Freelance Artist & Designer

• ArtaGayne
• Jun 1, 2004 - Current
• Ownership and operation of a freelance design firm that provides fine art, print, and design for a variety of clients. Design concepts, execution and presentation of posters, logos, brochures, booklets, book design, web design and coding. Created Storyboard for a Sci-Fi film titled The New Herald for Erick Mertz. Fine Art published in a book out of Athens, Greece, featured on Season 2 of Portlandia, and shown in various galleries locally and internationally.

Case Manager/ Personal Agent

• The Mentor Network
• Sep 1, 2007 - Oct 1, 2011
• Coordinates Individual Service Plan (ISP) implementation for 45 developmentally disabled people in order to deliver community-based supports that promote customer independence, integration, and productivity. Monitors Medicaid support expenditures by processing monthly provider bills related to authorized goals and ensuring that plans are compliant with state and agency standards. Provide and maintain Brokerage Support Funds through Medicaid Dollars. • Established Benefits & Legal Workgroup to ensure proper training of Team. Facilitates meeting long-term and emergent customer needs by referring clients to the best available supports through community resources and appropriate providers. Maintains strong lines of open communication with stakeholders to provide responsive and flexible customer service. Connects resources and community involvement in order to best benefit customer quality of life.

Program Manager

• The MENTOR Network
• Mar 1, 2007 - Sep 1, 2007
• Supervised 2 vocational and 2 supported living sites which included responsibilities of staff direction, facilitation of staff trainings, and maintained proper shift coverage for 24-hour care. Managed vocational program for 23 developmentally disabled people supported by five full time staff. Oversaw documentation, staff schedules, purchase orders, time studies, corrective action, and health and safety standards at the site. Advocate for client needs by creating integrated Individual Support Plan’s. Interviewed new applicants for direct care positions and trained staff on work policies, procedures, and practices. Retrained staff as part of staff’s corrective action and conducted new staff orientation on site along with mandatory in class training modules. Ensured program compliance with county licensing standards and ISP’s through implementation of program documents along with strong working relationships with service coordinators, residential providers, families, and clients.

Period Style Lighting Sales Associate

• Schoolhouse Electric Company
• Sep 1, 2004 - Mar 1, 2007
• Contributed to color scheme for new line of hand-painted shades, and consulted on new catalog design and layout. Educated customer’s on period style lighting & provided Lighting Design Consultations for commercial & residential spaces. Created a Home Resource book for PDX & NY showroom reference, and contributed to color scheme for new line. Developed and edited the Employee Training Manual.

Assistant Montessori Teacher & Lead Art Teacher

• Montessori of Alameda
• Sep 1, 2005 - Jun 1, 2006
• Assisted with another teacher in a class of 20 children (ages 3-5). Provided necessary material for planned weekly art projects. Planned annual artistic curriculum for primary care which was key to student’s success. Utilized Montessori method of teaching in classroom in conjunction with art lessons.

Intern and Artist Apprentice

• Senior Artist Initiative
• Sep 1, 2003 - Jun 1, 2004
• Organized documentation & inventoried life-work of artist John Costanza. Assisted in production, facilitated appointments & exhibitions. Developed video interview of the artist to explore artistic development

Art Instructor

• City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program
• May 1, 2001 - Sep 1, 2001
• Taught summer mural program to inner city youth. Assigned tasks geared toward artistic development in a class of 12 (ages 7-13)

Photo & Digital Lab Assistant

• Digital & Photo Lab: Moore College of Art & Design
• Sep 1, 2002 - May 23, 2004
• Assisted in the operation of the school darkrooms and digital lab, and administered equipment checking in and out. Assisted students with several technical difficulties, proceeded with caution around darkroom chemicals, and repaired and adjusted enlargers and other darkroom equipment. Solved digital equipment failures, tested out new equipment, and provided counsel on students technique. Operated a variety of scanners, printers, digital and video cameras.

Para Educator Substitute (On-Call)

• Portland Public Schools
• Jan 2, 2005 - Mar 31, 2007
• Provided classroom support and behavior management to special education students. Responsible for implementing individualized education plans. Experience working with children with widely varying needs. Adapted to ever-changing settings, students, and staff.