Innovative education services for organizations nationwide-program development, curricula, professional development, media projects, community collaborations, evaluation and assessment, career development internships, and the production of engaging written materials for audiences of all ages.

a professional development organization offering participatory workshops around burning issues in the field, collegial site-visits, potential funding/refunding possibilities, relevant resources, and networking and collaborative opportunities (Youth Development Institute, The Clark Foundation, The Pinkerton Foundation, Altman Foundation)

High School Internship Program at the American Museum of Natural History. Initiated and directed pilot program for under-served New York City junior and senior high school students in which they experienced the Museum from "behind-the-scenes" and worked one-on-one with staff mentors.

Extensive curriculum writing for teachers and students present of all ages, developing lessons related to culture, science, social studies, history, language arts, civics, journalism, mathematics, and technology (Simon and Schuster Inc., Davis Art Publications, New York Times Learning Network Inc., Kaplan Educational Centers, Brown Publications, Newbridge Publications)

Arts Administration Program. Graduate courses and seminars.

Arts and Education Policy Task Force/NYC Board of Education & The Alliance for the Arts - administered Task Force investigating the status of arts and education in New York City public schools. Representatives from the education and arts fields developed recommendations and strategies for the institutionalization of quality arts education for New York City students.

coordinated the National Coalition for Education in the Arts-a committee of national cultural institutions, arts education, and education agencies that develop policies concerning arts education in K-12 education. Administered the ACA Arts Education Public Awareness Campaign-a national project to increase concern and support for arts education in the schools.

initiated an extensive, long-range art education program with Chemical Bank's Art Collection for employees, clients, and the general public. Responsible for various curatorial, administrative, and registrarial aspects of the general art program. Developed ongoing internship program for graduate students.

Master of Science in Education, Bank Street College Graduate School, New York

B.A. Oberlin College, Ohio (Double degree in Art History and Dance)

• The 20-Minute Learning Connection: A Practical Guide for Parents Who Want to Help Their Children Succeed in School (authored 250 hands-on activities for the twelve-book series) Simon & Schuster/Kaplan, Inc, Fall 2001
• Enduring Visions of the New: Women's Artistic Heritage Around the World Davis Publications, Inc., Winter 2001
• Discovering Native American Art, Davis Publications, Inc., Spring 1996
• Pioneering Spirits: The Lives and Times of Remarkable Women Artists in Western History, Davis Publications, Inc., Spring 1997
• Discovering Art History, Davis Publications, Inc., contributing editor to student & teacher editions, Winter 1996

• A Reflective Manual: Enriching, Invigorating, & Refining Career Development Internship Programs, 2006
• "The Emergence of Art Education in the Workplace: Chemical Bank's Program," Arts Education Beyond the Classroom, edited by Judith H. Balfe and Joni Cherbo Heine (American Council for the Arts: New York: l988)
• CORPORATE ART EDUCATION: THE IMPERATIVE NEXT STEP-Corporate Art Collections and the Emergence of Art Education in the Workplace, May l987

• "Every Picture Tells a Story: Teenagers Interview Larry Rivers." Producer. October 1990
• "Picasso & Gilot: An Artistic Dialogue." Co-producer. 1988

• National Teleconference "The Thinking Teacher's Guide to the Visual Arts," February 24, 1994, Great Plains International
• Financial News Network/ Art Market Report "Corporate Art Collections," October l988

• National Teleconference "The Thinking Teacher's Guide to the Visual Arts," February 24, 1994, Great Plains International
• Financial News Network/ Art Market Report "Corporate Art Collections," October l988

Advisory Board Member: Doing Art Together, Inc., & The Children's Movement for Creative

Past Steering Committee Member: New York City Museum Educators Roundtable (NYCMER), ongoing member (past membership officer and member-at-large)