Education:
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University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 1993-1997
Bachelors of Science in Art Education, Concentration in oil painting
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Professional Licenses - K-12 Art Education -
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Savannah College of Art and Design 2011 – full merit scholarship
AP certified in Art Studio: 3-D, Photography, 2-D, and Drawing
Employment:
1997-1998: Athens Middle School grade 6,7,8
1998-1999 – J.E. Moss Elementary grade pre-K, CDC, K-4
1999-2001 – Columbia Central High School grade 9,10,11,12 Art 1
2005-2010 – Spring Hill Elementary School grade:pre-K/CDC K-2
2010-2011 – Spring Hill Middle School grade: CDC, 5-8
2011-2014 – Columbia Central High School. grade: CDC, Art 1,2,pre-AP studio, AP studio
2014-present – Spring Hill High School grade: Art 1,2,Pre-AP,AP studio
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Mediums:
Water soluble paint, oil paint, acrylic paint, water color, India ink with pen and brush, pencil, Prisma color pencils, oil pastels, soft pastels, charcoal, Conte, linoleum block print, mono print, offset printing, photography, collage, screen printing, pen, ceramics, sculptures
Sponsor:
Art club 1999-2001, 2010- present
She’s the First 2013
Cheerleading Coach 2000-2001, 2010-2011
Cheerleading Assistant coach 2018-19
Pep club 2010-2011, 2018, 2019
Organized Pep Rallies CHS – 2010-2013 SHHS 2018-2020
Photography Club 2015-2016
National Art Honors Society 2017
Chairs:
Department Chair 2013
Lead Mentor for Fine Arts Maury County 2015-present
Lead Gladis for Fine Arts (specifically Visual Arts) 2015-present
Gladis peer scorer 2015
Gladis Executive Reviewer 2016- present
Spring Hill Arts Center School Rep for Art Walk 2015-present
Spring Hill Arts Center Board 2016
Scholastic Art teacher key award 2012, 2015,2016, 2017, 2018
Dibbles Testing school coordinator 2008-2010
Yearbook sponsor 2008-2009
Student Accomplishments:
Elementary School:
AAA Insurance Safety Art Contest National 1st place winner – 2007
Tennessee State Recycling Art Contest 1st place winner – 2009
Maury County Elementary Art Show 2005-2010
Middle school:
Maury county Middle and High school art show 2010-2011
SRO National T-shirt design winner 2011
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High School:
2012 and 2014 Congressional Art contest winner – artwork hung in the “tunnel” of the Capital, $2,500 scholarship to Savannah College of Art, and plane tickets to Washington D.C.
2012, 2017 – 2nd place winner in the Congressional Art contest
2014, 2016, 2017 – 6 students in the top 10 of the Congressional Art Contest
2013 – Governor School for visual arts
2016, 2017 – 3 Regional Golden Key winners
2013, 2016, 2017 – 3 Regional Scholastic silver key winner
2016,2017 – 2 Regional Honorable mentions
2011-present – participate in the Maury County Middle and High School Art exhibit
2013-2015 created and held a annual jury art show with Wall Candy art and frame
2015 – present- Participated in the Art walk gallery show
2014 – Work with the Columbia Public Library for 3 monthly art exhibits
2017 – Exhibit at the Spring Hill Public Library
2012-2014 Held Senior Art Show and Columbia Central High School
2014 – Art 2 class from CHS drew of the schools in the county in dip pen and presented it to the board of Education
2015- SHHS AP individual showcase, Melting pot exhibit, Maury County Middle/High school exhibit
2017- Art throw down – 1st all around (3 way tie) 1st sculpture, 2nd face off, 2nd in drawing, 3rd painting
2017 - 3 regional golden keys, 1 silver key, 2 honorable mentions, 2 students nominated for the voice and vision award. 1 NATIONAL GOLD KEY winner, 1 National voice vision award, PTA reflections state honorable mention, 2 students win the happy sun contest
2018- 1 regional silver key, 1 honorable mention, 1 honorable mention on a portfolio
2019- 1 student excepted in Governor's school
2019 - State Fair Creative arts contest - entries in Photography and fine arts
Fine Arts 5 entries- all placed 2-1st place, 1- 2nd place, 2-3rd place and Best in Show
Photography 12 entries - 9 placed - 3-1st place, 2-2nd place, 3-3rd place, and Best in Show
2020 - Spring Hill High School Teacher of the Year
2020 - Maury County Teacher of the Year
Conferences:
AP training for Studio art - 2012(awarded merit scholarship), 2019
National art education conference 1997, 2015, 2017
Power of art conference 2016
Tennessee Arts Academy 2016
Tennessee fall conference 2018 (speaker in super session)
AP training for APSI - 2019 SCAD
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Advance Placement Results:
2013- 11 Students took the exam 1 student opted out
2 students received 5’s 1 student received a 4
4 students received 3’s 4 students received 2’s
65% received credit
2014 – 5 students took the exam 2 students opted out
2 students received 4’s 3 students received 3’s
100% received credit
2015 – 1 student took the exam 0 students opted out
1 student received a 3
100% received credit
2016 – 7 students took the exam 1 students opted out
4 student’s received 3’s 3 student’s received 4’s
100% received credit
2017- 8 students took the exam 3 students opted out
4 student's received 3's 3 students received 4's 1 student received a 2
88% received credit
2018- 10 students took the exam 3 students opted out
1 student received a 5 4 students received 4's 6 students received 3's
100% received credit
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2019- 9 students took the exam 4 students opted out
6 students received 4's 2 students received 3's
1 student not score technical issues
100% received credit
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Personal avg. 3.26 SHHS avg 3.6 CHS avg. 3.18
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