Professional Objective

To continue to grow creatively, professionally and personally. To maximize the potential of the now moment by focusing on high expectations for myself / others in a challenging, supportive and dynamic work environment. To lead by example and foster growth.

Education

Master of Arts in Education, August 2014
Focus Areas:  Learning and Technology
Michigan State University, College of Education - East Lansing, MI

Master of Arts in Teaching and Curriculum, Progress 1997
Focus Areas:  Curriculum Design and Implementation (24 Credits toward Master's)
Michigan State University, College of Education - East Lansing, MI

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre, May 1996
Focus Areas: Dance and Choreography, Directing, Design and Pedagogy
Michigan State University, Department of Theatre and Dance - East Lansing, MI

Portfolio Gallery

Slideshow Performance Photos from:  Chicago the Musical, Winterfest, Les Miserables, Aida, The Laramie Project, Almost Maine, As You Like It.  
Photos by Frank Lombardo, Further Video Highlights & Media Available on my YouTube Channel

Certifications

Professional Secondary Teacher Certification, September 2012 
Michigan State University College of Education, Certifications BD/FA
Michigan Department of Education - Lansing, MI

Provisional Secondary Teacher Certification, September 2000
Michigan State University College of Education, Certifications BD/FA
Michigan Department of Education - Lansing, MI

Professional Experience

Warren Consolidated School of Performing Arts / Sterling Heights High School:   2010-Present
Teacher, Choreographer/Director - Dance and Theatre (WCSPA); Junior Varsity Dance Team Coach (SHHS) 
  • Tenured teacher of high school Dance and Theatre at an intensive Performing Arts magnet program in the Warren Consolidated School District.
  • Choreographer for mainstage musicals/plays and dance concerts or other student performances. 
  • Direction and Assistant Direction of plays and musicals or other student performances.
  • Coordination of public relations, marketing and sponsorship/fundraising through annual ad campaign. 
  • Digital media production (audio and video), and design, assist with other technical theatre design as needed. 
  • SHHS Junior Varsity Dance Team coach (2012-14). 
  • Increased student participation and technical proficiency in areas of dance (all styles) and funds raised through annual ad campaign/sponsorships.

Lake Orion High School:  1998-2002
Teacher/Director of Fine and Performing Arts - Dance and Theatre 
  • Tenured teacher of high school Dance, Theatre, Film and Speech classes. 
  • Developed/implemented new Dance curriculum extended through extra-curricular Dance Company, LO Movers. 
  • Technical production/design, publicity/house administration, and parent and volunteer/community outreach activities.  
  • Director of Dance and Theatre programs: Fall Theatre Production, Dance Concert, Children’s Theatre Touring Company, Improvisation Troupe, MIFA Theatre Festival, Spring Musical, Spring Dance Workshop & Dance Concert, Talent Show, Annual Gala Awards and Officer’s NYC Theatre Study Tour.  
  • Theatre and Dance (B-1) clubs experienced a 400% financial growth; Participation of over 300+ students involved in annual Spring Musical or other events

Sunrise Performing Arts Center; Just Ducky Productions:   2004-2007
Artistic Director/Teacher; Producer/Host
  • Taught tap, jazz, hip-hop, ballroom/social dance and guitar/voice private and group classes ages 7 to adult.  
  • Annual spring concert held at Shoreline Players Theater or Oscoda Community Center.  
  • Community outreach classes in ballroom/social dance and improvisation at Tawas Bay Players and Tawas United Methodist Church.
  • On-camera host, producer, artistic director, and editor of original programming for Community Television Public Access Channel 
  • Channel 3 CTV (Charter Cable Network) programming produced: Halloween Special, What’s Cookin’ Series, SnowBox Derby Community Special.

AdCom Productions:  2003-2007
Producer, On-Camera Host, Account Executive 
  • Community Television (CTV) and Public Access Channels 3 & 13
  • Producing, scripting, hosting (on camera), sponsorship sales/contract writing and negotiation
  • Production and design: video/audio editing, program development, screen writing, artistic direction, graphic design of television/print advertising. 
  • Customer account management and billing.

