Bachelor of Fine Arts in Industrial Design – Rhode Island School of Design

(Skills sampling: Custom woodwork, metalwork, sewing, furniture design/build & refinishing. Basic interior fixture repair/installation, interior painting. Room layout & use flow, universal and ergonomic design, decluttering, organizing, keen use of color & light theory and their effects on the human experience)

*over 10 years designing products and immersive museum experiences

*over 30 years of minor repair work, sewing, furniture refinishing, tinkering, & fixing stuff.

Master of Education in Early Childhood, Creative Arts in Learning – Lesley University

(Expert in supporting children’s healthy development, learning & fostering creativity through multimodal means, specializing in language acquisition, culturally relevant reflection, and neurodivergent learners. Collaborative problem solver & designing variable supports to aide in the development of executive functioning skills. Passionately incorporating respect, equity, anti-bias/racist, diversity & social justice practices)

*over 10 years as classroom teacher