Resumé
Education
- MFA in Photography, University of Hartford Art School, 1995
- BA in Communications, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1988
Military
- United States Coast Guard Reserves, Public Affairs Specialist, 2002-2010
Professional Experience
- Hallmark Institute of Photography, Turners Falls, MA
-- Full-time faculty, 2009 - 2010
- Morean Arts Center, St. Petersburg, Florida
-- Photography and Digital Arts Program Coordinator, 2001 - 2009
-- Gallery Director, 1998
-- Education Director, 1997
- The Bristol Press Newspaper, Bristol, Connecticut
Staff Photographer, 1989 - 1994
- Tunxis Community College, Farmington, Connecticut
Photographer, Graphic Designer, Writer - Public Information Office, 1991 - 1995
Teaching/Lecturing Experience
- The Arts Center
Photography Instructor, 1999 - 2009
- University of South Florida
Adjunct Professor, Photojournalism - 2001 - 2009
- Eckerd College
Adjunct Professor for PEL program, Photography - 2001 - 2005
- The Poynter Institute for Media Studies
Guest presenter & workshop faculty -- since 1997
- Tunxis Community - Technical College
Photography Instructor, 1992 - 1996
- National Press Photographers Association
Annual Conference, panelist, 1997
- National Women in Photojournalism Conference
Featured speaker, 1999
- National Health Education and Promotion Conference
Guest speaker, 1999
- Academy Prep Charter School
Volunteer Art/Art History teacher, 1999 - 2000
Conferences
- Fostering Art and Culture Project's Creative Economy Summit, 2011
Guest Presenter about Photography
- The Kanuga Photo Retreat
Chair & Coordinator
Curator and Juror Experience
- Dunedin Art Harvest, fine art festival, Juror, June 2009
- My Neighborhood and I, doucmentaries with children, Curator, 2002
- Boyd Hill Nature Preserve Annual Photography Contest, Judge, 2003 - 2009
- Tampa Gallery of Photographic Arts, Annual Member's Show, Judge, 2006
- Scholastic Art Awards, Pinellas County Schools, Judge, 1999, 2001, 2002
- Marjorie Ryerson, Celebration of Water Exhibition, Pier Aquarium Gallery, Curator, 2007
- Zacharia Thompson, The Laundry at Midnight, Studio 620, Curator, 2007
- Salvador Dali Museum High School Surrealism Exhibition, Juror, 2007
Grants and Commissions
- Recipient of a $32,000 grant from the State of Florida Department of Health to photograph and write essays about breast and cervical cancer survivors. 1997
- Recipient of a $10,000 commission from MD Anderson Cancer Center to create portraits and essays of breast cancer survivors. 1998
- Recipient of a $30,000 commission from the State of California Department of Health Services for a documentary promoting nutrition and physical activity among limited income families. 1998
- Recipient of a $1,000 grant from Tunxis Community College and $500 grant from The Hartford Courant Newspaper to present the exhibition, "Untold Stories: Families Receiving Welfare." 1997
- Recipient of a $1,300 Individual Artist Grant from the Pinellas County Arts Council. 1998
- Recipient of a $25,000 Public Art Commission from the city of Tampa to create a photo-documentary about the city of Tampa, 2002
- Recipient of a $30,000 commission for the Moffitt Cancer Center to create a multi-media documentary about lung cancer patients in clinical trials
Publications
- A Message of Hope: Creation of the Faces of Lung Cancer Project for Increasing Awareness of Clinical Trials
European Journal of Cancer Care, 2008
- Magic Wand
Yearly publication of essays by the Society of Photographic Education. 1997
- One Shot
(NPPA Region 1 publication), personal profile cover story. 1999
- Healing Hands
Project advisor, 1999
- My Neighborhood & I: a community photography project by children. Exhibition Curator and assistant editor of the forthcoming book -- Oct 2004
Books
- Faces of Lung Cancer, published 2006
www.facesoflungcancer.com
- Sisters of Courage: Survivors of Breast & Cervical Cancer, published 1999
- Captain, He Bought Eggs: Images and Stories from a Firefighter,published 2001
- Florida 24 - 7 -- contracted photographer
Associations
- National Press Photographers Association (NPPA)
- Society for Photographic Education (SPE)
- Downtown Arts Association (DAA) 1998 - 99 Chairperson
- St. Petersburg Public Arts Committee 1998 - 99
Honors
- Member of the Claritas National Neighborhoods Photo - documentation Team, 1995 - 96
- Winner of the National Nikon Portrait Challenge, 1991
- Susan G. Komen Breast cancer Foundation, "Local Hero for Breast Cancer Awareness" Award, July 1999
- National Bronze Medal for Excellence in Public Health Education for the documentary Real Women, Healthy Lives for the California Department of Health, Project LEAN
Collections
- Center for Photography at Woodstock, NY
- Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, FL
- Shorecrest Preparatory School, St. Petersburg, FL
- MD Anderson Cancer Center, Orlando, FL
- Tunxis Community-Technical College, Farmington, CT
Selected Exhibitions
- One Woman Shows
- The University of Hartford, "Life with David" — 1994
- Tunxis Community-Technical College, "My Friend Sebby" — 1994
- The University of Hartford, "Child’s Play" — 1995
- State Capital, Tallahassee, Florida, "Sisters of Courage: Survivors of Breast & Cervical Cancer" — 1998 (This exhibition has traveled to 9 cities in 2 states.)