Oscoda Area Schools, Tawas Area Schools, IRESA:   2002-2006
Substitute Teacher – Secondary, Elementary 
  • Substitute Teacher for all grade levels and subject areas, Tawas and Oscoda districts.  
  • Substitute teacher at Iosco Regional Educational Service Agency (Multi-district, Voc. Ed) in Multimedia, Home Living Lab (POHI) classrooms. 

Oscoda-AuSable Chamber of Commerce:  2007-2008
Events and Marketing Director
  • Direction, coordination and development of special events/community festival- entertainment and attractions; Volunteers, vendors and exhibitors coordination
  • Sponsorship and fundraising; Membership events, benefits and retention.
  • Budgeting/accounting; reporting, tracking profit and loss by event and prepare reports for Board of Trustees, membership
  • Development and distribution of marketing tools and advertisements through multi-media sources and website development/composition. 
  • Represent the OACC at events, meetings and in the press/media.  

Kalitta Air, LLC:  2008-2010
Account Administrator
  • Administrator for FAA Part 145 Repair Station (KO0R718X); Liaison for customer accounts, billing and communications 
  • Federal and State grant reporting/documentation, compliance and records. 
  • General administrative support of Part 121 Airline operations and business development of Part 145 Repair Station. 
  • Creation of Maintenance Services Website, Repair Station DVD/Video
  • Proposal writing/development, PowerPoint and print publication design, and oral presentations; Annual/quarterly budget and P/L reports for Kalitta Air CFO. 
  • Liaison for community outreach activities; IRESA Airframe & Powerplant program coordination; Kalitta News composition and editing.

Performing Arts

Theatre & Dance - Choreography, Direction, Technical Design & Performance (*selected shows) 
  • Honk, Jr. - Choreographer - **WCSPA** (Warren Consolidated School of Performing Arts)
  • Thoroughly Modern Millie - Choreographer - **WCSPA**
  • Peter Pan - Flight Choreographer, Marian-Rice Players
  • Chicago - Director/Choreographer - **WCSPA**
  • Peter Pan - Choreographer, Faeries Costume Design - **WCSPA**
  • Dora's Pirate Adventure: Dora Live! - Choreographer, Make-up Design, Public Relations - **WCSPA**
  • Winterfest: A Celebration of Dance - Director, Choreographer - **W.C.S.P.A., Annual Dance Concert (2010-2014)
  • Shrek - Choreographer - L'Anse Creuse North High School
  • Snoopy - Choreographer - **WCSPA**
  • Almost, Maine - Projection Design - **WCSPA**
  • Man of La Mancha - Choreographer, Make-up Design - **WCSPA**
  • The Music Man - Choreographer - L'Anse Creuse North High School
  • Aida - Choreographer - **WCSPA**
  • The Laramie Project - Projection and Media Design - 
           **WCSPA** Michigan Thespian Festival, Mainstage Tour/Talkback
  • Narnia the Musical - Choreographer, Public Relations - **WCSPA**
  • Les Miserables - Choreographer, Projections, PR - **WCSPA**
  • The Complete History of America (Abridged) - Director, Producer, Technical Designer - Tawas Bay Playhouse (TBP***)
  • Guys and Dolls - Choreographer, Lighting Designer, Adelaide - TBP***
  • Aida - Choreographer, Lighting Design, Master Electrician - TBP***
  • Cabaret - Choreographer, Sally Bowles - Shoreline Theater
  • Two By Two - Choreographer, Lighting Designer, Goldie - TBP***
  • Nunsense Jamboree - Choreographer, Lighting Designer - TBP***
  • All Shook Up - Choreographer - TBP***
  • The Butler Did It - Scenic Artist, Hair/Make-up Designer - TBP***
  • Over The Tavern - Sister Clarissa - TBP***
  • A Streetcar Named Desire - Director, Technical Designer - TTBP***
  • Beauty & The Beast - Choreographer, Master Electrician - TBP***
  • Home Is Where Your Clothes Are - Brenda - TBP***
  • Annie Get Your Gun - Choreographer, Annie Oakley - TBP***
  • Wizard of Oz - Choreographer - TBP***
  • Kiss Me Kate - Choreographer, Director, Technical Designer - LOHS* (Lake Orion High School)
  • Into the Woods - Choreographer, Director, Tech. Designer - LOHS*
  • The Odd Couple (Male and Female Versions) - Director, Tech. Designer- LOHS*
  • Spring Dance Concert - Choreographer, Director - *LOHS
  • Much Ado About Nothing (MIFA Regional Qual.) - Director - *LOHS
  • Crazy for You - Director/Choreographer, Technical Designer - *LOHS
  • Anything Goes - Choreographer, Director - *LOHS
  • Quilters - Choreographer, Director, Technical Designer - LOHS*
  • You Can’t Take It With You - Director, Technical Designer - LOHS*
  • Spring Dance Concert - Choreographer, Producer - Holland High School
  • Once Upon a Mattress (MIFA Superior Choreography Award) - Choreographer - Holland High School
  • Sea Glass - Director, Producer - Wharton PAC, Michigan State University
**Please Note: Further details and Theatre/Dance portfolio/resume, artifacts, media archives and letters of reference available upon request.

