Art Teacher​                                                                                                        2002 – Present
Vernon Township High School​
Secondary Art: Sculpture, Advanced Sculpture, Studio Crafts, and
AP Art History
Art and Pre-K Teacher                                                                                     1996 - 2002

Education

Art and Art Education, MA = Master of Art and Art Education       2008
Teachers College, Columbia University, NYC
Art and Art Education, BA​=Bachelor of Art and Education​                2002
William Paterson University​, NJ
Early Childhood Education, Sussex County Community College     1994
Computer Information Systems, Upsala, NJ    ​                                      1992
Commercial Art, SUNY Farmingdale

AWARDS AND CERTIFICATES
New Jersey County Teacher of the Year, Sussex County                2016
Governors Teacher Award, Vernon H.S.                                                    2015
​National Board Certified Art Education​                                                    2008
Power of Art, Rauschenberg National Teacher Award  Special Education in the Arts
                                                                                                                              2010
Governors Teacher Award, Vernon H.S.​                                                     2007
Scholar in Residence Award, Vernon H.S.​                                                 2007
Peters Valley Art Center, New Jersey


CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS 
AENJ, Art Educators of New Jersey​                                                             2008, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15 (5x),  and 16 (3x)
NJEA, New Jersey Education Association                                                 2008, 09, 10, 11 & 12
DKG, Delta Kappa Gamma, Excellence for Women in Education        2015
NAEA, National Art Education Association                                                Multiple years, including upcoming March 2017 with the
Center for Teaching About Asia/Columbia University and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC

Publications: 
School Arts                                                                                                          April 2012 and
ArtBeat                                                                                                                 September 2011, 2012, 2015

Exhibitions:
Ward Nasse Gallery Soho, New York City
Liberty State Park, Interpretive Center, New Jersey
Ben Shawn Gallery, William Paterson University, New Jersey
Macy Gallery, Columbia University, New York City
Peters Valley Craft Center, New Jersey
Sussex County Community College Gallery, New Jersey
Sussex County Arts and Heritage Gallery, New Jersey
Traillworks Gallery, New Jersey
Power Arts Gallery, William Paterson University, New Jersey
Markeim Art Gallery, New Jersey
Skylands Juried Show, New Jersey
Alumni and ArtStart Shows, William Paterson University, New Jersey, 2010 - 2017
Biennial Sculpture Show, Kingston, New York, 2013
Pleiades Gallery, Chelsea, New York City
Aljira Contemporary Arts Center, Newark, New Jersey
Monmouth Museum, Lincroft, New Jersey, 2015
Hunterdon Museum, Hunterdon, New Jersey, 2015
Pleiades Gallery, Solo Shows July 2015, January,  February 2014, July 2015 &and December 2016

Current Gallery:
Pleiades Gallery, Chelsea, New York City
Current Shows:
Pleiades Gallery, Chelsea, New York City, December 2016 (Solo Show = Repair and Recovery)