GENERAL INFORMATION
EDUCATION
MARYLAND INSTITUTE COLLEGE OF ART (MICA), Baltimore, MD
MAT Master of Arts in Teaching, 2016
BFA Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting, Summa Cum Laude, 2015
CERTIFICATION
MARYLAND STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Advanced Professional License in Art PreK-12, Masters Degree +30 Graduate Credits
LANGUAGES SPOKEN
English - Fluent
Spanish - Proficient
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
ART TEACHER, Anne Arundel County Public Schools, North County High School, Ferndale, MD
Fall 2016 - Present
ADJUNCT FACULTY, Maryland Institute College of Art, MA in Teaching Program, Baltimore, MD
Fall 2020 - Present
SITE COORDINATOR, MICA’s Young People’s Studios, Baltimore, Maryland
Summer 2016 - Summer 2020
WORKSHOP FACILITATOR, Anne Arundel County Public Schools Gifted and Talented Program
January 2020
TEACHING INTERN, MICA’s Young People’s Studios, Baltimore, MD
Summer 2015
FACILITADORA, Talleres de Arte de Solidaridad, Casa de Cultura San Juan de Limay, Nicaragua
Summer 2014
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NATIONAL ART EDUCATION ASSOCIATION (NAEA)
Member 2015 - present
MARYLAND ART EDUCATION ASSOCIATION (MAEA)
Member 2015 - present
Advocacy Team Member 2018- Present
Student Exhibits Facilitator 2018 - 2020
ADVANCEMENT VIA INDIVIDUAL DETERMINATION (AVID)
Certified Educator 2021-Present
MARYLAND ARTISTS ANONYMOUS
Member 2018- present
AWARDS
MARYLAND TEACHER AS PRACTICING ARTIST, 2023
NOMINATED EASTERN REGION SECONDARY ART EDUCATOR, 2023
MARYLAND STATE SECONDARY ART EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR, 2022
AACPS NOVICE ART EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR, 2019
MARYLAND TEACHER OF PROMISE, 2016
FULBRIGHT-GARCIA ROBLES SEMIFINALIST, 2016
MARCELLA BRENNER W’32, H’01 DISTINGUISHED MAT SCHOLAR AWARD, 2015-2016
ALLEN GINSBERG POETRY PRIZE, 2015
WINIFRED GORDON ‘28 AWARD, 2014
ART EDUCATION DEPARTMENTAL RECOGNITION AWARD, 2014-2015
FOUNDATIONS SCHOLARSHIP, 2012-2013
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP, 2011-2015
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD, 2011-2015
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
SCHOOL, DISTRICT & LOCAL LEVEL
LEADER, Project Based Learning Professional Learning Community, North County High School
2023-present
PRESENTER, Breaking Down Barriers: Conceptual and Material Empowerment in the 2D Studio Art Room , AACPS Visual Arts Professional Day
Fall 2023
LEADER, Equity, Antiracism & Antibias Professional Learning Community, North County High School
2022-2023
COOPERATING TEACHER, MICA Student Teaching Intern Placement at North County High School
Spring 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
SUPERVISOR, MICA Internship I Placement at North County High School
Fall 2021, 2022
CO-ADVISOR, National Art Honor Society North County HIgh School Chapter
2016 - present
PRESENTER, (Re)mix and Mingle: Artful Community Building in the AP Studio Art Classroom and Beyond, AACPS Visual Arts Professional Day
Fall 2022
FACILITATOR, AACPS New Teacher Orientation
Fall 2022
PRESENTER, Making a Bright Start in Foundations of Art: , AACPS Visual Arts Professional Day
Fall 2021
PRESENTER, Google Sites in the (Virtual) Studio Art Classroom, AACPS Visual Arts Professional Day
Fall 2020
FACILITATOR, Foundations of Art Curriculum Conversation, AACPS Visual Arts Professional Day
August 2019
PANELIST, Live From Here , DC Zinefest Zirtual Zummer Zine Zelebration
Summer 2020
CURRICULUM WRITER, Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS)
2018, 2019, 2020
PRESENTER, The Art of Self Care, North County High School Professional Development
2019
ADJUDICATOR, MICA’s Masters of Art in Teaching Undergraduate Juried Exhibition
Spring 2019
PRESENTER, All About Zines!, AACPS Visual Arts Professional Day of Learning
August 2018
FACILITATOR, AACPS New Teacher Orientation
August 2018
ADJUDICATOR, AACPS Gifted and Talented Portfolio Evaluations
2016, 2017
STATE LEVEL
PRESENTER, (Re)mix and Mingle: Artful Community Building in the AP Studio Art Classroom and Beyond, MAEA State Conference
