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Washington, Dc, Us

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Create and deliver live videoconference lessons, asynchronous educational resources, and professional development materials for K-12 students and teachers within Department of Defense schools, integrating SAAM’s collection of American art with the curriculum of classrooms on military installations across the Americas, Europe, and Pacific regions.

Florence, Italy Metropolitan Area

Designed and instructed professional development courses for teachers from across Europe, in affiliation with the Erasmus+ mobility program and with an emphasis on inclusive curriculum design and arts integration. Led tours of Florence city center and local museums (Uffizi Galleries, Opera del Duomo) focused on Renaissance art history.

Florence, Italy Metropolitan Area

Taught fundamentals of drawing, color theory, and oil painting technique to students pursuing liberal arts degrees from affiliate American colleges and universities.

Florence, Italy Metropolitan Area

Led museum tours and art activities for youth ages 6-16 in Florence’s Museo Horne and Museo Marino Marini and in local primary and secondary schools. Facilitated art-making activities for people with dementia and their care partners as part of Museums, Art & Alzheimer's project, with support from the European Commission.

Boston, Ma

Provided risk management and match support to a caseload of 150 girls and mentors, ensuring child safety and promoting relationship development and youth outcomes.

Boston, Ma

Managed and operated Artful Healing program, offering art-making activities to patients and their care partners (~1,000 annually) in Boston-area hospitals and healthcare centers.

Boston, Ma

Designed and facilitated: hands-on art workshops for patients and their care partners in Boston hospitals, customized gallery tours for Museum visitors, and after-school art classes for students ages 5-11 in Cambridge Public Schools.

Samaná, Dominican Republic

Created and facilitated course on small-scale income generation, product design, and marketing with a cooperative of female artisans in a marginalized rural community. Co-authored curriculum and designed graphics for Peace Corps manual on female entrepreneurship and gender equity.

San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic

Responsible for development and management of community programs for over 200 youth ages 4-18 in a marginalized urban community. Taught literacy, family planning, HIV/AIDS prevention, visual arts, and yoga.Secured grant financing for community programs including a course on sexual health, support groups for victims of domestic violence, training in information technology, and the painting of community murals by local youth.Facilitated documentation workshop to secure Dominican citizenship of 15 previously undocumented community members.Chosen as exemplary Youth Development Volunteer and invited to present community diagnostic research and creative arts curriculum to Peace Corps Trainees.Designed and painted mural as commissioned artist in Peace Corps Dominican Republic National Headquarters, commemorating 50th Anniversary of Peace Corps Service in D.R.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Hispanic Studies, Studio Art, Philosophy

Master Of Fine Arts - Mfa, Studio Art (Social Practice)

Activities and Societies: Teaching Assistant and Guest LecturerFacilitated collaborative art activities (performance, installation, photo.