I am very pleased and proud to join the teaching faculty of CHP.

My formal training in art began while earning an Associate’s Degree in Illustration from the Pratt-Phoenix School of Design and Illustration. Upon graduation, I pursued a career in the industry of commercial art. Then after being employed several years in a pharmaceutical advertising agency, I eagerly hung up my T-square and triangle to raise a family.

My renewed interest in art came about when both my children were enrolled in school. Serving as the art educator for the Township of Union Recreation Department for over a decade, I have instructed children with a variety of in-person and virtual art classes including classes with “Inclusive Practice.” Whether I was constructing spy kits with preschool children, painting egg carton puppets with third graders, or designing stamp art bandanas with middle school students, I very much enjoyed igniting the creative spark in young children and adolescents. I also served as a substitute art teacher at my local school district.

Working part-time, as well as receiving tremendous support from my husband, I pursued my education. Having recently graduated from Kean University with a BA in Fine Arts and a minor in Art History, I look forward to engaging the students at CHP with materials and methods of art-making to encourage the creation of meaningful art.