Design Portfolio, Teaching Portfolio, Process & Philosophy can all be found at: www.StudioNineteenEightyFive.com

Taught the Photography and Printmaking Courses for Friends University. Providing students with the skillsets needed in both mediums to take their work to the next level.

Taught all of the Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom classes for Wichita City Arts. Photography skills are developed using these digital tools, connecting good photographs to the worlds of possibility found in the classroom. Therein students discover the joy of creativity that is possible even after the shot is taken!

I very much enjoyed being a valuable team member at Mark Arts; organized & updated the front-end and backend of the company website, class lists, and handled equipment upkeep for the many studio spaces. I enrolled students and I was also fortunate to to be given the task of organizing the Mark 100 Exhibition online and assisted in person.

Manage & Teach the Graphic Design Program at Crowder College. Leading training at both the Neosho & Webb City Campuses for Illustration, Logo Design, Typography, Web Design, & Professional & Portfolio Development. Programs of study include Adobe Creative Cloud Products: Illustrator, Photoshop, Lightroom, InDesign, After Effects, Premier Pro, as well as Figma (Sketch alternative) and Webflow. Each of the seven courses jam-packed into an Associate of Arts degree provides portfolio building projects centered around solving real-business problems while strengthening the creative core.

Ran and managed the embroidery department for Redeem Designs for all embroidered apparel from design to production.

Worked three years running as the designer for the "Teacher Scholar" publication, through Dr. Steve Trout and Dr. Eric Leschner, a peer reviewed publication about the current state of teaching in our nation.

Work several years running on the logo, student club T-shirts, and promotional material. Designed their club T-shirts for Oktoberfest fund raiser several years in a row.

Worked as the designer under the Dean of the graduate school. Designed publications of many sorts, including annual reports, grant summaries, and peer reviewed publications, including "Research Matters" with Dr. Amy Cummins.