Monique Ford Email & Phone Number

Greater New York City Area

• As the Managing Director, I oversee all programming and operations of the Screen Acting & Production studio and conservatory. In collaboration with NYU's Tisch Drama Department I work with all of the students to ensure.
• Management of studios budgets and development
• Management of human resources and on-boarding for new staff and faculty
• Communication and advisement for over 200 higher education students
• Management of a team of 10 staff and 20 faculty members
• Management of weekly audition series for actors and casting directors

• As Visual and Performing Arts Director, I oversaw all of the arts programming across the early childhood program, to the Afterschool program, summer camp program and adult art education. I developed a strong team of.
• Directed Afterschool programming for youth ranging from 5-10 years old
• Directed Summer Camp for youth ranging from 5-12 years old
• Created and managed Arts Instruction for the Early Childhood Center
• Created and implemented visual and performing arts programming for adults
• Managed visual and performing art events for children and adults

Brooklyn

• Created and taught an original curriculum for the “History with Hands” exhibit for middle and high school students. (Currently teaching Handmade History for new innovative Saturday Family Program)

East Harlem

• Designs and implements fine arts and performing arts curriculum for the East Harlem after school community. Creates innovative programming to inspire youth development within arts education.
• Created a new art department at the BCNY for youth ranging from 6-20.
• Recruited and managed a team of teaching artists in the fields of dance, theater, studio art, photography and media arts.
• Partnered with community art organizations in East Harlem so students could visit and learn from local fine and performing artists.
• Developed a visual and performing artist series during which students participate in workshops and attend performances.
• Organized and managed student art exhibitions, including darkroom and digital photography, media arts, and fine art projects.

Tribeca, New York

• Developed and implemented the school’s art curriculum with a pedagogical emphasis on personalized learning.
• Created and lead professional development seminars for teachers on art concepts and constructivist learning.
• Published weekly updates on the school’s website to highlight student art using a variety of web-based multimedia applications.
• Presented a lecture titled, “Early Literacy,” at the 2010 NAYCE conference (National Association for the Education of Young Children).

• Introduced K-4th grade students to Yoga, with an emphasis on breathing, balance, flexibility, concentration and proper positioning.

• Collaborated with public school teachers to teach art literacy, art history and cross curricular studies.
• Worked with students to develop three dimensional public art installations.

• Created and taught cross-disciplinary lessons that interwove the Visual Arts Blueprint with the standard curriculum among schools.

• Developed a course, in conjunction with the “Learning from the Masters series,” connecting history with contemporary art.
• As part of the, “Let's Make Art Together series,” created and taught lessons to children and caregivers to improve early child motor, verbal, and visual skills through art creation.

Mfa, Painting, 3.9 Gpa Graduated With Distinguished Honors

Activities and Societies: Pratt Artist League VP, Brooklyn Arts Council, Nurture Art, Katonah Museum Artist Association, Foundations.

Bfa, Painting, 3.8 Gpa Graduated With Honors

Activities and Societies: Omicron Delta Kappa, Plattsburgh State Volleyball Team, Feminist Majority Foundation, Bachelor of Fine Arts.