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Norfolk, VA, US

Norfolk, VA, US

Norfolk, Virginia Area

Museum Store Manager & Buyer/Product Developer for moderately-sized regional art museum. Responsible for all aspects of Museum Store management including budgeting, customer service, e-commerce, buying, inventory management, and training.

Philadelphia, PA

Member of Greene Street Artists Corp. ( Philadelphia's first artists' live/work cooperative) since October, 2006. Since my arrival, I have served on the Board of Directors for six one-year terms:2008 - Chair of Community Relations Committee2012 - Chair of Membership & Policy Committee2015 - Chair of Membership & Policy Committee2016 - Secretary2017.

Philadelphia, PA

Assistant Manager at the Barnes Foundation Shop, located on Philadelphia's "museum mile"​, the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. A leader in its industry, the Barnes Shop's product selection focuses on hand-crafted, artisanal gifts and jewelry, and high-quality reproductions of Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, and early Modernist paintings and objects in the.

Philadelphia, PA

Owner and operator of independent art materials and gifts business, with two locations in Philadelphia totaling 5,000 square feet, and an e-commerce site with over 50,000 product SKUs. Managed team of up to 12 full- and part-time employees in two locations. Responsible for all aspects of running the business, including: team management, purchasing, vendor.

Philadelphia, PA

Managed all business aspects of this busy non-profit organization including accounts payable, payroll, database creation and maintenance. Also contributed to the program by applying my creative skills to market the organization's services and appeal for donations with print, web and video applications.

Mfa, Fine Art (Glass)

Tyler School of Art

Bfa, Fine Art (Drawing & Painting)

Activities and Societies: Southern Glass Works, GLBT