Resume | CV
Work Experience Snapshot
2023- Present
Education Programs Manager
The Contemporary Austin | Austin, TX
Leading K–12 learning initiatives at The Contemporary Austin, overseeing programs that engage over 4,000 students each year, including the multi-visit Seeing Special Things program serving 350 students and 25 teachers. Responsibilities include writing all exhibition-based curriculum aligned with visual art state standards, serving as the primary educator for school audiences, and managing and training a team of 2 full-time and 6 part-time staff alongside program budgets, assessment, and partnerships with teachers and community stakeholders.
2025
Website Designer (Contract)
Creating Change With Youth x Drama for Schools | Austin, TX
Served as preliminary Website Designer for the Creating Change With Youth website, a site highlighting the collaborative Drama for Schools project presented at Planet Texas 2050, this initiative brought together UT arts integration specialists, seventh-grade teachers, and middle and high school students from the Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders to explore climate justice through drama-based learning, culminating in a school-wide Climate Resiliency Arts Festival.
2022-2023
Project Coordinator
Let's Read Project | Bosnia and Herzegovina (Remote)
Served as Project Coordinator for the Let’s Read project, a partnership between The University of Texas at Austin, Lincoln Center Theater in NYC, and the U.S. Embassy in Sarajevo, where six K-16 educators, or Arts Integrated Teaching Fellows, and U.S. experts co-design lesson plans, online resources, and trainings which use Sandra Cisneros’ The House on Mango Street to explore issues of identity and home through English and arts literacy. Responsible for organizing and overseeing the design and implementation of the project, creating the project’s educational resource website, and providing additional direct instruction and oversight to the educators in BiH and the US creative team.
2016-2019
Western Regional Preservice Director
National Art Education Association
Represented NAEA Student Chapters in the Western Region (Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Northwest Territory, Ohio, and Oklahoma). Presented at NAEA Conferences- State and National levels. Ran all social media platforms and reviewed proposals for NAEA Conference 2017-2019.
Education
2023
M.A. Art Education, Community Arts focus
The University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX
2020
B.S. Art Teacher Education & Studio Arts: Metalwork and Jewelry
Illinois State University | Normal, IL
Current Research
& Interests
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Graduate Capstone Research Project: Beyond Tie-Dye T-Shirts and Friendship Bracelets: A History of Art Education in U.S. Summer Camp Arts and Crafts www.artincamps.com
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Drama-Based Pedagogy and Practice in Visual Art Education
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Arts Integration and Interdisciplinary Instruction and Programming
Skills
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Learning Management Systems: Canvas and Google Classroom
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Assessment And Learning Outcomes:
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Proficient- National Visual Art Standards, Illinois Arts Learning Standards: Visual Arts Standards (VA)
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Intermediate: Fine Arts Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
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Content Management Systems: WIX and Google Sites
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Media Design And Creation: Adobe Illustrator/Photoshop, Canva, and Procreate
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Social Media Management Systems: Mailchimp, Calendly, Linktree, Doodle
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Proficient in Microsoft and Google Suites