DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCEFreelance Grant WriterJanuary 2023 - Present- Researches grant opportunities and prepares grant proposals for submission.
Youth Arts Collective, Monterey, Ca — Development Director(2024)Youth Arts Collective, Monterey, Ca — Grant WriterJanuary 2023 - Present- Researches grant opportunities and prepares grant proposals for submission.
- Prepares grant reports for awarded grants.
EDUCATION EXPERIENCEYork School, Monterey, Ca — Art and Science InstructorAugust 2013 - June 2019- Designed and taught curriculum for 9th grade Foundations Art, 2D Advanced Art, and Digital Art classes.
- Designed and taught curriculum for 8th grade Physical Science classes.
- Performed all instructor duties including review of student assignments, coordinating field trips and guest speakers, and organizing the annual Spring Arts Festival celebrating student work.
- Assisted students as the Yearbook adviser and as the Art in Nature club adviser.
Science Illustration Program, Cal State Monterey Bay — Assistant InstructorAPRIL-JUNE 2012, SEPTEMBER 2012-JUNE 2013- Designed and taught curriculum for a ten-week class in Zoological Illustration.
- Performed all instructor duties including review of student assignments, coordination of field trips and guest speakers, and organization of the annual student show “Illustrating Nature.”
- Served as the Teaching Assistant for the Information Graphics courses, helping students in class and tutoring students outside of class.
The Youth Arts Collective, Monterey, Ca — Program AssistantJANUARY- JULY 2013- Mentored student artists in different art media including acrylic, watercolor, gouache, pen and ink, scratchboard, and digital media.
- Helped build and manage website and Facebook pages.
The National Park Service, Yosemite National Park — Park RangerJUNE-SEPTEMBER 2011&2012- Researched, wrote, and presented eight interpretive walks, talks, and hikes (including a campfire program), informing visitors about Yosemite and its resources, especially the Tuolumne Meadows area of the Yosemite High Country.
- Operated the information desk at the Tuolumne Meadows Visitor Center greeting and assisting visitors, answering questions, and operating the cash register.
- Informed visitors of the laws, rules, and regulations protecting park resources.
Science Illustration Program, Cal State Monterey Bay — Digital Media AssistantJANUARY-MAY 2010, OCTOBER 2011-MARCH 2012- Taught the Adobe Creative Suite to students in the Information Graphics courses.
- Tutored students one-on-one outside of class as needed.
The Mono Lake Committee, Lee Vining, CA — InternJUNE-SEPTEMBER 2010- Assisted customers in the Information Center by providing information regarding Mono Lake, Yosemite National Park, and the Eastern Sierra. Duties included sales, membership, and upkeep of the store.
- Led environmental education programs and canoe tours of Mono Lake.
- Illustrated a map of the Los Angeles Aqueduct in the Mono Basin as well as a new T-shirt to be sold in the bookstore.
- Wrote content for the Mono Lake Committee’s daily blog The Mono-logue.
The Mono Lake Committee, Lee Vining, CA — Outdoor Education InstructorMAY-NOVEMBER 2009- Worked for the Outdoor Experiences (OE) Program leading groups of five to 20 students from inner city Los Angeles on hikes, education programs, team-building activities, and canoe trips on Mono Lake.
- Assisted in guiding students at the Environmental Education Center where they stayed for the duration of their five-day trip.
The National Park Service, Winter Harbor, ME — Environmental Education InternAUGUST-NOVEMBER 2008- Developed and taught environmental science programs for 4th-8th grade students visiting Acadia National Park.
ILLUSTRATION EXPERIENCEFreelance Illustrator— Specializing in Science and Natural History IllustrationJANUARY 2008-PRESENT- Prepares illustrations and information graphics for functional and decorative purposes. Specializes in scientific subjects, especially plant and animal life.
L-3 Communications, Monterey, Ca— Graphic Artist/IllustratorJANUARY-APRIL 2008, APRIL-JULY 2009 - Created illustrations and photo collages for use in the U.S. Military’s Defense Language Institute curricula.
Scientific American Magazine, New York, NY— Intern in Art Direction/In-house IllustratorOCTOBER-DECEMBER 2007- Provided illustration and design assistance to art directors.
- Created illustrations for Scientific American magazine articles.
Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, PA—Education Department Illustration InternJUNE-AUGUST 2007- Illustrated bones, muscles, internal organs, and skin of a Tyrannosaurus rex for classroom presentations. Completed a dinosaur limb comparison illustration for the exhibit Dinosaurs in their Time.
Bodega Marine Laboratory, Bodega Bay, Ca— Science Illustration InternSEPTEMBER-DECEMBER 2005- Worked in the lab of Dr. Steven G. Morgan to illustrate ten species of crab zoea for help in identify samples and for scientific publications.
| SKILLS- Microsoft Office
- Adobe Creative Suite
- MAC and Windows platforms
EDUCATION
University of California Extension, Santa Cruz, Ca — Science Illustration Graduate Certificate. September 2006 - June 2007. Western Washington University, Bellingham, Wa — B.S Environmental Science, Minor in Art. September 2002 - August 2006. GROUP EXHIBITIONSThe Art of Nature, Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History. 2010, 2012, 2018, 2019, 2020. The Illustrator, Kings Art Center, Hanford, Ca. 2008. Illustrating Nature, Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History. 2007.
PUBLICATIONS w/ILLUSTRATIONS
The Scientist Magazine, June 2012 & January 2014. Bay Nature Magazine, Winter 2013. Our Animals: The Magazine of the San Francisco SPCA, Winter 2011. Scientific American Magazine, December 2007 & June 2008. Breakthroughs Magazine,UC Berkeley College of Natural Resources, Fall 2007. Science Notes Magazine, UC Santa Cruz, 2007. SELECT CLIENTS
Scientific American Magazine The Scientist Magazine Yosemite National Park Acadia National Park Annual Reviews, a Nonprofit Scientific Publisher Bay Nature Magazine UC Berkeley College of Natural Resources The Mono Lake Committee Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District Eastern Sierra Interpretive Association Eastern Sierra Audubon Society
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