CV
b. 1990, USA
Education
2023
Graduated from Simmons University’s College of Organizational, Computational, and Information Sciences with an MS in Library & Information Science (Libraries & Librarianship concentration)
International Library & Information Science and Information Technology Honor Society, Beta Phi Mu
2019
Graphic Novel Workshop, Center for Cartoon Studies, White River Junction, VT
2012
Graduated from Alfred University School of Art & Design with BA in Fine Arts
School of Liberal Arts & Sciences with French minor
Alfred University Scholar, Dean's List every semester, Magna Cum Laude diploma
International Foreign Language Honor Society, Phi Sigma Iota
2011
Took leave of absence to spend semester in Paris
Studied painting through Wells College, French language at the Paris École des Roches Langues
Certified copyist at the Louvre
2008
Graduated from Union-Endicott High School with Summa Cum Laude diploma.
Exhibitions/Honors
2018
Brookline Town Hall Walls: Spanning the Seasons, Brookline Town Hall, Brookline, MA
2017
Demo Table: Making Paint from Raw Materials, Venture Cafe: Creative Industries Night, Cambridge, MA
ArtsWeek Opening Kick Off Exhibition, Cambridge Innovation Center, Cambridge, MA
2013
Roberson Museum and Science Center Regional Art Exhibition, Binghamton, NY
Winner of Artists' Cooperative Gallery of Westerly $200 Award, Westerly, RI
20th Annual Regional Art Exhibition, Artists' Cooperative Gallery of Westerly, RI
Paintings, George F. Johnson Memorial Library Art Wall, Endicott, NY
2012
Profile 2012 Exhibition, Museum of Arts & Design, New York, NY
Art on Campus Award, work selected for permanent collection of Alfred University School of Art & Design
Named Alfred University Scholar with Honors Thesis: The Observational Sketchbook: Strangeness in the Familiar (read here)
BFA Thesis Exhibition, Harder Hall, Alfred, NY
Movement Drawing Exhibition, Random Room Gallery, Alfred, NY
Senior Painting Show, Robert C. Turner Gallery, Alfred, NY
2011
Portraits, George F. Johnson Memorial Library Art Wall, Endicott, NY
SUNY Best of Show Exhibition, New York State Museum, Albany, NY
Wells College Arts in Paris Vernissage, Belleville, Paris, Fr
SUNY Student Art Exhibition, Albany, NY
2010
One Portrait a Day, Turner Gallery, Alfred, NY
2008
Paintings and Drawings, George F. Johnson Memorial Library Art Wall, Endicott, NY
Awarded Presidential Scholarship at Alfred University
Professional Experience
Aug 2023 - present
Medfield Public Library Reference/Technology Librarian, Medfield, MA
July 2021 - July 2023
Intentional career break to earn graduate degree and focus on art career
2017 - 2021
Cambridge Innovation Center (CIC) Talent Acquisition Lead, Cambridge, MA
2016 - 2017
Cambridge Innovation Center (CIC) Community Associate/Specialist, Cambridge, MA
2014 - 2018
Henry Bear's Park Toy Store Photographer
2012 - 2016
Henry Bear's Park Toy Store Shift Supervisor/Assistant Manager, Brookline, MA
Summer 2012
Willing Worker on Organic Farms:
Gathered saffron bulbs; flowers later harvested for spices and artisanal jam
Walked & milked goats, assisted in fromagerie & local markets
Jan 2012
Assistant to Alfred University Sophomore Drawing Class
2011 - 2012
Alfred University Honors Program Photographer
Nov 2011
Visiting Artist and Lecturer, Alfred University, Alfred, NY
2011
Four County Library Cataloging Clerk, Vestal, NY
2010
Resident Assistant, Alfred University, Alfred, NY