Education
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Doctor of Education: Curriculum and Instruction
Enrolled 2007 @ Marshall University Graduate College
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Masters of Arts in Teaching
Marshall University Graduate College
received 2006 (3.9 GPA)
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Bachelor of Fine Arts
Marshall University
received 2000 Cum Laude (3.35 GPA)
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Teaching Experience
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Kanawha County Teacher Capital High School:
Theatre Director
July, 2007 – Current
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Kanawha County Teacher Riverside High School
Theatre, Speech, Yearbook Adviser
September, 2005 – July, 2007
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Program Assistant Gallery Attendant
The Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences
Sunrise Museum
April, 2003 – 2005
March – September, 2001
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Arts Camp Teacher
Creative Cappers Summer Camp: Peaceable Kingdom
July, 2004
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Arts Camp Teacher
Charleston Stage Company Summer Arts Camps
June – July, 2003
June – July, 2002
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Contracted Drama Teacher
Chandler Elementary School
2001– 2002
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Professional Development
July, 2008: Appalachian Education Initiative (AEI)
Contemporary American Theater Festival (CATF) and
Shepherd University, Elizabeth Francis Theater Teacher
Institute
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June – August 2008: West Virginia Department of
Education Textbook Adoption Committee: Theatre and
Dance
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July, 2007: AEI:CATF and Shepherd University, Elizabeth
Francis Theater Teacher Institute (3hrs Graduate Credit)
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June, 2007: G.A.T.E Governor’s Academy for Teaching
Excellence: Digital Storytelling (3hrs Graduate Credit)
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July, 2006: AEI:CATF and Shepherd University, Elizabeth
Francis Theater Teacher Institute (3hrs Graduate Credit)
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June, 2005: West Virginia Arts Teachers’ Academy: The
Arts . . . The Parents . . . and the Community – Powerful
Partnerships