CURRICULUM VITAE
professional experience
Cherimoya Tree Design, Present - Principal
Miami Ad School, 1998 — Present - Teacher, Curriculum Development
Alaskan Star Interactive, 1995 - 2002 - Owner, Art Director
teaching experience
1998–Present, Adjunct Faculty, Miami Ad School, Miami, FL
I develop the syllabus (school wide) and teach: Digital Imaging, Book Design, Graphic Design, Illustrator and Idea Presentation, and Design Tools
2006-2006, Adult Education Instructor, Miami-Dade College, Miami, FL, Taught: Photoshop.
Education
1994 — BS in Communications, University of Miami, Miami, FL
Pursuing MFA-IA, Goddard College, Expected Graduation Summer 2020
ONLINE CLASSEs & WORKSHOPS (CREATOR & TEACHER)
Skillshare:
Understanding and Using RGB, CMYK, and SPOT COLOR!
Designing and Printing an AWESOME BOOK with Adobe InDesign and Blurb
Create a COOL Interactive EPUB with InDesign!
My ETSY Shop:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/CherimoyaTreeDesign
workshops
Digital Scrapbooking Workshop at Books and Books, 2011.
Miami Girls Rock Camp. Printing Workshop. 2017, 2018.
book design
Book Designer for La Plume (2011 — Present)
Local Author Night (2010 — 2015)
blogs/websites
zines
The Butterfly Effect; Volume 1, Thieves & Liars 2015.
The Down-Low on DIY. 2015.
Some Kachinas. 2016.
The Soap Nuts! 2016.
Revolution Womxn Style Now! 2018.
zine events
Miami Zine Fair, 2015 -- 2018, Tabled
gallery shows
Zine Exhibition, Wellington City, New Zealand, 2015
Curator, INDEX Mini Art Show, Wynwood, Miami, 2015
"All the Young Dudes" Sharpie & Acrylic drawing, Square Show, Bear and Bird Gallery, 2016
professional development and certifications
Modern Art and Ideas, MOMA, 2016
Adobe Education Trainer Certificate, May 2016