September 2005 to PresentJohn Marshall Elementary School, Dorchester, MAVisual Art Specialist• Responsible for providing quality art curricula to students through a “Literature through Art” model. Lesson planning is developed and based from children’s literature.• Arrange, prepare and clearly convey class objectives and requirements for achievement, through lesson plans, syllabi, tests and specific projects.• Establish a constructive learning classroom atmosphere allowing each student to foster his or her creative nature.• Schedule and coordinate annual student field trips to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA.• Through effective communication and an optimistic attitude maintain productive relationships with students, parents and colleagues. • Organized and implemented a dance program through an Arts Initiative Grant. Oversee all components of the established dance program.• Awarded a scholarship to attend a MassArt -Bennington College workshop.

Responsible for providing quality art curricula to students through a “Literature through Art” model. Lesson planning is developed and based from children’s literature.Arrange, prepare and clearly convey class objectives and requirements for achievement, through lesson plans, syllabi, tests and specific projects.Establish a constructive learning classroom atmosphere allowing each student to foster his or her creative nature.Schedule and coordinate annual student field trips to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA.Through effective communication and an optimistic attitude maintain productive relationships with students, parents and colleagues. Organized and implemented a dance program through an Arts Initiative Grant. Oversee all components of the established dance program.Awarded a scholarship to attend a Massmart -Bennington College workshop.

Responsible for managing the operation and circulation of children’s literature.Community Organizer for the Boston Schoolyard Initiative.