EDUCATION
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
Masters in Art Education      Graduation Date: December 2013

BKC International House, Moscow
Cambridge CELTA Certification – Grade B - Awarded October 2006

Carnegie Mellon University, School of Art, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Major: Fine Art       Graduation Date: May 2005
Member of Phi Kappa Phi honor society
Graduated with both school and university honors

WORK EXPERIENCE

Teaching Assistant – Aug 2011 - Present
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Forged relationships with area teachers to provide observation and teaching opportunities for student teachers. Observed and provided feedback to student teachers in elementary and special ed practicum courses.

Co-Teacher – Nov 2008 - Jun 2011
College Hill Children's Center, Lancaster, PA
Taught and planned lessons, art, and language activities for pre-school-aged learners at a Keysone Stars 4-Star, NAEYC accredited center.

Kindergarten Teacher – Sep 2007-Jun 2008
AKCENT International House Prague. Prague, Czech Republic
Taught English lessons to elementary and preschool-aged learners in public schools throughout Prague, as well as lessons with adult learners.

Teacher of English – Oct 2006-Aug 2007
BKC International House Moscow. Moscow, Russian Federation
Taught English classes to a wide variety of ages and levels of learner, ranging from Kindergarten-aged to adult learners.

Program Coordinator, Tutor, Counselor – Oct 2005-Aug 2006
KEYS AmeriCorps and The Collegiate YMCA. Pittsburgh, PA
Coordinated CHANGES inter-school exchange and community service program. Provided homework help and proficiency preparation for students of several area high schools. Conceived and led art and other structured activities for school-age children in afterschool and summer camp programs.

Postproduction Editing (Freelance) – August 2005-May 2006
Andrew E. Johnson. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Composited chroma-key footage and assembled and animated several effects shots in After Effects, under the artistic direction of client artist.

Support Staff – January-May 2005
Carnegie Mellon Children’s School. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Led activities, conceived and instructed art projects, and aided teachers.

Website Maintenance and Design – 2004-2005
Carnegie Mellon College of Fine Arts. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Designed and implemented websites for faculty members, and performed updates and redesigns on existing faculty websites.

Public Works Proposal, Dino-Mite Days – February-May 2003
Carnegie Museum of Art. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Drew and wrote proposal materials. After acceptance and sponsorship of proposal, rendered several finished preliminary project drawings for the sponsor.

Internship - June-August 2002
Children’s Museum of Cleveland. Cleveland, Ohio
Assisted in the maintenance of exhibits, hosted tour and camp groups, and assisted in the teaching of weekly art classes.

EXHIBITIONS / SCREENINGS

2010 "SyFy Fact or Faked, episode 11", broadcast, featured video from Spotted Dream Owl Project

2010 Open Thread v.2 Pre-Release, Future Tenant, Pittsburgh, PA

2010 Multimedia Festival, The Senator Theatre, Baltimore, MD

2009 Tav Issue 2 Pgh Release Show, Encyclopedia Destructica Studios, Pittsburgh, PA

2006 Halloweird, touring program

Kiaro Obscuro Film Festival, Anchorage, AK
Indie Memphis Micro Cinema Club, Memphis, TN
The Paper Heart, Phoenix, AZ
Project 101, Paris, France
111 Minna Gallery, San Franciso, CA
Hypogean Halloween, Bastrop, TX
Axiom Theatre, Houston, TX
Out North, Anchorage, AK
Central Cinema, Seattle, WA

2006 CARTUNE EXPREZ, touring program

BLIM. Vancouver, BC
DIVA. Eugene, OR
Plus Galley. Denver, CO
Spencer Museum of Art. Lawrence, KA
Kansas City Art Institute. Kansas City, MO
University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
Blue Barn Theater. Omaha, NE
South Union Arts. Chicago, IL
Green Lantern. Chicago, IL
Mattress Factory. Pittsburgh, PA
ECO. Camden, NJ
Space 1026 . Philadelphia, PA
Monkeytown. Brooklyn, NY
Gideon Welles. Glastonbury, CT
Looney Bin . Providence, RI
Space Gallery. Portland, ME
Maine College of Art. Portland, ME
Sanctuary for Independant Media. Troy, NY
SPARK. Syracuse, NY
Oberlin College. Oberlin, OH
Skylab. Columbus, OH
Antioch College. Yellow Springs, OH
The Church. Minneapolis, MN
MCCCA. Madison, WI
Darling Hall. Milwaukee, WI
University of Wisconsin. Milwaukee, WI
Mount Marty College. Yankton, SD
Portland Art Center. Portland, OR
The Department of Safety. Anacortes, WA

2006 100% Centennial, The Regina Gouger Miller Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA

2005 From the Underground Volume 9, The Drake Hotel, Toronto, Canada

2005 Indie Cartoons for Kids of All Ages, Melwood Screening Room, Pittsburgh, PA

2005 Spectacular Spectacular, The Regina Gouger Miller Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA

2005 Little Golden Show, The Frame Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA

2004 The Pittsburgh Student Animation Festival, Pittsburgh, PA.

2004 "Transmissions From the Stupid," The Frame Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA.

2004 "The Wind Cave," Ellis Gallery, Carnegie Mellon University. 2004.

2003 “The 33-Petaled Rose Channeling Ceremony,” Ellis Gallery, Carnegie Mellon University.

2003 “Retrospective: The Totally Awesome Show,” Ellis Gallery, Carnegie Mellon University.

ACADEMIC AND ARTISTIC HONORS

2005 Samuel Rosenberg Senior Art Award

2004 Student Undergraduate Research Grant awarded for “Anaglyph Heiroglyph” project

2004 Samuel Rosenburg junior art award

2003 Joseph B. Ellis sophomore art award

2002 Harry Holland freshman art award

SKILLS

Photoshop, After Effects, Encore, PageMaker, Premiere, Final Cut Pro, Director, Flash, Dreamweaver, HTML, CSS, C++ and Java programming