Responsible for leadership of award-winning Evanston-based nonprofit organization delivering visual arts programming to individuals, organizations, schools, and communities for personal growth, social emotional learning, and community well-being. Oversee program management, including partnership engagement, budgeting, supervision of staff and teaching artists. Collaborate with the board of directors to develop and implement strategic plans to ensure growth and quality of programs. Focus on collaboration, creativity, and healing. Creative problem-solving, empathy mindset. We, not me.

Responsible for design, implementation, and evaluation of process-based visual art programming across all media and numerous program sites, including public schools, community centers, homeless shelters, and community art studios. Training, supervision, and assessment of diverse cohort of program facilitators and teaching artists. Comprehensive data reporting and budget management. Manage relationships with program partners, school administrators, and clients. Facilitate art groups of diverse populations in a variety of program settings to fulfill the mission of Open Studio Project: art for personal growth, social-emotional learning, and community well-being.

Responsible for management, maintenance, and preservation of the historic Preston Bradley Center in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood—a hub for fine and performing arts, social services, and spiritual growth. Space sharing partners include a transitional housing shelter, church congregations, theatre and dance companies, and visual artists.

Providing nonprofit organizations with grant writing, public programming, board development, and strategic planning services. Providing mentoring and project management to individual artists with developmental and physical disabilities.

Spearheaded Project Onward’s transition from a small program division to a fully independent organization that provides meaningful, high quality arts programming to talented adults with disabilities. Responsible for all aspects of operating a nonprofit community-based art studio and gallery.• Successfully incorporated Project Onward as an independent nonprofit organization; obtained 501(c)(3) determination from the IRS; and recruited an active board of directors.• Coordinated every aspect of the organization’s move to a larger facility at the Bridgeport Art Center: designed new studio, office, and gallery space; negotiated lease and construction with building management; hired and supervised highly effective team of employees, interns, and volunteers for programming and administration.• Expanded Project Onward’s artist roster to 60 participants.• Worked one-on-one with disabled adult artists to facilitate their studio art practice, develop individualized business plans, and coordinate service provision.• Coordinated Project Onward’s ambitious exhibitions program, including curatorial design, gallery installation, and logistics. Since 2004, organized hundreds of exhibitions to showcase and sell the work of artists with disabilities, including collaborations with local and national partners.• Managed fundraising and external partnerships, including grants; individual, foundation, and corporate contributions; and developing social enterprise projects for earned income.• Coordinated Project Onward’s marketing efforts, including writing, design, social media, and speaking to media and community organizations on Project Onward’s behalf.• Created signature “Portrait Slam” events to facilitate professional and social interactions between Project Onward artists and the general public.• Led major public art projects by Project Onward artists, in partnership with Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) and the Trust for Public Land/The 606.

Co-founded and managed a studio art program for adults with mental and developmental disabilities, under the auspices of the City of Chicago's Department of Cultural Affairs.• Instituted Project Onward’s administrative functions and established a dedicated studio facility under the auspices of Gallery 37, the City’s youth art program.• Identified and recruited initial population of artists with disabilities who were transitioning out of Gallery 37’s high school program.• Developed studio programming, marketing and sales opportunities, and successful external partnerships. Partnerships included long-term collaboration with The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.• Worked one-on-one with disabled adult artists to facilitate development of their studio art practice and promote opportunities for professional advancement.• Facilitated studio move from Gallery 37 Center for the Arts to the Chicago Cultural Center, where Project Onward became a program of the Department of Cultural Affairs’ Visual Arts Division.• Supervised staff members, interns, and volunteers• Provided leadership and collaboration between City government and community-based nonprofit sector• Presided over growth from a small program initiative serving 6 participants, to a well-established organization supporting 38 artists and grossing over $100,000 in annual artwork sales

Responsible for development and implementation of visual arts programming initiatives and oversight of exhibitions program. Duties included• collaboration with program staff to establish best practices for recruiting and hiring effective teaching artists, including review and evaluation of Request for Proposal (RFP) applications;• evaluation of apprentice artist applications;• collaboration with program staff to develop and implement art projects for public art and gallery exhibition;• exhibition design and installation for gallery and traveling exhibitions;• development and oversight of program budgets;• supervision of staff members

Responsible for operation of CenterSpace, a 3000 square foot exhibition space at the Gallery 37 Center for the Arts. Perform arts administrative responsibilities for Gallery 37, a not-for-profit job training and education program in the arts for Chicago youth.

Taught undergraduate studio art courses in Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced Ceramics. Curriculum included wheel-throwing, hand building, glaze calculation, kiln operation, and art history and theory.

Taught undergraduate studio art courses in Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced Ceramics. Curriculum included wheel-throwing, hand building, glaze calculation, kiln operation, art history and theory.

Taught undergraduate studio art courses in Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced Ceramics. Curriculum included wheel-throwing, hand building, glaze calculation, kiln operation, art history and theory.