2021
PRESENTER, Teaching With Purpose: Planning Units with Meaning and Relevance, MAEA State Conference
2019
STUDENT EXHIBIT COORDINATOR, See Through My Eyes, MAEA Student Art Exhibit at Baltimore Washington International Airport
2019
STUDENT EXHIBIT COORDINATOR, Let Art Take You There, MAEA Student Art Exhibit at Baltimore Washington International Airport
2019
STUDENT EXHIBIT COORDINATOR, Many Faces of Maryland, MAEA Student Art Exhibit at Baltimore Washington International Airport
2018
PRESENTER, Makers turned Note-Takers: Implementing the Cornell Way in a Studio Art Class, MAEA State Conference
2017
AUTHOR, Makers Turned Note-takers: Implementing the Cornell Way in Studio Art Class, MAEA Gazette
2017
PRESENTER, Bmore Uprising, AEMS Cafe
2016
NATIONAL LEVEL
PRESENTER, Barriers and Access: Conceptual and Material Empowerment in the Art Room, NAEA National Conference
2023
PRESENTER, (Re)mix and Mingle: Artful Community Building in the AP Studio Art Classroom and Beyond, NAEA National Conference
2023
PRESENTER, Leveling Up in AP Studio Art! Enhancing our approach after a year of virtual learning, NAEA National Conference
2022
PRESENTER, Makers and Notetakers, NAEA National Conference *Proposal accepted but conference cancelled
2020
PRESENTER, F+: Learning to Embrace Failure As a First Year Teacher, NAEA National Conference
2017
PRESENTER, Teaching With Purpose: Planning Units with Meaning and Relevance, NAEA National Conference
2017
PRESENTER, Leading Toward Social Justice Panel Discussion, NAEA National Conference
2016
EXHIBITIONS & PUBLICATIONS OF PERSONAL ARTWORK
FREE, FRESH, AND FORWARD, The Hal Gomer Gallery at The Chesapeake Arts Center, Brooklyn Park, MD
Spring 2024
FACULTY EXHIBITION, AACPS Board of Education, Annapolis, MD
Spring 2024
FACULTY EXHIBITION, AACPS Board of Education, Annapolis, MD
Spring 2023
BACK IN THE FLOW, The Hal Gomer Gallery at The Chesapeake Arts Center, Brooklyn Park, MD
Spring 2022
TEACHERS AS ARTISTS, Quiet Waters, Annapolis MD
Spring 2022
FACULTY EXHIBITION, AACPS Board of Education, Annapolis, MD
Fall 2021
UNMASKED, In-person and virtual exhibition, Baltimore County Arts Guild, Baltimore, MD
Winter 2020
EVOLUTION, In-person and virtual exhibition, The Hal Gomer Gallery at The Chesapeake Arts Center, Brooklyn Park, MD
Summer 2020
THE LIGHT EKPHRASTIC, Issue 42, Ekphrastic collaboration with writer F. X. James, Baltimore, MD
Spring 2020
FACULTY EXHIBITION, AACPS Board of Education, Annapolis, MD
Spring 2020
BETWEEN THE LAYERS, Baltimore County Arts Guild, Baltimore, MD
December 2019-February 2020
MAKING IN THE MIDST OF, Hurwitz Gallery, MICA, Baltimore, MD
October-November 2019
CROSSING BORDERS, Thurgood Marshall Baltimore Washington International Airport
July-September 2019
THIS IS US, The Hal Gomer Gallery at The Chesapeake Arts Center, Brooklyn Park, MD
March 2019
FACULTY EXHIBITION, AACPS Board of Education, Annapolis, MD
Spring 2019
MARYLAND ARTISTS ANONYMOUS SMALL WORKS EXHIBIT, Wimsey Cove Gallery, Annapolis, MD
Winter 2018
MAKING ART WHILE TEACHING, Hurwitz Gallery, MICA, Baltimore, MD
Spring 2017
OUR EYES HAVE SEEN IT, Pop-up Show, Brown Memorial, Baltimore, MD
Spring 2015
UNA NOCHE CON OCHO MUJERES ARTISTAS, Casa de Cultura, Esteli, Nicaragua
Summer 2014
SMALL WORKS, BIG IDEAS, Fox Gallery, MICA, Baltimore, MD
Spring 2013
PERSONAL & PROFESSIONAL AREAS OF INTEREST
The role of experimentation and play in learning
The role of storytelling in relationship building, teaching, and learning
Culturally and Community Responsive Pedagogy
Trauma-Informed Pedagogy
The role of vulnerability in teaching and learning
Psychology and brain-based teaching
Poetry as reflective practice
Walking and wandering as a daily practice and method of discovery
Alternative/non-traditional art materials and processes
Foraging and the creation of natural inks
Naturally leavened bread baking
Visual Journalism as documentation and relational practice
Cooking and sharing meals as relational practice
Ritual as a method of intentionally shining light upon intangibles
Improving my proficiency in Spanish