I am passionate about creating and facilitating the conversation about art, design, visual culture and communication.

As a design and art educator, my practice centers around inspiring and challenging my students to learn about and engage personally with the world. I strive to create and environment that helps students learn how to think and to learn skills to improve the quality of their work

My college-level teaching experience includes teaching at a diverse set of institutions, communities, and populations as well as class types, media types and subject matters.

My work with my students is about encouraging the exploration of historical and contemporary concerns and the expression of the ideas with a critical perspective.

With solid instruction of techniques and tools students are empowered create work that is both meaningful and high quality.

This is both life, and professional development.

Cal State University, Hayward, CA

Taught classes including: web architecture and design, advertising and package design, alternative and traditional printmaking and art bookmaking.

UC Berkeley - School of Journalism, Berkeley, CA

Taught classes in interactive design to graduate student in JSchool.
Including: web architecture, design, and animation.

CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT and TEACHER WORKSHOPS
Foothill DeAnza College, Los Altos, CA

T3 workshops provide training and support for using a variety of Adobe products in the context of a digitally-enabled classroom. The T3 program is an evolutionary upgrade of the Adobe Teach the Teacher program.
http://www.t3traintheteacher.com/curric/

WEB DESIGN INSTRUCTOR
San Francisco State University, SF, CA

Taught classes including: Mixed media print and book arts, interactive design theory and practice. Color and design, and integraed media techniques.

LEAD MENTOR PRODUCERS INSTITUTE FOR NEW MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES
Bay Area Video Coalition, SF, CA

The Producers Institute for New Media Technologies is a ten-day residency for eight creative teams (independent producers or public broadcasters) with a shared goal of developing and prototyping a multi-platform project inspired by, or based on a significant documentary project. The intention of the Institute is to develop socially relevant media projects for emerging digital platforms.
http://www.chicagoportfolio.com/

LEAD MENTOR PRODUCERS INSTITUTE FOR NEW MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES
Bay Area Video Coalition, SF, CA

The Producers Institute for New Media Technologies is a ten-day residency for eight creative teams (independent producers or public broadcasters) with a shared goal of developing and prototyping a multi-platform project inspired by, or based on a significant documentary project. The intention of the Institute is to develop socially relevant media projects for emerging digital platforms.
http://www.chicagoportfolio.com/