SELECT LECTURES AND INVITED PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS

2006
Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA. "Waking up your Muse" Keynote Speaker/Workshop Presenter.
Cheltenham School District, Elkins Park School, "Arts of Japan", Presenter/Workshop Facilitator.
Philadelphia Museum of Art, "Art Goes to School: Multicultural Learning" Keynote Speaker.

2005
Princeton University: Improving Communication with Special Audiences, Trainer.
Bucks County Intermediate Unit: "Multicultural Arts Meets Special Needs", "Finding Frieda" and "Visual StoryTelling and Creativity" Keynote/Facilitator.
St. Louis Artist Guild, Teacher at the Guild Workshop for Art Educators Series
Scranton University, Scranton, PA."Around the World in 80 Images" PAEA.

2004
Cheltenham School District, Elkins Park School: "The Magnificent Manet", Presenter.
The Council for Exceptional Children Annual Conference, New Orleans
The Museum of Reading, Pennsylvania: Diversity and Special Needs in Education through the Arts. Kenote Speaker and Presenter.

2003 
Delaware Valley Association for the Education of Young Children. Early Childhood Conference, Lead Presenter. Growing Up with Art: The Value of Understanding Developmentally Appropriate Images Made by Pre-K to Adolescent Children. The Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia PA.
Wayne Art Center, Wayne PA. Principal presenter Multicultural Arts for Educators, Two part series.

2002
Wallingford-Swarthmore School District. Keynote address. Women in the Arts. Workshop: The Mask of Cultural Identity.

2001 
The University of the Arts: Ticketed workshop. Presenter. Special Education Adaptations.
The Edison School National Project. Annual Art Education Conference. Keynote Speaker. Women in Art History.
The Cosmopolitan Club. Philadelphia, PA. Guest Speaker. The Powers of the Feminine in Art.
National School Community Core Program. (NSCC) Presenter. Literacy Based Learning Through Art. Series.
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Presenter. The Teaching Artist.

2000
The Springfield Township School District. Professional Development. Presenter. National Standards and Assessment in Art Education.
University at Odessa, Texas; Ellen Noel Art Museum. Keynote Speaker. 
Multicultural Arts/Special Needs.
The Wissahickon School District, PA; Professional Development. Facilitator. The Festival Arts and Mythology of the Caribbean.
The School District of Philadelphia, Professional Development: Facilitator. The Art and Mythology of Latin, African, and European Cultures.

1999 
The School District of Philadelphia, Office of Equity. Trainer. Cultural Inclusion.
WYBE Public Television. Premiere Interview. Multicultural Learning Through the Arts.
The New York State Art Teachers Association Conference. Author appearance. Presenter/Facilitator: The Art of India.
Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA. Keynote Lecturer. The Teaching Artist: Finding Your Muse.
The School District of Philadelphia, Audenreid Cluster. Lecture and presentation. The Art of China and Africa. Series.
The School District of Philadelphia, Frankford Cluster. Author Presentation. Art and Myth in Puerto Rico.
The School District of Philadelphia, Facilitator. Cultural Forces.
The School District of Philadelphia, Overbrook Cluster. Leader. Good Joss, An Asian Blessing.
Project Headstart, The School District of Philadelphia. Presentation for Teachers. Facilitator. Chinese Collage For Young Learners.
National Art Education Association, Washington, DC National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Speaker.

1998
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Wayne, PA. Keynote Speaker. An Introduction to Art Smart.

1997
Texas Regional Educators Workshop Series. Ellen Noel Museum of Art, Texas. Key Facilitator. Multicultural Arts/Special Needs For the Blind.

1996
United States Department of Education; Washington, DC, PA State Delegate representation. The 1996 Teacher Forum.
The Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education. Conference. Keynote Speaker. What it Takes to Teach Today.
Pennsylvania State Educators Association. Annual Conference. Keynote Address. Art Smart: Art History for the Classroom.
United States Department of Education, Office of Research and Improvement. Participant. The Role of Art in Education.

1995 
Pennsylvania Department of Education. Television Presentation, Distance Learning: On-Camera Instructor and Presenter. Inclusionary Adaptive Practices.
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. The Clay Studio. Workshop Presenter. Effective Classroom Management Techniques for the Artist Teacher.
Philadelphia School District. Professional Development Presenter. Multicultural Learning.

1994
Pennsylvania Art Education Association. Annual Conference Workshop presentation. Multicultural Arts; Special Education.
Kutztown University, Keynote. Arts in Special Education.
Cincinnati Art Museum: Keynote. Art for Educators: Art and Imagination. 
Shippensburg Curriculum Conference: Presenter. Integrated Arts In Education.
The Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance. Presentation. Author Roundtable.
Arcadia (formerly Beaver) College: Lecturer. Multicultural Art.

1993 
Art Education Association of Indiana State Conference. Keynote. Honoring Craft Traditions.
Michigan The Grand Rapids Museum of Art. Keynote Speaker. Art Smart: Art Appreciation.
Very Special Arts, Indiana. Trainer. Art and Special Education.
The Eiteljorg Museum of American Indian and Western Art, Indiana. Keynote. Cultural Diversity in Education.

1992 
Shippensburg Curriculum Conference. Presenter, Multicultural Art.
The National Art Education Association. Annual Conference. Arizona. Presenter. Multiple Perspectives.
Bucks County Regional School District. Key Presenter. Multicultural Curriculum.
California Art Education Statewide Conference. Sacramento. Presenter. Art and Special Education.

1990 
School District of Philadelphia. Staff Development Leader. Art and Special Needs.

1989 
Tyler School of Fine Arts, Temple University. Lecturer. Special Needs Education.
Germany, Department of Defense Dependent Schools Summer Institute. Key Facilitator. Art History and Appreciation for the International Classroom.
Tennessee Arts Academy, State of Tennessee Summer Institute. Presenter. Art History and Appreciation for Everyday Learning.
Abington Arts Center, Abington, PA. Symposium. Keynote. Art Smart: What Children Can Learn Through Art History.
Great Valley School District. PA Regional Teachers Meeting. Keynote. Art Smart: Art Appreciation.

1988
The Port of Philadelphia Museum. Keynote. The Joy of Art Smart.