Position:
Volunteer on the Board of Directors, Executive Committee, Planning Council on Homelessness at Volunteer @ All Chicago: The Chicago Alliance To End Homelessness, Volunteer Regional Field Organizer at MoveOn.org
Work:
Volunteer @ All Chicago: The Chicago Alliance To End Homelessness
- Chicago, IL since 2010
Volunteer on the Board of Directors, Executive Committee, Planning Council on Homelessness
MoveOn.org
- Greater Chicago Area since Sep 2010
Volunteer Regional Field Organizer
Center For Life and Learning: A Program of Chicago Lights
- 4th Presbyterian Church, Chicago, IL Aug 2007 - Jul 2010
Arts Instructor
City Lights Chicago’s Kid’s Café Tutoring Program
Aug 2006 - Jul 2009
Arts Facilitator
Columbia College Chicago
Sep 1996 - May 2009
Adjunct Professor
Freelance Graphic Design, Illustration & Copywriting
- Greater Chicago Area 1990 - 2009
Freelance Artist
Lorenzo de' Medici, The Italian International Institute
- Florence Area, Italy Jul 2007 - Sep 2007
Visiting Artist
IDAO Gallery
- Greater Chicago Area Jun 1990 - Oct 2002
Visual Exhibiting Artist
CRUX Gallery
- Greater Chicago Area Jun 1991 - Dec 1994
Co-founder/Co-director
Jan Cicero Gallery
- Greater Chicago Area 1991 - 1994
Gallery Assistant
Education:
University of Chicago 1994 - 1996
MFA, DOVA Department of Visual Arts
Northern Illinois University 1985 - 1990
BFA, Illustration, Fine Art, Art History
Woodstock 1981 - 1985
Skills:
Public Speaking, Social Media, Event Planning, Editing, Non-profits, Community Outreach, Social Networking, Strategic Planning, Adobe Creative Suite, Research, Grant Writing, Marketing Communications, Graphic Design, Fundraising, Photography
Interests:
Computer Literacy
Adobe Creative Suite, InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Quark, Word, Excel, Keynote, Constant Contact, PowerPoint, iMovie, iLife, iWeb, Garage Band. Some experience in Final Cut Pro, web design. Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, UTube
Awards:
Arts Exhibition Budget Award: $15,000
The Hyde Park Arts Center
Awarded exhibition funding to produce a large-scale, architectural installation.
Community Arts Assistance Program Individual Grant Award
City of Chicago, Dept. of Cultural Affairs, Chicago, IL
Awarded Community Arts Assistance Program Individual Grant Award.
Community Arts Assistance Program Individual Grant Award
City of Chicago, Dept. of Cultural Affairs, Chicago, IL
Awarded individual artist grant award.
Union League Individual Grant Award
Union League, 65 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL
Partial & Full Scholarships
University of Chicago
