CV
Professional Experience
E J M Design
Freelance Artist &
Advocate
May 2013 - present
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Identify personality of client collaborators and their businesses
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Align with clients on the aesthetic reflection of that personality and/or message they wish to convey
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Develop graphic concepts for print and web usage
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Refine raster and vector designs using industry standard software
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Create and/or adhere to branding standards as defined by client/business
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Manage multiple project schedules efficiently
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Promote client achievements and maintain client communications
Mattingly Edge
Direct Support Professional
Nov 2021 - present
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Actively support participants to set goals and engage with their communities
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Facilitate organic relationships between participants and community members; enable people with disabilities to thrive at work, at home, and in relationships.
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Utilize networks to find and/or create opportunities for participants to pursue their interests
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Exercise best practices in supporting the participants' valued social roles (social role valorization)
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Assist with daily routine activities toward the goal of greatest independence possible
Zoom Group Inc - StudioWorks
Lead Site Coordinator
Jul 2020 - Oct 2021
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Manage and attend team meetings to support artists' individual goals, needs, and services
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Direct studio programming through scheduled activities and workshops
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Advocate for artists on a local, national and international level
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Curate gallery shows in-house and network community connections for artists in local relevant organizations and galleries
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Delegate staff responsibilities and work as a team
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Train artists and staff on company/DDID policy
Site Coordinator
Oct 2018 - Jun 2020
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Connect artists to community through workshops and community events, inside and outside of studio
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Promote and market studio through multiple media
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Support self-advocacy in daily interactions
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Assist artists with daily needs and person-centered supports
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Maintain state-regulated compliance paperwork on individual artists
Full Circle Supports LLC - Latitude Arts
Community Division Director
Sept 2017 - Sept 2018
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Direct creative programming for the studio
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Attend team meetings for participants
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Promote and market studio through social media accounts
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Maintain connections to related agencies and causes
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Organize events inside studio and community
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Coordinate musical performance and open mics
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Advocate for artists through strong presence in the community
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Maintain compliance documentation and finances
Direct Support Professional
Aug 2016 - Aug 2017
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Act as liaison between Latitude Arts and the local music and art communities
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Encourage artistic expression through individual and group projects
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Maintain facility and compliance paperwork
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Assist artists with daily needs
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Seek free and low-cost resources for supplies
Selected Exhibitions
2021 Jun. Group Exhibition, art[squared], Louisville Visual Art, Louisville, KY
2021 Mar. Solo Exhibition, Sunbeams - Solo Exhibition + MiCADELiC Open Mic, Online Event, (with special guest hosts Katie Didit, Scobee O’Hearn; featured musician Lance Lykins)
2019 Sept. Group Exhibition, CREATE Conference + disABILITY Exhibition, Pam Miller Downtown Center for the Arts, Lexington KY (panel discussion: Sky Cubacub, Elizabeth Daniel, Reggie Weaver and Emily Miller)
2019 Aug. Group Exhibition, Hope. Vision. Voice., Jewish Community Center, Louisville, KY (with musical performance by Micah Chandler and Emily Miller)
2019 Aug. Group Exhibition, Connecting Community through Creativity, StudioWorks Gallery, Louisville, KY (performance art piece with Louisville Ballet dancer Ashley Thursby and StudioWorks artists Joyce Barbour and Emily Miller)
2018 Dec. Solo Exhibition, Finding Oneness, Kentucky Theater, Lexington, KY
2018 Oct. Group Exhibition, PRHBTN, Loudon House, Lexington, KY (audio piece entitled, “On My Own” coordinating efforts of Latitude Artists)
Workshops & Outreach
Collaboration with World Affairs Council of Kentucky and Southern Indiana
Disability Rights - Equal Access for All
International Visitor Leadership Program via U.S. Department of State
Jun. 2021: Twelve visitors from the Near East and North Africa are invited to the United States under the auspices of the Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program. Their program is arranged by CRDF Global. Professional objectives for the project included: 1.) learning how various governmental and NGO entities, advocacy associations, media outlets, and grassroots organizations influence policy and raise awareness about disability issues, and 2.) creating professional networking opportunities to facilitate long-term dialogue. Zoom Group Inc. participated as a panelist in a program discussion, presenting methods used to communicate with stakeholders and giving two StudioWorks artists space to speak on their experience as participants of the Zoom Group Inc. day program, StudioWorks.
Arima x Louisville
Jan. 2021 - Apr 2021: World Affairs Council (WAC) connected For Common Good (Arima, Trinidad) and Zoom Group Inc. (Louisville, KY) for a project to raise awareness of supports for adults with disabilities in Arima, Trinidad. StudioWorks gave two information sessions to the arts-centered cohort of participants from Arima. The first consisted of an overview of services provided by Zoom Group; the second was an observation session during a scheduled VirtualWorks Self-Advocacy workshop (see VirtualWorks Program section). Artists from StudioWorks presented chosen artworks to Arima participants and engaged in positive critique. The cohort then developed their own projects to execute in Trinidad.
VirtualWorks Program
In response to the Covid-19 Pandemic, Zoom Group Inc. developed VirtualWorks to engage team members (participants receiving services) who choose to remain healthy at home. Staff facilitators develop hour-long workshops to supplement skill-building, healthy lifestyle and community-related goals, as defined by team member plans of care. Below are the curricula I created as part of VirtualWorks.
Self-Advocacy
Oct. 2020 - Mar. 2021: Weekly series promotes growth in self-advocacy skills through educational slideshows, discussions, multi-modal expression, and peer-leadership opportunities. Topics of interest span a range of categories such as interpersonal skills, human rights, introspection, racial justice, etc. Specific examples of past discussions include boundaries, consent, healthy friendships, Krip-hop, poetry analysis, and the relationship between art & fear.
Watercolor Wednesdays
Sept. 2020: Four week series in which participants explored watercolor, an inexpensive, accessible medium with easy setup and cleanup. The series began with abstract birds, then in subsequent weeks, team members elected to practice seahorses, dogs, and bears.