EDUCATION

Mansfield University; Master of Education in Special Education

New York State Permanent Certification in Special Education; 02/01/03

New York State Permanent Certification in Art Education; 02/01/03

Guildford Technical College; England; Advanced Level in Art

State University of New York, College at New Paltz; Bachelor of Science in Art Education       

Tompkins‑Cortland Community College; Dryden, New York; Associate of Science in Liberal Arts/Humanities

Trumansburg High School; Trumansburg, New York

Regents Diploma; advanced placement at Tompkins‑Cortland Community College

FIELD WORK EXPERIENCE

Clinical Practicum in Special Education; Trumansburg School District, Trumansburg,

New York; Middle School Special Education grades 5^th to 8^th

Student Teaching; Pine Bush District, Pine Bush, New York; Elementary and Secondary, Photography, Jewelry and Crafts

Student Observer and Participant; Tompkins‑Seneca, Tioga BOCES; Art in Special Education

Student Observer and Participant; New Paltz Campus School; Commercial

Technology classes, Video and Media

RELEVANT

WORK

EXPERIENCE

Director; Trumansburg After School Program, Inc.; Trumansburg, New York; Sept 2003- current

Teacher; Camp Invention; Trumansburg, New York; August 2008 and August 2005

Special Education Teacher; Franziska Racker Center; Ithaca, New York; 12:1:1; preschool children with disabilities; inclusive program with Head Start; September 2000 – August 2003

Special Education Teacher; South Seneca Central School; Interlaken, New York; 8:1:1; children with Emotional Disturbance; Grades 2^nd-6^th; September 1999 – June 2000

Special Education Aide; Trumansburg Elementary School; Classroom support/teacher; September 1998 – June 1999

Special Education Aide; Trumansburg Middle School; Classroom support/teacher;

September 1995 – June 1998

Art Teacher; Trumansburg Community Education; Trumansburg, New York; Adult Education

        Calligraphy and Japanese Bookbinding; Spring 1997

Art Teacher; Worthing High School; Worthing, England; Saturday Club

Art Teacher; Lansing Elementary School, Lansing, New York; grades K‑4

Calligraphy Instructor; North Campus Union, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York

Ceramics Teacher; Camp Kennybrook, Monticello, New York

EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AND PUBLISHED WORK

Costume Design and Production; Trumansburg Middle School Production of The Music Man;  Princess and the Pea; March- April 2003 and 2004

Committee Member; Forum On Respect in Trumansburg (name changed to Student’s Against Malice); Climate Change Committee to address bullying and hazing behavior; 2002-2005.

Make-up and Assistant; Trumansburg Middle School Production of Guys and Dolls; March 2002

Mentoring Program Participant; South Seneca Central School

Yearbook Advisor; Trumansburg Middle School; produced first yearbook; included taking photographs, darkroom work, layout and organizing students; printed May 1996

Cycle Touring board; Godalming, Surrey; England; Designed Charter to Commemorate the "Great     Hyde Park Ride" for HRH The Princess of Wales; lettering Certificates

INTERESTS AND FURTHER INFORMATION

Art Club, Mural Painting, Drama Make-up and Costumes

Elementary School Entrance Garden; designed new garden; Children helped measure, cut landscape fabric, move rocks, plant and mulch this garden.

Volunteer; Trumansburg Elementary School; Art Room volunteer with K. Sinko; Spring 2011

Newsletter; United Methodist Church, Trumansburg

Pastor Parish Relations Committee; United Methodist Church, Trumansburg

Church Directory; United Methodist Church; Layout, formal and informal

Sunday School Teacher; United Methodist Church; Trumansburg

Volunteer parent for Boy Scouts; active parent volunteer at meetings and taking minutes for den leaders meetings.

Volunteer parent for Brownies; activities and games at weekly meetings.

Volunteer parent at Peter Gladwin County Primary School; helping with reading, art and playground games.

Chairman Parish Centre Play Group

PERSONAL PROFILE

Creative, reliable, motivated, organized, team player, belief in community.

Creating Opportunities for youth to become involved in community by picking up litter in the Community playground and on Main St., making ornaments and decorating Friendship tree, creating Ginger Bread houses to be on display in local business; collecting ‘stuff’, making catnip mice and biscuits for the SPCA, collecting food for the Food Pantry, rolling coins for the American Red Cross, planting scrubs and mulching for Earth Day, moving ‘cushioning’ rocks on playground, starting and maintaining the TASP garden by the ES cafeteria with exciting plans for the new garden this spring!, ‘It takes a Community to raise a child.’