2011 – 2012
National Art Education Association, March 2012—Presenter, A Hands-On Pre-Service Art Education Course that Teaches Children with Disabilities
October 2011—Presenter, Art in Translation: Teaching Learners of English
Temple University—Presenter, Art and Autism
Pennsylvania Department of Education—Exhibition installation of art from students with special needs
National Art Education Association Convention—Presenter, summary of MA theses in Art Education with an emphasis in special needs
2010 – 2006
National Art Education Association Convention, 2010—Presenter, The Art of Social Justice: A Project based Unit for 5th Grade
National Art Education Association Convention, 2009—Presenter, Tapping into Opportunity
Temple University, 2009—Presenter, Teaching Art to Children with Autism
March 2009—Presenter, Staying Focused: Working With Students with Learning Disabilities
Kutztown University, 2008—presented Art for Children with Autism
October 2008—Presenter, Inclusion in the Art Room
June 2008—Presenter, Art And Social Justice
Philadelphia Arts in Education Partnership, 2007—Presenter, Art Driven Project Based Learning
2005 – 1999
Tyler School of Art, 2005—Presenter, Teaching Children with Autism
JEVS Human Services, 2005—Presenter, Teaching Art to Mentally Disables Adults
Chairs of Art Education of the Archdiocese, 2005—Presenter, Assessment Strategies
Montgomery County Intermediate Unit, 2004—Guest Speaker, Invitational Education
Pennsylvania Department of Education Initial Review team, Shippensburg Art Education Department, 2004—Member
Philadelphia Arts in Education Partnership, 2004—Presenter, Bookmaking and Classroom Management
Pennsylvania Department of Education, St. Joseph’s University, 2004—Art Education review team member
Pennsylvania Art Education Association, 2003—Presenter, Surviving the Art of Mainstreaming
October 2003—Presenter, Structuring Residency for Teaching Artists
The Clay Studio, 2003—Presenter, Teaching The Deaf and Hearing Impaired and Classroom Management Skills
School District of Philadelphia, 2003—Wrote literacy curriculum for art teachers
May 2003—Presenter, Visual Arts and The Special Needs Child
Urban Family Conference, 2003—Presenter
Delaware Intermediate Unit, 2003—Presenter, Teaching Art to Special Needs Children
School District of Philadelphia, 2003—Presenter, Art and the Special Needs Child
North Penn School District, Bridle Path Elementary, 2002—Presenter, Art and The Special Needs Child
Tyler School of Art, 2002—Presenter, seminar to first year Art Education Students
Philadelphia Public School Content Institute, 2002—Content Leader, Literacy Balanced Education and the Arts
State of Pennsylvania, 2001—Wrote and piloted the Arts Assessment System
University of the Arts, 2001—Presenter, Working with Special needs Students in the Art Room
Philadelphia Public School Content Institute, 2001—Content Leader, Literacy: Integrating the Visual Arts
Woodmere Art Museum Summer Program, 1999-2002—Teacher
Philadelphia Public School Content Institute, 1999—Content Leader, Project Based Education
1998 – 1994
Philadelphia Public School District Content Institute, 1998—Content Leader, Integrating the Visual Arts into the Curriculum
Philadelphia Arts in Education Partnership, 1998—Presenter, Teaching Art Through Standards Based Instruction
Philadelphia Public Schools, 1997–1998—Appointed to write revisions for Curriculum Frameworks for the Visual Arts
Philadelphia Public School District, 1994, 1996—Appointed to write The Standards for the Visual Arts
Pennsylvania Art Educators’ Association Conference, University of the Arts, 1995—Presenter, Teaching Art To Special Needs Children
St. Vincent de Paul Church, 1997- 2002—Volunteer, teaching art to children at risk
Loesche Elementary School, 1995- 1999—Facilitator, school council meetings to make recommendations concerning curriculum, community outreach, finance, technology and professional development