My Personal Connection to the Arts

Creating art is an act of bravery; facilitating the arts is an act of stewardship. As an artist and arts administrator, I understand the joys and challenges that both experiences produce.

My goal was to be a visual artist.  When I realized I couldn't make art and make a living, I found my purpose and place in arts administration. I help artists, organizations and communities develop to their fullest potential and experience meaningful impact in and through the arts. 

Experience Highlights

My leadership roles in the arts include serving as Director of Business and Content Development at Artrepreneur, Director of Programs and Outreach at CERF+ and Director of New Jersey Programs, Partnerships and the Artist/Teacher Institute at Arts Horizons. I was the first Training and Careers Associate at Thomas & Associates  and served as Project Coordinator at Columbia University's Research Center for Arts and Culture conducting the first study of aging visual artists in New York City.

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As the Northern California Training Specialist at Insperity, I helped companies and small businesses including Netflix, Krispy Kreme and Cisco Systems Capital improve their organizational and employee performance. I was a Senior Training and Development Specialist at RCN in Chicago during the dot-com boom spearheaded new hire training in San Francisco area markets. 

Service in the Arts

• Strategic Advisor, Protestra

• Accelerator Coach, National Network, Music to Life

• Member, Board of Trustees, Riverdale Center for the Arts

• Member, Board of Trustees, Nimbus Dance Works

• Chair, New Jersey Arts Education Collective

• Member, Newark School of the Arts Advisory Committee 

• Member, New York City Arts in Education Roundtable

• Community Outreach Program and Networking Lead, Golden Gate Chapter, Association for Talent Development

• Recipient, Excellence in Arts Education, Elizabeth, NJ Public School and Newark, NJ Public School

Education + Certifications

• M.A. Arts Administration Columbia University Teachers College

• B.S. Studio Art + Art History Skidmore College with Honors in Art

• Recipient, Ellen Battell Stoeckel Fellowship, Yale Norfolk School of Art

• Fine Art studies, Cornell University

• Film studies, New York University 

• Creative Aging Training, Creative Center at University Settlement

• Master training and development specialist, certifications
  from Achieve Global, Langevin Learning, and Development Dimensions International. 

Publications + Press

• Art Business Journal​

  • Author, Art Business Plans for Creatives

  • Author, How to Get Private and Public Art Commissions

  • Author, Teaching Artists and Designers To Be Creative Entrepreneurs

  • Author, Your Guide to Creating a Compelling Artist Bio

  • Co-Author, How To Sell Your Art Online

  • Editor, Live and in Person: A Complete Guide to Selling Art Face to Face

  • Editor, 8 Ways to Attract Collectors to Your Instagram Feed

  • Editor, A Creative's Guide to Planning a Pop-Up Gallery or Shop

• Interviewee, Protect Your Career With a Business Contingency Plan

• Guest, Smart Art: Why Artists Are Studying Business, Knowledge@Wharton podcast

• Contributor, Above Ground: Information on Artists III: Special Focus New York City Aging Artists 

• Jersey Shore artists use Sandy to bring public discourse to the 'Table'

• Finished Tables for Community Art Project to be Displayed: 'Table Talk" Encourages Folks to Bring Their Ideas to the Table