- MD Anderson Cancer Center, "Portraits of Courage: Surviving Breast Cancer" — 1998 permanent installation
- The Arts Center, St. Petersburg, Fl, "Role Reversal: Caring for an Aging Parent" — 1999
- Manatee Community College Fine Art Gallery — A Firefighter's Life in Photographs, 2001
- Tulsa Jewish History Museum — Shalom de Cuba, photographs and multimedia about the resurgence of the Jewish faith in Cuba. June 2005
- The Arts Center, St. Petersburg, Fl — Laci: Cowgirl at 13, 2007
- Group Shows
- The University of Hartford, "Insights, Cites, Sites" - 1994
- Farmington Valley Arts Guild, Small Works, a statewide juried show - 1995
- The Pump House Gallery, Small Works, a national juried show - 1995
- The Arts Center, 9th Annual All Florida Juried Exhibition - 1997
- Tunxis Community College, 2 woman show, "Untold Stories: Families Receiving Welfare" - 1997 (traveling exhibit with 6 other women; 7 locations to date)
- Gallery 621, "fem'i-nie" a national juried show - 1998, Honorable Mention Award Ringling Museum of Art,
- "Featuring Florida: A Statewide Juried Exhibition" - 1998 Purchase Award
- Tampa Museum of Art, "Undercurrent/Overview" Invitational Show - 1998
- The Arts Center, 11th Annual All Florida Juried Exhibition - 1999
- Ridge Art Association 3rd Annual National Juried All-Media Exhibition - 1999
- Moffet Cancer Center, "Boundless Expressions" a national juried show - 1999
- Palm Beach Photographic Center, 3rd Annual INFOCUS Juried Exhibition - 1999
- Ringling Museum of Art, Documentation/Manipulation:20th Century Photographs - 1999 curated by Director David Ebitz
- Ringling Museum of Art, 2000 Biennial, curated by Mark Ormond - July 2000
- Pietra de Luna Fine Art Photography Gallery, West Palm. 3 woman invitational - July 2000
- Palm Beach Photographic Center, 4th Annual INFOCUS Juried Exhibition - August 2000
- 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, Four Photographers Invitational - February 2001
- 531 Central Fine Arts, F-Stop Invitational Exhibition, Four Photographers, September 2002
- Crealde School of Art: A Shared Legacy-Documentary Photography 1930s and Today, Oct. 2003
- War & Peace, national juried show, Gallery 415, Chicago, June 2004
- Florida Focus - Gulf Coast Museum of Art - Largo, FL, curated by Mark Ormond. February 2005. New bodies of work by contemporary Florida artists – only 12 artists selected.
- Cracker Country: Florida's Cowboy Culture,
The Arts Center, St. Petersburg, FL, 2007
Selected Freelance Clients
- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center
- MD Anderson Cancer Center
- The Lutheran Magazine
- National Press Photographers Association
- Bayfront Healthcare Foundation
- American Stage Theater
- Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation -- Race for the Cure
- City of St. Petersburg
- Live Arts Peninsula Foundation
- Lark Books, Asheville, NC
- The Gainesville Sun
- Kanuga Conference Center
Volunteerism
- Public Information Officer — Florida Disaster Medical Assist. Team (FL-3 DMAT) 1998
- American Red Cross
- St. Vincent DePaul Soup Kitchen
- Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
- Race for the Cure, photographer , 1999 - present
- Academy Prep Charter School – Picture Lady Program
- Sunken Gardens
- Melrose Elementary School, journalism program
- John Hopkins Middle School, journalism program
- Heart Gallery Tampa Bay photographer , 2004 - 2009
- Heart Gallery Pinellas/Pasco Photographer, 2006 - 2009
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