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