Conducted client meetings, site surveys and space planning, and created project program.➢ Drafted construction documents with Auto-CAD.➢ Managed vendor and contractor logistics including quotes for furniture, finishes and installation schedule, as well as assignment of appropriate labor duties.