Background
Background
Education
MSEd. Educational Leadership, Brooklyn College 2017 - 2018
MSEd. Bilingual Education, Hunter College 2014 - 2016
CUNY Macaulay Honors College at the College of Staten Island
B.A. American Studies. Minors, Spanish and Studio Art 2006 - 2010
2026
Attended the Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) and The Animation Conference (TAC), participating in industry pitch meetings and development conversations for ¡No Way, José!, Robot Teacher, and Operation Three-Legged Dolphin.
Continued developing and pitching a slate of original children’s, preschool, and adult animated properties.
2025
Organized a Multilingual Book Festival featuring illustrated books by students at Susan E. Wagner High School.
Led a "Sip and Paint" workshop for teachers and staff members.
Coordinated multiple networking and professional development events for visual arts teachers on Staten Island.
2024
Coordinated multiple teaching artist residencies with teaching artists from IlluminArt and students at Susan E. Wagner High School.
2023
Served as an Arts Office Lead (AOL) Teacher supporting and building community for visual arts teachers on Staten Island.
Organized a large-scale mural project in collaboration between Susan E. Wagner High School and Canvas Institute, July and August 2023.
Obtained a $5,000 Community Project Grant to Address and Prevent Bias and Hate to support the project.
Curated a show of student artwork, "Street Art as an Expression of Identity and Social Change," at Canvas Institute. Staten Island, NY, April–June 2023.
2022
Summer Rising Teaching Artist, IlluminArt, P.S. 52, P.S. 58, P.S. 65. Staten Island, NY, July and August 2022.
Mural Teaching Artist, IlluminArt, P.S. 56. Staten Island, NY, April–June 2022.
2021
Artmageddon, Caricature Artist. Brooklyn, NY, October 2021.
Mural Teaching Artist, Center for Educational Innovation, New Heights Middle School. Brooklyn, NY, July and August 2021.
2020
Pitched "Preschool Loglines" to various television networks, September 2020.
Published Operation Three-Legged Dolphin: Virtual Edition, August 2020.
Collaborated on two An American in Spain YouTube videos, July and August 2020.
Delivered talk to school in India, May 2020.
Created the Robot Teacher comic strip website, April 2020.
Self-published children's book, A Time to Talk, July 2020.
2019
Pitched Super Sampler of Shows! to various networks, September 2019.
Taught "The 4Cs: Creativity, Collaboration, Communication and Critical Thinking" to bilingual teachers. Madrid, Spain, July 2019.
2018
Pitched ¡No Way, José! cartoon series to Nickelodeon.
Taught "Taking Contextualized Learning to the Next Level" to bilingual teachers. Madrid, Spain, July 2018.
Mural Artist, La Tabacalera. Madrid, Spain, July 2018.
2017
School Library Mural Artist, P.S. 193. Brooklyn, NY, November 2017.
New York Cares Mural Artist, P.S. 92. Brooklyn, NY, October 2017.
2016
New York Cares Mural Artist, P.S. 255. Brooklyn, NY, October 2016.
¡No Way, José! Children's Book Illustrator Event, Everything Goes Book Café. Staten Island, NY, August 2016.
2015
Illustrated ¡No Way, José!: Fighting Fires children's book, August 2015.
St. George Day Festival, Community Arts Station. Staten Island, NY, April 2015.
2014
St. George Day Festival, Community Arts Station. Staten Island, NY, April 2014.
Art Lab: After Dark, "Renderings." Staten Island, NY, January 2014.
2013
Create-Your-Own ¡Extran Hero! Day! Organizer, J & J Books and Coffee. Madrid, Spain, June 2013.
2012
¡Extran Hero! Hurricane Sandy Recovery Project Organizer, Espacio Cultural La Victoria. Madrid, Spain, November 2012.
2010
Undergraduate Research Conference, The Comic Art of Mike Young, College of Staten Island. Staten Island, NY, April 2010.