EDUCATION
Northwestern University, M.S., School of Education and Social Policy, 1994
Augustana College, B.A. in English and Psychology, Asian Studies Concentration, 1991
CERTIFICATION
Community Resiliency Model (CRM) Teacher Training, Trauma Resource Institute, March 2026
Clay Field, Institute for Sensorimotor Art Therapy, Apollo Bay, Australia, 2024
Aveda Institute of Chicago, Illinois State License in Cosmetology, 2009
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Made Chicago, Chicago, IL, Instructor, 2024
Mind Clay Body, Chicago, IL, Owner and Instructor, 2022-present
Barro Sur, Todos Santos, MX, Ceramics Instructor, 2023 and 2025
Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL, Ceramics Instructor, 2013 to 2022
Maine West High School, DesPlaines, IL, English Teacher, 1994-1997, 1999-2002
United States Peace Corps/Kenya, English Teacher, 1997-1999
Huazhong Normal University, Wuhan, China, English Teacher, 1991-1992
WORKSHOPS
“Global Day of Healing: Connecting Mind and Body through Clay” in Pomona, CA, 2026
“Clay About It” with Red Line Service hosted at the National Public Housing Museum, Chicago, IL, 2026
Leveling Up/Skill Building for Studio Assistants, Barro Sur, MX, 2023-2025
“Radical Craft” with Red Line Service, Hull House Museum, Chicago, IL, 2025
Teacher Led Soda Firings for Beginning Soda, Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL, 2022-2023
“Wood Fire Workshop” Assistant to Amy Song, River Song Pottery, Plano, IL, 2023
“Building Better Bottles: Tapering Tall Forms” at Barro Sur, Todos Santos, MX, 2021
SHOWS AND EXHIBITS
“Water” at Earth Art Studio and Gallery, Todos Santos, MX, 2026
“Water” at North Shore Art League, Winnetka, IL, 2026
“Cohorts V: Onward” at Good Earth Pottery, Bellingham, WA, 2026
“Winter Banquet” at Ology Gallery, juror Mitzi Davis, Thunderboldt, GA, 2025
“8th Midwest Open” juror Kimberly Oliva, at Woman Made Gallery, 2025
“Small Works Members Show” at Woman Made Gallery, 2024 and 2025
“7th Central Time Ceramics Exhibition” at Bradley University, 2020
“SIP: A Ceramic Cup Show” at Savannah Clay, 2020
“Art of the Drink” at Butler Art Center, Yoko Sekino-Bove, juror, 2019
“Still Counting” at SOFA EXPO 2019, special exhibition by Emily Mackie/Inspired Interiors, 2019
“Cups and Conversation” at The Long Room, curated by Samantha Hostert, 2019
“Mugshot 2: 2nd Biennial International Ceramic Mug Competition” at Mojo Coffee Gallery, 2019
“Mug Madness” at Saltstone Ceramics, 2019
“MWSU Clay Guild Twin Cups National Ceramics Exhibition,” 2019
“SIP: A Ceramic Cup Show” at Savannah Clay Center, 2019
"99 Vessels" solo exhibit at Lillstreet Art Center, 2018
"SIP: A Ceramic Cup Show" at Savannah Clay Center, 2018
"The Art of the Drink" at Butler Art Center, 2017
"5x5 Artist Residency" at Fulton Market Kitchen, 2017
"Nasty Women Art Chicago" Lead Facilitator and Exhibition Artist, Moonlight Studios, 2017
"Flourish" Lillstreet Faculty Exhibit, 2017
"Good Mourning Cafe" Traveling Installation and Outreach Program, Chicago's Year of Public Art, 2017
"Nasty Women Exhibition" Knockdown Center, Queens, NY, 2017
"Unnatural Election: Artists Respond to Election 2016" online, curated by Andrea Arroyo, 2016
"Your Body is a Battleground" Weinberg Newton Gallery, 2016
"Use It" Cinema Gallery, June 21 - August 29, 2015 and Kirkland Fine Arts Center, 2015
"Variations in Soda Firing" Lillstreet Art Center Annex, 2015
"Art and the Urban Garden" Lillstreet Art Center, 2014
Evanston Lakeshore Art Festival, 2014
Revolution Craft Show, 2013, 2014
"From the Earth" Woman Made Gallery, 2013
Gethsemane Garden Center Art Fair, 2011
RETAIL REPRESENTATION
Botanical Cafe, Chicago, IL
Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL