Professional Summary:
Highly motivated creative problem solver with a depth of experience developing and delivering customer facing experiences in the arts, education, and hospitality, working collaboratively and in leadership roles in an administrative and organizational capacity towards complex and longterm goals.
Education:
Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD)
MFA, Visual Studies with a focus in Illustration
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
BA, Theatre Arts, Minor in Drawing/Painting
Experience:
Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD)
Minneapolis ,MN
Adjunct Faculty, 2022-Present:
• Developed curriculum in Illustration and Art Foundations focused in outcomes and student growth.
• Communicated and demonstrated complex concepts on art theory and technique.
• Prepared students for academic success, creating a challenging and positive learning environment.
Undergraduate Faculty Advisor, 2022-Present:
• Oversaw longterm student planning, directing advisees through registration and collegiate milestones.
Graduate Teaching Assistant, 2020-2022:
• Provided academic, administrative, and organizational support within the classroom, teaching in drawing, illustration, printmaking, 2D foundations, and creative writing.
Planet Art and I See Me Books
Minneapolis, MN
Author, 2024-Present:
• Writing and developing personalizable children's books in collaboration with the broader creative team.
Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia)
Minneapolis, MN
Sales Associate (The Store at Mia) 2024-2025:
• Welcoming the over half a million visitors Mia serves each year, delivering excellent customer service to each patron while contributing to the goals and development of the retail team and the wider museum.
Seasonal Hire, Sales Associate (The Store at Mia) 2023-2024
MCAD Continuing Education:
Minneapolis, MN
Instructional Staff, 2023-2024:
• Orchestrated and delivered diverse lesson plans to serve learners of all ages.
• Facilitated a classroom space guided by exploration and creative discovery.
Teaching Assistant, 2021-2023
Life Drawing Co-op Monitor
Administrative Assistant Summer Programing, MA in Creative Leadership, 2023-2024:
• Acted in an administrative capacity to offer detailed organization of event and daily planning.
Bread Arts Collective:
Brooklyn, NY
Actor/Founding Member, 2010-Present:
• Shaped the creation of ensemble driven theatrical productions designed to engage with community.
• Conceptualized, developed, and performed original plays, while also serving in production and promotion of the overall collective through grants, residencies, and financial development.
Forecast Public Arts:
Minneapolis, MN
Scribe/Notetaker for Grant Deliberation, 2021-2023:
• Delivered timely and accurate meeting notes in support of the grant deliberation and dispersement.
Actor, Stage & Commercial:
MN & NY
Theatre Credits 2010-2020:
• Off Broadway: Matt Murphy Productions, Drunk Shakespeare. Additional NY & MN Theatre Credits: The New Collectives, Titan Theatre, Onomatopoeia Theatre Co, The Queens Players, Columbia University, Upright Egg, Nimbus Theatre, GTC Edu. Tour
Commercial Credits:
• Citizen Watches, Rimmel London, Samsung, HBO, and AT&T
Hospitality:
MN, UK, NY, 2010-2020
Bartender, Catfish Restaurant and Bar, NY, 2016-2020:
• Crafted positive customer experiences, providing exceptional service as a member of a dynamic team.
Additional Hospitality(Bartender/Waiter), 2010-2020:
• Maxwells American Pub, Friend at Hand London, The Little Prince Soho
Skills & Software:
- Customer Service - CreativeCollaboration- Team Leadership - Creative and Professional Writing - Adobe Suite
- Traditional/Hand - Drawn and Digital Illustration - Google Suite - Canvas- Slack- Dayforce
Project Management - Community Development - Communication/ Public Speaking - Event Planning - Curriculum Development - Salesforce - Lightspeed - macOS - Classroom and Course Design
Honors, Awards, and Leadership:
MCAD MFA Trustees Scholarship, Minneapolis College of Art and Design
MCAD MFA Opportunity Scholarship, Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Dean’s List, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Residencies, Grants, and Professional Organizations:
Faculty Development Grant, Awarded by the MCAD Faculty Senate
Highlights Foundation Crash Course in Children’s Publishing: Illustrators Edition
Highlights Foundation Deep Dive into Children’s Book Illustration
North American Cultural Laboratory Residency, Highland Lake, NY, with Bread Arts Collective
Barn Arts Residency, Bar Harbor, ME, with Bread Arts Collective
Performance Grant, Greenwood Cemetery, with Bread Arts Collective
Actors Equity Association
Society of Children's Book Writer and Illustrators
Teaching Experience:
2024 Adjunct Faculty, MCAD, Design Department, Minneapolis, MN (Illustrated Notebook, Spring 2024)
2023 Adjunct Faculty, MCAD, Design Department, Minneapolis, MN (Intro to Illustration, Fall 2023)
2023 Pre-College Summer Session, MCAD Continuing Education, Minneapolis, MN (Observational Drawing)
2023 Adjunct Faculty, MCAD, Design Department, Minneapolis, MN (Illustrated Notebook, Spring 2023)
2022 Adjunct Faculty, MCAD, Foundations Department, Minneapolis, MN (2D FND, Fall 2022)
2022 Adjunct Faculty, MCAD, Design Department, Minneapolis, MN (Intro to Illustration, Fall 2022)
2022 Undergraduate Student Advisor, MCAD, Minneapolis, MN (2022-Present)
2022 Teaching Assistant, MCAD Pre College Summer Session, Minneapolis, MN (Illustration [Brian Brittigan], Summer 2022)
2022 Teaching Assistant, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Continuing Ed, Minneapolis, MN (Summer Kids [Frannie Kuhs], Summer 2022)
2022 Teaching Assistant, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN (Narrative and Storytelling [Kathryn Savage], Spring 2022)
2022 Teaching Assistant, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Continuing Ed, Minneapolis, MN (FutureReady Teens and Digital Design [Mathias Rechtzigel], Spring 2022)
2021 Teaching Assistant, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN (Foundation Drawing I [Aki Shibata], Fall 2021)
2021 Teaching Assistant, MCAD Pre College Summer Session, Minneapolis, MN (Illustration [Brian Brittigan], Summer 2021)
2021 Teaching Assistant, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN (Foundation Drawing II [Michal Banning], Spring 2021)
2020 Graduate Print Shop Assistant, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN (aiding and assisting students in Screen Printing [Diana Eicher], Fall 2020)