EDUCATION

2024 - (Pending)           Master of Arts in Teaching, Maine College of Art & Design, Portland, Maine

2020-2024                  Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration, Maine College of Art & Design, Portland, Maine

 

 

CERTIFICATIONS

Expected May 2025      Maine Department Of Education Certification, K-12 Visual Arts 

2022                           National Council for Mental Well-Being, Certification in Adult Mental Health First Aid

                                          USA 

 

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2025-Present               Educational Technician, East End Community School, Portland Maine            

                                          -Grades PK-5, working with students individually or in small groups 

                                          -Working in the Behavioral Health Continuum Program (BREATHE)

                                          -Supporting students who need behavioral intervention and emotional regulation including

Multilingual, multicultural, and Developmentally Disabled Students

                                          -Trauma Informed Practices, Culturally Responsive Teaching, Social Emotional Learning

                                          -Developing and implementing individualized lesson plans

                                          -Collaboration with classroom teachers, and supporting instructional goals

2025                          Substitute Teacher, 2D Visual Arts, Biddeford Public Schools, Maine    

                                          -Classroom management skills 

                                          -Followed school procedures and routines 

                                          -Executed lesson plans, instructional goals, and curriculum materials 

                                          -Supported students with productivity   

2025                          Student Teacher, Ceramics, Biddeford High School, Biddeford, Maine

                                          -Grades 9-12, 82 students 

                                          -Managed student ceramics projects, assisted with instructional strategies

                                          -Implemented techniques and methods

                                          -Planned lessons that encourage critical thinking

                                          -Supporting Multilingual Learners

2025                          Student Teacher, General Art, East End Community School, Portland, Maine

                                          -Grades PK-5, 400+ kids, multilingual learners, deaf and hard of hearing students

                                            nonverbal autistic students

                                          -Supported in integration of Teaching for Artistic Behavior (TAB) 

                                          -Worked with and created individualized curriculums and support 

                                          -Created and assisted with lessons

                                          -Executing classroom management skills and safety protocols

 

RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE

2024                           Pre College Resident Advisor, Staff, MECA&D, Portland, Maine

                                          Role model for 100 high school students, created and executed programs, managed 

                                          administrative duties, supported mental/physical health crises, provided and guided 

                                          student resources, enforced housing guidelines

2022-2024                   Academic Year Resident Advisor, Student Staff, MECA&D, Portland, Maine

                                          Academic and social role model for 400 plus undergraduate and graduate students, 

                                          created and executed programs, managed administrative duties, provided and guided   

                                          student resources, supported mental/physical health crises, enforced housing guidelines

2018-2024                    Provider and Childcare, Walpole and Braintree, Massachusetts 

                                          Worked with several families, children ages 1 to 12, responsible for schedules and 

                                          routines, safety, homework, transportation, dinner and entertainment 

 

ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

2020-Present                 Freelance Artist, First Friday, Portland, Maine

2024                            Thesis Exhibition Curator, MECA&D, Portland, Maine

2022-2024                   Campus Tour Guide, MECA&D, Portland, Maine

2022-2023                   Social Media Ambassador, MECA&D, Portland, Maine  

2022                            Work Study, Programming Assistant, MECA&D, Portland, Maine

2021-2022                   Orientation Leader, MECA&D, Portland, Maine

 

 

INTERACTIVE FIELD EXPERIENCE

2024                              9th-12th Grade, Westbrook High School, Portland Institute of Contemporary Art, 

                                          Westbrook, Maine

2024                              5th-8th Grade, Intercultural Community Center (Youth Group), Portland Museum of Art, 

                                          Portland, Maine

2024                              6th-8th Grade, Brunswick MiddleSchool, after school art club, Brunswick, Maine

2024                              1st Grade, Boys and Girls Club, summer program, Portland, Maine

2024                              2nd - 3rd Grade, Waynflete, summer camp, South Portland, Maine

2024                              4th - 5th Grade, James Otis Kaler Elementary, summer camp, South Portland, Maine

2024                              1st - 3rd Grade, Dora L. Small Elementary School, summer camp, South Portland, Maine

2024                              Undergraduate, Coastal Ecosystems Course at MECA&D, Portland, Maine

 

 

WORKSHOPS/TRAININGS

2025                              D.E.I Discussion Facilitator and Curator 

                                          Lead intimate discussion with educators about D.E.I in the education system, created a    

                                          supportive environment, guided discussion prompts and encouraged critical thinking, 

                                          prepared and provided resources 

2022-2024                    Crisis Management, Behind Closed Doors, Conflict Resolution/Mediations 

                                          Supported and participated in training, learned skills of navigating crises from mental 

                                          health to physical health, de-escalating situations, communication, and safety procedures

 

 

AWARDS

2025                             Nominee, Maine Art Education Association’s Preservice Art Educator of the Year Award

 

FELLOWSHIPS

2024                             The Nature Conservancy in Maine, Brunswick, Maine

                                          Illustrated 9 full color illustrations for an annual Donor Report

 

 

 

COMMISSIONS/CLIENTS

2025                              Saco Mills City Historian, Illustrated Statue Project, Saco, Maine

2024                              The Nature Conservancy in Maine, Editorial Illustration, Brunswick, Maine 

2024                              Cafe at MECA&D, Display Boards, Portland, Maine

 

 

Group Exhibitions

2025                              Recess, MAT Exhibition, MECA&D, Portland, Maine

2024                              For Now, Thesis Exhibition, MECA&D, Portland, Maine

2024                              Day of Acknowledgement, BIPOC Exhibition, MECA&D, Portland, Maine

2023                              Merit Exhibition, MECA&D, Portland, Maine

2022                              BFA Exhibition, MECA&D, Portland, Maine

Group Markets

2023                              Mini Market, MECA&D, Portland, Maine

2023                              Valentines Pop Up, MECA&D, Portland, Maine

2022                              Lunch Box: A Widely Sustainable Print Buffet, MECA&D,  Portland, Maine