Professional Resume/CV
Education
MFA Savannah College of Art and Design, Illustration May 2021
Thesis: “Metaphysical and Occult Themes in Fantasy Card Games”
Committee: Ron Spears (chair), Denise Carson, Heather MacRae
MA Eastern Michigan University, Art Education November 2007
Advisor: Guey-Meei Yang
BFA Michigan State University, Art Education May 1999
Minored in Visual Arts/Art History with Graduate Studies in Curriculum
Recent Publications
Iceland Illustrated Coming 2025
Educational Video Series, UpSchool.co
Art in Antarctica 2024
Educational Video Series, UpSchool.co
Power of One/The Solar System and Beyond 2023
Educational Video Series, UpSchool.co
Paper Dragon #2 - Creatures of Heart 2021
Poetry/Art Compilation, Drexel Publishing Group, Drexel University
Gopher Golf 2021
Children’s Book, Premio Publishing (with Karl Beckstrand)
Creative Quarterly #60 2020
Honorable Mention
My Body Can… 2017
Coloring Book, Published in conjunction with SlutWalk, SLC
Troll Brother 2013
Young Adult Novel (Cover and Interior Illustrations), Edward Aumann
Work Experience
Elementary Lead, Visual Arts; Ogden City Schools, Ogden, UT Aug 2022 to Present
CEOKids & Company, LLC, Santa Clara, CA (Remote) April 2016 to December 2023
Lead / Head Content and Curriculum Program Developer for Young Art
Brighton High School, Cottonwood Heights, UT Aug 2015 to April 2022
Visual Arts Teacher, Fine and Performing Arts Department
Utah Valley University, Orem, UT January 2022 to May 2022
Adjunct Professor, Arts and Design Department, ART 2100
Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA May 2020 to Aug 2020
Teaching Assistant, Foundations & Illustration Departments, DRAW 101 and ILLU 201
Willow Canyon Elementary School, Cottonwood Heights, UT Aug 2014 to August 2015
Visual Arts Specialist, Beverly Taylor Sorenson Arts Learning Program
Broadview Entertainment Arts University, Salt Lake City, UT June 2013 to Aug 2015
Adjunct Instructor, Visual Arts Department
Mt. Nebo Junior High School, Payson, UT March 2012 to June 2014
Visual Arts Teacher, Fine and Performing Arts Department
Plymouth Canton Educational Park, Canton, MI Aug 2000 to January 2012
Visual Arts Teacher, Fine Arts Department, Canton and Salem High Schools