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EDUCATION
Savannah College of Art & Design - Savannah, Georgia
2020 - Current Graduate Student - MFA in Jewelry
University of South Florida - Tampa, Florida
May 2015 BFA - Studio Art, Concentration in Ceramics
Jun 2013 Paris Study Abroad Program - Articulate Gesture; Navigated the City, Cultural Immersion
Fall 2013 Internship: Art in Health - USF Contemporary Art Museum and USF Communication Sciences and Disorders Clinic
Pilot Program
Developed Curriculum, Encouraged Explorative Creativity
Evaluated Performance for Patients with Aphasia
Collaborated with Speech Pathologists, Used Art to Assist Communication
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
District School Board of Pasco County - Encourage, Enlighten & Inspire Students & Staff
2019 - 20 Named Teacher of the Year by Instructional Colleagues
Aug 2017 - 2020 CHASCO MIDDLE SCHOOL, ART TEACHER 6th - 8th grade - Port Richey, Florida
2019 Motivational Speaker, 8th Grade Graduation Ceremony; Embrace Your Fear
Aug 2015 - 17 GULF TRACE ELEMENTARY, ART TEACHER K-5 – Holiday, Florida
Nominee for Teacher of the Year by Instructional Colleagues
Coordinator & Organizer, Fine Arts Night
Facilitator, Art Club for Students & Staff Workshops
Coordinator & Organizer, Art Contest - Field Day T-shirt Designs
Member, Student Advisory Committee (SAC)
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - WORKSHOPS & EVENTS
Fall 2021 Jewelry Workshop Assistant, Link Bracelet, Savannah College of Art & Design - SCAD, Savannah, GA
2019 - 20 Social Emotional Learning: Trauma Informed Care for Students
Oct 2019 The Pixar Process: Creativity, Inc. - USF Workshop for Educators
Jul 2019 Visual Arts Workshop: Art Ideas (Recycling, Upcycling & Repurposing)
Feb 2018 Classroom Management: Expectations, Rules & Procedures
Jul 2017 - 19 Supporting LGTBQ+ Students Workshop
Aug 2017 Reading Endorsement Competency Course
Jul 2017 Instructional Technology Workshop: One Note, Office 365
Aug 2016 Motivational Speaker for District Fine Arts Meeting; Upcycling & Repurposing
Jun 2016 - 18 Item Analysis District Assessment Committee Member for Visual Arts
May 2016 Motivational Speaker Hosted by TBBCA/Susana Weymouth - Doodads Children’s Exhibition, Tampa Bay History Center; Art Advocate
Jewelry by Stephanie - Savannah, Georgia
2002 - Current Sole Proprietor, Jewelry Designer and Multi-Media Artist; www.jewelrybystephanie.com
Collaborative Exhibitions & Events
Aug 2015 Dunedin Fine Arts Center: Wearable Art XI Fashion Show: Metamorphosis
Apr 2015 The Lockbox, USF BFA Thesis Exhibition: NONREFUNDABLE
Nov 2014 USF Centre Gallery, A Call to Artists (Juried Show)
Nov 2014 USF Oliver Gallery, Photography Forever
Oct 2014 USF Oliver Gallery, Environment vs. Humans
Jun 2014 USF Centre Gallery, eARTh
Feb 2014 USF Oliver Gallery, Indigestion
Nov 2013 USF Library Writing Center, Writer’s Block (USF permanent collection)
Oct 2009 Festival of the Arts Vendor, YMCA North Pinellas
Mar 2007 A la Carte Event Pavilion, Bridal Event - Tampa, Wedding Collection – Swarovski & Pearls
Apr 2006 Dunedin Fine Arts Center, Garden Party Exhibit - Dunedin, Florida
Oct 2006 Art on the Avenue, Jewelry Vendor - Arlington, Virginia
2005 –09 Annual Jewelry Home Shows
PHILANTHROPY
Safe House - Savannah, Georgia
Summer 2021 Art Classes for Camp Rock children
Suncoast Arts Festival at The Shoppes of Wiregrass - Pasco County
2017 – 2019 Event Committee & Board Member
Art Jury Judge for Vendors
Developed, Coordinated & Executed Annual Theme for Children’s Art Garden
Hospice of the Suncoast - Pinellas County
Jan 2014-15 PACE (Program for Adult Care of the Elderly)
Initiated and Developed Weekly Art Program
Encouraged and Motivated Participants to Explore Creative Abilities
Evaluated the Human Condition and the Response to Art Related Projects
Analyzed and Assessed Physical Challenges Due to Individual Diagnoses
Made Art Accessible to All Participants
Mar 2014 Hospice Fashion Show Volunteer
Jesse Litsch & Bechtel Financial Celebrity Golf Tournament - Bikes for Kids & North Pinellas YMCA Fundraiser
2014 - 2018 Assisted Celebrity Golf Trick Shot Artist with Equipment & Videography
Contributed Custom Jewelry Basket Donation for Silent Auction
Coordinated and Facilitated Putting Green Challenge
Photographed Players
YMCA of Suncoast - North Pinellas Branch, Palm Harbor, Florida
Aug 2011 - 16 VIP Annual Giving Campaign Party, Event Committee Member
Creative Team Leader for Marketing and Auction Gift Baskets
Donated Annual Auction Items for Fundraising Event
Feb 2014 Mural, “Sochi Mountain”
Aug 2012 Mural, “American Flag”
Program Development Assistant to Wellness Director
Promoted and Encouraged Healthy Living via Art Intervention
Designed Marketing Tools for Staff and Members
Jul 2010 Featured Artist & Vendor, Festival of the Arts - “Embrace East Lake” & Lakefront Classic 5K
Designed and Painted Logo for the Event; T-Shirt Artwork
Aug 2009 First Annual Festival of the Arts Committee Member
Pinellas County Election - County Commissioner
Jun - Nov 2014 Campaign Marketing Creative Consultant
Pinellas County Schools
2013 - 2014 Dunedin Highlander Middle School: PTA and Band Volunteer
2009 - 2012 Ridgecrest Elementary School: PTA, Classroom and Field Trip Volunteer
2006 - 2009 Lake St. George Elementary: PTA, Classroom and Field Trip Volunteer
PUBLICATIONS
Aug 2015 Dunedin Fine Arts Center: Wearable Art XI; Tampa Bay Newspapers
Jun 2015 Recycle Nation: Artist Spotlight
Aug 2014 Suncoast PACE Newsletter (Hospice Affiliate): Expression with Art