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N Aim Is <br /> SELECTED VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE <br /> Advisor, Kids Design Collaborative(2009-present) <br /> Educational advisor for a nonprofit organization(kidsthinkdesign.org)dedicated to teaching children about design thinking <br /> and creativity. <br /> Peer Reviewer,Museums and Creative Practice,Rainey Tisdale and Linda Norris(1/2013-present) <br /> Pre-publication reviewer of a book exploring"what creativity is, how museum workers can create internal cultures of <br /> creative learning,and how museums can make creativity an expressed value." <br /> Member,University of North Carolina-Town of Chapel Hill Cultural Marketing Advisory Group(2009) <br /> One of two community representatives on an advisory group exploring opportunities to promote a wide array of university <br /> and town cultural activities in the Chapel Hill area. <br /> Judge,Orange County Partnership for Young Children(Smart Start)Art Exhibit(2006-2009) <br /> Served on a panel of judges for a community-wide exhibit of artwork by children aged 18 months-6 years. <br /> Member, National Science Foundation Partnership for Playful Learners(2007-2008) <br /> Member of a collaborative of 20 U.S.children's museums dedicated to studying family learning in museums. Completed a <br /> review of museum-academic partnership"lessons learned,"which was presented at the 2008 Association of Children's <br /> Museums Conference. <br /> Early learning Advisor,Ackland Art Museum Education Department, UNC-Chapel Hill(6/05-9/05) <br /> Completed a nationwide review and report for the Education Department regarding best practices in museum education for <br /> preschool children with recommendations for expanding services for young children. <br /> Workshop Developer and Facilitator,Alisal Center for the Arts,Salinas, CA(6/99) <br /> Planned and co-facilitated a workshop program with adolescents in a migrant farmworking community,using visual arts to <br /> express the community's environmental health concerns. <br /> Education and Exhibits Intern,Seattle Children's Museum,Seattle,WA(8/97-6/98) <br /> Facilitated art education activities with children aged 2-12,conducted exhibit research,wrote exhibit guides,and assisted <br /> with exhibit installations. <br /> Art Program Assistant, University of Washington Medical Center,Seattle,WA(1/97-5/97) <br /> Facilitated artistic rehabilitation groups with adolescent and adult patients in a university hospital. <br /> Classroom Assistant,Northfield Daycare Center, Northfield,MN (9/87-6/88) <br /> Assisted with educational activities and supervision of 25 preschoolers. <br /> Reading Tutor,Northfield Elementary School, Northfield,MN(9/86-6/87) <br /> Provided individual reading instruction to second grade students. <br /> Co-Director,Art Program,Camp Carysbrook,Riner,VA(6/87-8/87) <br /> Developed and implemented an art curriculum for 100 girls aged 8-16 years. <br /> 3 <br />