2004 BFA, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Magna Cum Laude

2001 AS, Mount Wachusett Community College, Gardner MA

Production Assistant, Howard Printing Inc., Brattleboro VT- Present www.howardprintinginc.com

Graphic Designer for New England Showcase magazine. Ad design for commercial clients and in-house ads, communications with clients, creating graphics and illustrations

Graphic Designer, The Recorder, Greenfield MA 2005- 2006 www.recorder.com

Graphic designer for daily newspaper. Ad design for commercial clients and in-house personnel, monitoring internal communications, creating graphics and illustrations, troubleshooting ad material for press, website design

Librarian's Assistant, Wheeler Memorial Library, Orange MA 1999-05

Maintained circulation/reference/children's desk. Assisted patrons, cataloged/processed books and materials. Graphic designer. Coordinator of children's Summer Reading Club art activities.

Department Manager, AC Moore Arts and Crafts Retail, North Dartmouth MA 2004

Children's craft department supervisor. Responsible for inventory, sales, appearance, and customer satisfaction.

Photography Lab Assistant, Umass Dartmouth Visual Arts Department 2002-03

Prepared photo chemistry, enlargers, darkroom setup, and studio arrangement.

Coloring book illustrations for "Abby In Vermont", published by Howard Printing, 2008.

Picture book illustrations for "The Tree in the Village", self-published author, 2008.

Logo design for "Harvest Ale" Morris dance event, 2007.

Graphic design - promotional Fluxx game poster for Looney Labs, 2007.

"The Illustrated Chair" Event, Greenfield Public Library, Greenfield MA 2006.

Hand-painted mixed-media chair donation.

Promotional Illustrations for "Penny Dreadful's Shilling Shockers" Television show, 2006.

Storefront sign for The Food Pantry, Orange MA, 2006.

Designs for the Franklin County Community Meals Program, 2006.

Brochure design, illustrations.

Illustrations for The Recorder, 2005-06.

Graphic design for advertisers, pen & ink illustrations, watercolor illustrations for supplement covers, website design.

Promotional materials for Meeting In Style, Shelburne Falls, MA 2006.

Hand-painted sidewalk sign for Candylicious candy shop, Greenfield MA 2005.

Graphic designs for Juvenile Diabetes Benefit, 2005.

Logos, T-shirt design, posters, playbill.

Graphic design used for 20 Cent Fiction Theatre 2002-04.

Promotion banners, playbills, posters, and prop/costume construction.

Promotional catalog for Deans Beans Coffee Co., Orange MA 2001-2006.

Designed layouts, photo editing, typesets, and hand-drawn illustrations.

Graphic design used for Umass Dartmouth Literary Society 2003.

Promotion banners, playbill, poster, and tickets.

Designs selected for New England Women's Synod Non-Violence Conference 2002.

Rubber stamp illustrations for private businesswoman, Orange MA 1998.

Solo Exhibition, Leverett Public Library, Leverett, MA 2008

Solo Exhibition, Franklin Medical Center, Greenfield, MA 2008

Group Exhibition - "Accounts of Events: Narrative Works by Connecticut Valley Artists"

Greenfield Community College Downtown Center, Greenfield, MA 2008

Group Exhibition - "Illustration, Comics & Design Show" Greenfield, MA 2007

Solo Exhibition, Cafe Koko, Greenfield, MA 2007

Group Exhibition - "Works on Paper", Northampton Center for the Arts, 2007

Group Exhibition - "Spring Anew: Arts & Artisans Show", Greenfield, MA 2007

Group Exhibition - "Crashin' at Sarah's", Greenfield, MA 2007

Solo Exhibition, In-House Open Studio, Greenfield, MA 2006

Members Exhibition, Goodlander Gallery, Easthampton, MA 2006

Solo Exhibition, The Pushkin Gallery, Greenfield, MA 2006

Solo Exhibition, Greenfield Community College Downtown Center, Greenfield, MA 2006

Solo Exhibition, Cafe Koko, Greenfield, MA 2005

Members Exhibition, Gallery 267, Greenfield, MA 2005

Senior Illustration Thesis Exhibition, New Bedford MA 2004

Junior Painting Show, North Dartmouth MA 2003

Solo Exhibition, Haley's Antiques Gallery, Orange MA 2001

Academic Achievement Honors (Visual Design) 2003

Dean's List Honors, Mount Wachusett CC 1999-01

Art Studio Volunteer, Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, 2007

20 Cent Fiction Theatre Company, Umass Dartmouth, 2002-04

English as a second language tutor, Mount Wachusett CC, 1999-00

Orange Arts Council Member, Town of Orange, 1999

Non-Credit Workshop: LLART 29 - "Web Site 101: Designing for the Internet with Dreamweaver," Umass Amherst, 2007

Workshop: ART47- "Making Your Way as an Artist", Umass Amherst, 2006

I utilize a wide variety of artists' media for fine art, illustration, and graphic designs. I create and sell unique greeting cards to local businesses, as well as design logos and business cards. Proficient with PC and Mac platforms; software includes MS Office, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, In Design, Quark, and Acrobat. I am adept at troubleshooting image files and monitoring color separation for press.

I am also proficient with library software including the CW Mars database and circulation programs (Millennium Circulation), GUICAT, Tera Term Pro, and Virtual Catalog. I am familiar with Dewey and Library of Congress book cataloging systems.