Education

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Bachelor of Arts in Art; Visual Arts Education/Photography

Awarded May 17th, 2014

Spring Arbor University, Spring Arbor, MI

Cumulative GPA: 3.06/4.0

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Master of Fine Arts; Studio Art/Photography                                                      Awarded April 2018

Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI

Cumulative GPA: 3.5/4.0

 

Professional Skills

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• Film photography; camera function and dark room procedures (developing, printing)

• Studio set up and lighting

• Printing on multiple types of printers and various types of paper

 

Work History

 

Education Intern

Summer 2013

Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park (Grand Rapids, MI)​

• Set up and taught day camp activities for elementary age students.

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Student Teacher

February 2014-June 2014

Morrison Christian Academy (Taichung, Taiwan)

• Student taught K-12 art alongside Mr. Schirmer, an art teacher for 20+ years.

 

Elementary Art Teacher

September 2014-June 2015

Western School District (Parma, MI)

• Taught various art techniques and skills to Young 5’s-5th grade.

                 

Special Education Teacher’s Aid

January 2017-Present

EDUStaff/WISD (Ann Arbor, MI)

• Subbed long term at the WISD out-centers at Dexter High School (January-February) and Scarlett Middle School (February-June). Taught summer school (2017) at High Point School, teacher's aid at High Point School for the 2017-2018 school year.

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Art History Graduate Assistant                                                                          September 2017-April 2018

Eastern Michigan University (Ypsilanti, MI)

• Aided the Department of Art History with grading assignments, transcribing lectures and doing general office tasks.

           

Adjunct Professor – ARTS 101

Winter Semester 2018

Eastern Michigan University (Ypsilanti, MI)

• Developed and implemented the syllabus and coursework for ARTS 101; including drawing, painting, photography and sculpture. Prepared lectures, collected class data and submitted final grades.