Education:
SRJC web design program 2000-2004
Bachelor of Arts Degree
Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Ia.: History Major; Art and English Minors
Universidád Nacionál Autónoma de México, México, D.F.: art, history,Spanish Language
Master of Arts Degree
University of Denver, Denver
History: Latin America and Arabic History
Thesis: Precursory Revolutionary Movements in Latin America
The Bakers' Trip down the Nile River
Post Graduate Studies:
San Francisco State, SF MOMA, San Jose State,University of California at Berkeley and Los Angeles, Santa Rosa Junior College, Rocky Mountain Participatory Nursery, Sebastopol Center of Arts
Teaching Credentials:
Art and History [California, current 2011]
Travel
England, France, Italy, Turkey, Spain, Greece, Switzerland, Monaco, Netherlands, Germany, Morocco, Libya, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Sudan, Syria, Jordan, Palestine, Israel, Lebannon, Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Cuba, Canada, Indonesia, China, Singapore, Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia.
Special Areas of Study, concentration and projects:
Wellesley College SEED project (Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity).
National Oral History Project...San Jose State, Paula Gillette
Writing California history curriculum for the 9th-10th grade [focus, women], UCLA
Bay Area Writing Project presentor and teacher of teachers
Writing Resource teacher SFUSD
Work: San Francisco Unified School District, High School, Junior High, Middle School: art, history, humanities, English, writing, film making, writing resource teacher (25 years). Santa Rosa School District: Ridgeway Independent Studies (all subjects) (4 years), Santa Rosa High School (metal smithing, jewelry 2003). Twin Hills School District: parent volunteer, art, computers and technology, Harmony Union School District: library resource and technology aide, parent volunteer teacher, art and technology (nine years) Fiber arts supply business (Halcyon Yarn.com)
Tutoring and advice available in the areas of: personal technology (computer applications [Word, Appleworks, Data Base:Filemaker Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator,iMovie, In Design, Flash, Dreamweaver, Go Live, Fetch, Exel, Final Cut Express, Pro, ILife, more], web design, internet search, film, digital photography), various art applications (metal/jewelry, enamel on metal, acrylics, watercolor, batik, weaving, printmaking [lino, silk screen, wood block, mono], oilstick, pastel, sewing and stitchery, various.