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Welcome to my site!
Welcome to my site!
Thank you for taking the time to read about me! I'm an Art educator living in Sherman Oaks, CA. I like to spend my free time drawing or eating Korean BBQ with my friends. Some of my interests include collecting books, playing video games, and visiting museums. I also enjoy building sets for local theater productions. Mostly though, I aspire to work with students and support them in their creative pursuits.
Often, my mind races about lesson ideas or topics that I can't wait to share with my students! I get very excited about art and think it has an inherent bond to education. To me, art is a means of understanding the importance of trial and error. It's a process that taught me perseverance and rewarded my hard work. I want to provide that experience for students. I imagine an environment where students feel emboldened to take creative risks and push themselves into unfamiliar territory. My students should feel comfortable making mistakes and then asking themselves, "What did I learn from that?"
I strongly believe this mindset will give my students a pathway for personal growth. However, I think art's true power lies in its ability to bring communities together and uplift leaders from within. My classroom is a reflection of this. It's not enough for my students to just follow directions and get good grades. I push my students to guide one another. Teaching my students to lead by example or make level-headed decisions are examples of skills I can be confident will benefit them and the community long after they leave my classroom.
Work Experience
HTLA Middle School
Art Teacher 9/06/24 – Current
This included lesson planning, classroom management, and supply
procurement. In addition to teaching a year-long art class curriculum, I also
taught the classes and led the extracurricular activities below:
Physical Education Classes
Homeroom and Advisory classes
Skill Block and Test Preparation
Academic Tutoring before and after school
Dungeons and Dragons Club
Elective Classes: Entomology, Character Design, Portraiture
Revelry Theatre Group
Set Builder 11/16/24 – Current
Designed, constructed and installed set elements including stages and lighting
for a community forward local theater group.
McAuliffe Middle School
Student Teaching/Substitute 1/6/24 – 6/2/2024
Taught 2-3 art classes each day to middle school students. This included
lesson preparation and classroom management.
Boys and Girls Clubs of Garden Grove
CPR and First Aid Instructor 9/6/15 - 1/10/2020
Certifying staff in 4-6 hour hands-on courses with approximately 20 students
Safety Coordinator 10/5/17 - 11/2/19
Provided support to supervisors with safety-related concerns
Contributed to the human resources department
Created training videos and other resources for all new staff
Oversaw CPR training program. This included scheduling trainings, hiring, and
training new CPR instructors and managing expenses
Academic Tutor 11/20/15 - 6/1/16
Assisted students in 1-hour sessions with English and math comprehension
Youth Development Professional (YDP) 3/16/14–11/20/15
Lead groups of 20 elementary school students in enriching after-school
activities
Education
CSULB
2018-2024
Single Subject Teaching Credential
Studio Art BA
Cypress Community College
2012-2018
Associates Degree
2D Animation Certificate
Digital Imaging Certificate
Los Alamitos High School
2008-2012
High School Diploma
Boy Scouts of America
2006-2011
Eagle Scout
Skills
Drawing and Painting
Power Tool Usage and Shop Safety
Team Building and Leadership
Writing for Grants
Graphic Design and Video Editing
Construction and Landscaping
Photoshop and Imaging Software
Sewing Machine Operation
Google Workspace
Classes Taken
CSULB
Oceanic, African and Indigenous Art History
Early Chrsitian and Byzantine Art
Anatomy for the Artist
Life Painting
Artist in their own Words x3
Intro to Sculpture
Intermediate Sculpture
Illustration II
Illustration I
Intro to rendering
Cypress Community College
Documentary Digital Cinema
Electronic Paint for Mac
Two-Dimensional Design
Beginning Life Drawing
Three Dimensional Design
Beginning Painting
Intro to 2D animation
Survey of Art History I
Survey of Art history II
Intermediate Life Drawing
Computer Graphics Studio
Digital Imaging for Windows
Fullerton Community College
Storyboarding and narrative composition
Fundamentals of Cartooning
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