Born January 2, 1972, Royal Oak, Michigan
Education
- 2004, Master of Arts in Theology and Art, Fuller Graduate School, Pasadena, CA
- 1995, Bachelor of Arts, Fine Arts and Marketing, Belmont University, Nashville, TN
Employment
- 2004 to present, University Chaplain, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
- 2000 to 2004, Financial Aid Counselor, Fuller Graduate School, Pasadena, CA
- 1999-2000, Program Services Coordinator, Fuller Graduate School, Pasadena, CA
- 1996 to 1999, University Chaplain, University of Saskatchewan, Sasktoon, SK CANADA
- 1995 to 1996, Intern, University Chaplaincy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC CANADA
- 1994 to 1995, Design Apprentice, Bradford's Interior Design, Nashville, TN
Honors
- Teaching Assistant to Dr. William Dyrness, Theology and Art, Spring 2004
- Graduated from BA Cum Laude and Belmont Scholar
- Published Honors Thesis, Spirituality in Abstract Art, in 1995
- Byrn Memorial Leadership Award
- Belmont Alumni Association Scholarship recipient and spokesperson for 3 years
- Honor student oversea study in London, England, in 1993
Exhibitions
- April 2008 World Reclamation Art Project (WRAP), DeWitt, NY
Highlighted in CBS News, USA Today, New York Times, and Washington Post in April/May 2008 and FiberARTS Magazine Nov/Dec 2008 - February 22, 2008-April 20, 2008, 6th Biennial International Wearable Expressions
Palos Verdes Art Center, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Juror, Sunita Patterson, Editor of FiberARTS Magazine - April 2006, Wind, Installation, Campus by the Sea, Catalina Island, CA
- November 2005, Cocoon, Solo Show & Lecture, Gallery West, Azusa, CA
- April 2004, Curtain, Installation, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, CA
- May 2003, Threads, Group Show & Artist Lecture, DA Gallery, Pomona, CA
- October 2002, Figure and Fiber, Group Show, Jamaica U, San Luis Obispo, CA
- September 2002, Walls, Solo Show, Kinnear Studio, Pomona, CA
- April 2000, Offerings, Group Show, Pasadena, CA
- May 1996, Solo Show, Mainstay Cafe, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- May 1995, Solo Show, Leu Gallery, Nashville, TN
Commission Work
- October 2001, Interior, Fuller Seminary, Office of Admissions, Pasadena, CA
- May 1996, Into the Light, Mainstay Cafe, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- May 1994, Vision, Bradshaw Eye Clinic, Nashville, TN
Community Projects
- 2000 to 2001, Co-Chair of Arts Concerns Committee, Fuller Theological Seminary. Designed curriculum and proposal for a new master's degree in arts integration. The curriculum was endorsed by the faculty in spring 2002. Helped establish annual student art show, Offerings.
- Spring 1999, Director of a spring break team of 12 students to live and work on the Muskoday First Nations Reserve in Muskoday, Saskatchewan, Canada. Students coordinated drama, music, art, and after-school activities school for about 40 children and youth and 15 adults.
- Summer 1998, Director of student arts team, Beacon, which toured and performed dramatic sketches and music for 7 weeks in Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia, Canada.
- Spring 1997, Director of spring break team of 12 students to Vancouver, BC, Canada. Students performed drama and music in various venues of inner city relief, coordinated children’s after-school program, and a retreat for college students.
