Experienced bi-lingual Montessori and PYP teacher with a passion for nurturing each child’s creativity and development. Looking to transition into working with art for social justice.

• Design and maintain an enticing and effective classroom environment• Communicate regularly with parents concerning development of their children, including 3 parent/ teacher conferences a year• Develop and implement Kindergarten art curriculum

• Hosted art shows for five pre-school classes including one toddler class• Designed school yearbook

Photographed and edited weddings, portrait sessions and other events.

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Taught children and adults oil painting, watercolors, and pastels.

• Photographed organizations travels throughout Chad while delivering relief supplies, capturing candid’s and portraits of officials for organizations website and publications • Photograph and edit images of organizations rally’s and events

• Edit and re-image photographs using Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Lightroom• Act as a second shooter at events such as weddings and corporate events• Assist in management of website and marketing, posting images and organizing mailing lists

• Supported the head Montessori certified teacher in class of thirty children• Instructed lessons to two and a half to five year olds and facilitate in classroom management• Co-lead the after care program and instruct the group in art projects that encourage creative exploration and personal style

• Photograph candid’s at general and corporate events as well as at bar/bat mitzvahs. Manage green screen portrait station at said events.

• Supervised media labs used by twenty to fifty students daily• Answered technical questions about equipment and/or programs such as Final Cut Pro and Adobe Photoshop

• Participate in edit sessions of advertisement spots with two producers, request tape duplication and pick up, and compile photographs for slide shows

• Transcribed 12 interviews onto Script Master and researched possible donors to fund documentary set to air on PBS

• Tutored 15 1st through 6th graders in math, writing, reading comprehension, and grammar