CV
Education
B.A. Calumet College of St. Joseph, Whiting, IN
Digital and Studio Arts (2023)
Dean’s List
A.A. South Suburban College, South Holland, IL
Art (2022)
Dean’s List, State Scholar, Phi Theta Kappa
Certificate Art Instruction Schools, Minneapolis, MN
Basic Art Certificate (2015)
Teaching Experience
2025
Presenter, Richton Park Public Library, Manga Drawing 101: Sessions 1-2
Presenter, Richton Park Public Library, Digital Comics Basics: Sessions 1-2
2024
Presenter, Richton Park Public Library, Digital Art Basics: Sessions 1-2
Presenter, Homewood Public Library, Make It Take It Tuesday
2023
Presenter, Richton Park Public Library, Homeschool Digital Art
Presenter, Homewood Public Library, Make It Take It Tuesday
2022
Presenter, Homewood Public Library, Create a Comic
Professional Experience
2023
Calumet Mediaworks Camera Assistant/Camera Operator/Motion Graphics Editor, Calumet College of St. Joseph (Whiting, IN)
Awards and Honors
2022
Creative Fiction Award, the Scriblerian literary magazine, South Suburban College
2018
District Purchase Award, South Suburban College
2016
District Purchase Award, Thornton Fractional High School District #215 Award of Distinction, South Shore Arts
Published Fiction
2019
I Wish I Was Pretty, the Scriblerian, vol. 37, South Suburban College
2017
Firefight, the Scriblerian, vol. 35, South Suburban College
Published Essays
2016
Conventional Wisdom, the Scriblerian, vol. 34, South Suburban College
Group Exhibitions
2025
Colorful Dreams: Mini Art Show, Richton Park Public Library, Richton Park, IL
2023
CCSJ 2022-2023 Senior Group Show, Bernard Gallery, Whiting IN
HORIZONS – CCSJ Student Group Show, Studio 659, Whiting, IN
2017-2018
SSC 2017-2018 Student Art Show, South Suburban College, South Holland, IL
2016
42nd Annual Tri-County Junior/Senior High School Art Exhibition, South Shore Arts, Munster, IN
Permanent Displays
2018
Untitled Still Life, 2017, oil on canvas, South Suburban College, South Holland, IL
2016
Crossing the Firmament, 2016, watercolor on paper, Thornton Fractional Center for Academics and Technology, Calumet City, IL
Violinist, 2016, acrylic on wood, Thornton Fractional South High School, Lansing, IL
Grants and Scholarships
2021
CCSJ Creative Performance Scholarship, Calumet College of St. Joseph
2016
SSC High School Board of Trustees Scholarship, South Suburban College