Experience

Cultural Arts Manager
Town of Leland, NC
2016 - 2020
Recreation Program Administrator
Town of Fuquay-Varina, NC
2015 - 2016
Recreation Supervisor
City of Greenville, NC
2007 - 2015
Visual Art Teacher (Grades 9-12)
South Central High School - Winterville, NC
2005 - 2007

Education & Certifications

Certified Park & Recreation Professional
National Parks & Recreation Association (NRPA)
Bachelor of Fine Arts - East Carolina University
Visual Art Education - Ceramic Arts
Teaching Certification - State of North Carolina
Visual Art Education - Grades K-12
Supervisors' Management School - NRPA & North Carolina State University
SMS Certificate

Awards & Grants

  • NCRPA Arts & Humanities Award
Program: The Black on Black Project
North Carolina Parks & Recreation Association, 2019
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  • NCAC Project Grant
Program: The Black on Black Project
North Carolina Arts Council, 2019
  • NCRPA Arts & Humanities Award
Program: Cultural Arts Concert Series
North Carolina Parks & Recreation Association, 2017
  • Arts in Wilmington Award - Government Sector
Arts in Wilmington (New DBA: Arts Friendly)
  • Grassroots Grant
Program: Youth Arts Month 
Brunswick Arts Council - 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019  
  • Regional Artist Project Grant
The Arts Council of Wilmington & New Hanover County, 2018 
  • Scholarship for Sculpture Workshop
Foundation for Good Business, 2011
  • Outstanding Performance as 1st Year Teacher
Pitt County Schools, 2006
  • Outstanding Senior Award - Art Education
East Carolina University School Of Art & Design, 2005
  • Nell Cole Graves Award for Excellence in Ceramics
ECU Undergraduate Exhibition, 2005
  • Rivers Endowment Fund Scholarship
East Carolina University, 2004
  • Scholarship for Study Abroad
Foundation for Good Business, 2004
  • Foundations Award (Figure Drawing)
East Carolina University's Illumina Exhibition, 2004
  • Nell Cole Graves Award for Excellence in Ceramics
ECU Undergraduate Exhibition, 2004
  • Friends of Don Sexauer Award for Printmaking
ECU Undergraduate Exhibition, 2004
  • ESSK Scholarship
Foundation for Good Business, 2000
  • Visual Artist of the Year
Triton High School, 2000

Formal Sculpture Training

Portrait (5 day) with Robert Bodem
Manchester Studios | Richmond, Virginia
Figure (10 day) with Robert Bodem
Manchester Studios | Richmond, Virginia
Figure (5 day) with Philippe Faraut
Cherry Lion Studios | Atlanta, Georgia