Education and Credentials:

University of California Santa Cruz, Ca. Bachelor of Art in Studio Art, 2001

Cabrillo College, Aptos, Ca. Associate of Art in Studio Art, 1999

Teaching Credential, Substitute Teacher Permit K-8

Teaching Credential, Site Director Permit, Infant – Pre K

Awards:

Art Under the Oaks, Featured Artist, Scotts Valley, 2004

Susan Benteen and William Hyde Irwin Scholarship, UCSC Art Department, 2001

Public Work:

City of Scotts Valley Utility Box Project, Ca, 2007

Verse In the Valley Poetry Book Cover, Scotts Valley, Ca, 2004

Chamber of Commerce Directory Cover, Scotts Valley, Ca, 2004

Pigs Can Be Purple and Turtles Can Dance: A Curriculum Book For Teachers of Young Children,

Book Cover, 1999

A Collection of Thought, Illustrations, Collaborative Book Project, 1998

Cabrillo College Children’s Center’s Cinco De Mayo Celebration, Wall Mural, 1998

Exhibitions:

Courthouse Coffee, Solo Show, Auburn, Ca, Year Round

Auburn Art Walk, Solo Show, Auburn, Ca, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

Kids Closet, Solo Show, Auburn, Ca, 2009

Gateway Gallery, Group Show, Philomath, Oregon, 2008

City Hall, Solo Show, Auburn, Ca, 2005

Roseville Public Library, Solo Show, Roseville, Ca, 2006, 2008

Third Saturday Art Walk, Group Show, Roseville, Ca, 2008

Art Bark Fest, Squaw Valley, Ca.2008

Art Under the Oaks, Scotts Valley, Ca, 2004

Stranded Beauty, Solo Show, Santa Cruz, Ca, 2003, 2004, 2005

EPC Insurance, Scotts Valley, Ca, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

Mary Porter Sesnon Art Gallery, Santa Cruz, Ca, 2001

Smith Gallery, Santa Cruz, Ca, 2000

Open Studios, UCSC, Ca, 1999-2000

Santa Cruz Art Center, Santa Cruz, Ca, 1999

Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Guanajuato, Mexico, 1998

Cabrillo College Admissions Building, Group Show, Aptos, Ca, 1998

Cabrillo College Art Gallery, Group Show, Aptos, Ca, 1998

Broadcasts:

State of the Arts, Peter Troxell, KUSP, May 2000

Professional Experience:

Art Docent, Skyridge Elementary, Auburn, Ca, 2009-2010

Masterpiece Art, San Lorenzo Valley Elementary School, San Lorenzo Valley, CA, 2006-07

Art Advisor, Teacher, and  Lecturer, San Juan Bautista Child Development Centers Inc., San Jose, California, 2000-2007

Teaching Assistant, UCSC Beginning Drawing, Santa Cruz, California, 2000

Technician Assistant, Cabrillo College Visual Arts Department, Aptos, California, 1998-2000

Published Articles and Commissioned Work:

Community Connections by Loyce Smallwood, Auburn Journal, 2005

Local Art Stories by Jondi Gumz, Santa Cruz Sentinel, 2004