Pennsylvania Council on the Arts

Arts-In-Education Program

Teaching Artist:  1999- Present

Conduct workshops and residencies working with students, teachers and community organizations to generate poetry, plays, and creative
movement through a variety of different projects. Awarded 2011 Teaching Artist of the Year Award for the Northeastern Pennsylvania region. Trained through the Teacher-Artist Partnerships Institute to help educators, teaching artists, and arts administrators create and run successful arts residencies. Extensive training in a variety of teaching modalities. Completed training with Elders Share the Arts, The National Center for Creative Aging, The Academy of Creative Aging, Penn State Artist in Health Training, and TimeSlips, to conduct workshops and residencies with elders and those living with dementia and Alzheimers. Developed and implemented lessons for the Academy for Creative Aging, an online module-based, certification opportunity that can be used to bolster professional credentials and deepen expertise and understanding of the field for teaching artists and professionals working with older adults in creative environments.

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Acts of Jennius/The Wunderbarn

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Create and perform solo and group shows for stage and strolling entertainment. Created, curated, and promoted events, creative writing and movement workshops, and classes for The Wunderbarn. Certified BodyHoops fitness instructor. The pointiest know-nothing member of The Foolbright Scholars. 

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Paper Kite Press

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Designed and edited full-length collections of poetry for small press. Arranged and produced  workshops and a regular reading series with out-of-state artists, writers, and performers from 2005-2009 when the press also had a gallery and performing arts space.

Wordpainting

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Designed print promotional materials for a variety of businesses.  Worked with hospice patients in interviews, and created collections of their life stories designed specifically to the individual.

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