Credentials

New York State Teaching Certification, Gifted and Talented Education, 2004

New York State Teaching Certification, Art Education, 1989

MS Art Education, Nazareth College, Rochester NY, 1989

BS Studio Arts, SUNY Brockport, 1975

Art-Related Employment

Gifted and Talented Program Instructor, K-12, Bloomfield, NY, 1995–2004

Artist-In-Residence and Art Instructor, Greece, Penfield, West Irondequoit, Pittsford and City of Rochester School Districts, 1976-1980; 1985-1995

SUNY Brockport Art Instructor, undergraduate and graduate courses, 1990-1991

Art Instructor, Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester, 1976-1980; 1985-1993

Head of Children’s Art Programs, the Memorial Art Gallery, 1990-1993

Museum Docent Educator, Memorial Art Gallery, and Rockwell Museum, Corning, NY, 1991-1992

Art Education Methodology Presenter, Education Conferences, Rochester, Brockport, Livonia, and Churchville, NY, sponsored by local and state early childhood organizations, 1987-1992

Publications and Awards

The Visual Arts and Early Childhood Learning, National Art Education Association Anthology, “Liberating Art Experiences for Preschoolers and their Teachers,” 1995

Designing Art Experiences for Young Children, textbook, workbook and instructional video, 1993

Friend of Education Award, Board of Education, City of Rochester, 1991

Arts For Greater Rochester Decentralization Grants to support publishing, distribution and implementation of above instructional materials at the Memorial Art Gallery, 1989 and 1990

Pyramid Arts Center, Rochester NY, purchase award, 1982