Special Interests & Proficiencies

PictureFlight Practice (June Wygant), "Peter Pan", 2014, WCSPA.
Dance Technique: Jazz, Tap, Ballet, Modern/Contemporary, Broadway/Musical Theatre, Hip-Hop, Ballroom Styles, Ethnic and Folk/Period Dance Styles, Aerial Silks, Flight, Stage Combat, Dance Improvisation

Vocal / Instrumental Music - Instruction & Performance:  Piano, Flute, Guitar, Percussion and Vocal/Choral Music 

Technology Proficiencies:  MS Office Software, MS Publisher, FrontPage; Adobe Creative Suite: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Audition; Avid; Q-Lab, Watchout, Paint Shop Pro, Paint, Web Publishing, Wikispaces, Digital Storytelling (Photostory), Mac and Windows Platforms, Google Docs/Drive, Camtasia/Screencasting, Podcast tools, Various others

Special Interests / Skills:  Language and Literacy, Music Composition, French Fluency, Accents, Improvisational Acting & Improv Comedy, Children's Theatre, Costume and Scenery Design, Drafting, Writing.

Awards & Honors

Graduated with Honors
  • Michigan State University, 1996 (Bachelor of Arts)
  • Michigan State University, 2014 (Master of Arts)

Tenure Granted
  • June 2002, Lake Orion Community Schools
  • May 2012, Warren Consolidated Schools
“Most Inspiring Staff Member” 
  • Lake Orion High School, 2001 & 2002

Superior Choreography & Direction 
  • Michigan Interscholastic Forensic Association
  • ASMSU Playwrighting Festival

Professional Development & Presentations

Michigan Arts Education Instruction and Assessment (MAEIA) Program - Michigan Department of Education
  • Selected as a Content Reviewer for Instruction and Assessments in Dance & Theatre
  • Program Information can be found: http://www.michiganassessmentconsortium.org/maeia
  • Serve on committee for three work days to edit and review content standards and assessments for Dance
  • Develop and implement assessments while tracking progress and implementation strategies for further analysis
  • MAEIA Brochure

Media Theatre Performance Laboratory - 2012, 2013

Digital Play in the Classroom - November 6, 2012 - Warren Consolidated Schools Professional Development Day
  • Presentation to Secondary Teachers regarding integrating technology in the classroom
  • Taught uses and strategies for Digital Storytelling in cross-curricular contexts
  • Practical application of session concepts and skills by teachers creating their own digital story
  • PhotoStory for Windows or Mac, iMovie, Adobe Premiere Elements overview included
  • Staff allowed to explore with guided instruction and question/answer as needed

Professional References

  • Mr. Jonathan Gillespie - Warren Consolidated School of Performing Arts, Artistic Director - gillespi@wcskids.net
  • Mr. Kevin Schneider - Holland High School Theatre - schnei55@gmail.com
  • Ms. Alison Dobbins - MSU Department of Theatre - acdobbins@gmail.com, dobbinsa@msu.edu            
  • Ms. Leslie Wilson - One-to-One, President - lesliew@1two1.org                
  • Mr. Vincent J. Weiler, Vice President, Community Theatre Association of Michigan - vweiler@ioscoresa.net              
  • Mr. Brett Saunders, Retired Radio Teacher, Lake Orion High School - gbrett@ameritech.net
  • Ms. Debbie Debois - Tawas Bay Players - debois@charter.net
*Further references and contact information available upon request

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