University of Pennsylvania, Graduate School of Education, Philadelphia
M.A. Ed. Temple University, Philadelphia
B. A. in Fine Arts, Temple University, Philadelphia
Recent Exhibitions
Highwire Gallery, February 2013.
Exhibition at Highwire Gallery of Philadephia; Opening reception on Friday, Feb 1st, 5-9 pm. 2013
Four From Moore, Group show at Holy Family University, Philadelphia, January 2012
Wax Poetic Nichols Berg Gallery, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, an exhibition showcasing fifteen encaustic artists from around the country, December 2011
Art Education and Design Faculty Show, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, September through October, 2011
Art of Teaching Art Teachers: Highlighting Moore College of Art & Design’s Art Education Faculty, group show at Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, November 2010 to March 2011
Third Street Gallery Community Exhibit, group show, February 2011
Grandin Symposium, Am I My Brother’s Keeper? group show at Annenberg Center of Lankenau Hospital, 2010
Fine Art from Art Educators, group show at Shapely, Philadelphia
Four From Moore, Octo Gallery, Philadelphia, group shows December 2008 and June 2009
PA Dept. of Education, painting Quiet Strength, part of the permanent collection at PDE
Recent Activities
Professional Development Leader in collaboration with other facilitators to train all classroom teachers in Reading Area School District on a new technology for gathering classroom data
Consultant, Collaborated with artist-poet-film maker and Mothers in Charge (MIC) on powerful film “I Cannot Be Silent” implementation of curriculum with youth leaders
Teaching Artist and Curator, Arts and Spirituality collaborative project with the Annenberg Center of Lankenau Hospital for the art exhibit with the Symposium- Patient Advocacy: Am I my brother’s keeper?
Teaching Design Seminar: Created and Implemented a new elective graduate course for Moore Graduate Interior Design students; May – August 2012
Publications
Co-Produced / Created Field Guide for Instructional Coaching – 2008 Foundations / PAHSCI with four DVD’s: Coaching is Key; Amazing Growth; Leadership for Coaching and Transforming Classrooms
Awards and Fellowships
Certificate of Participation and Facilitation in the Project Zero Classroom: Views on Understanding, Harvard Graduate School of Education with Dr. Howard Gardner and David Perkins
District Fellow, University of Pittsburgh, Learning Research Development Center
PATHS / PRISM grant recipient for Ethnic Literature, Storytelling and Readers Theater
