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 at all
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
Title IX and Sexual Misconduct Training, Safe Colleges, August 2018