Original Artworks
Experience
North House Folk School, Grand Marais, MN
Captain of the Schooner Hjørdis, Instructor
2016 - 2020
Master of the 50' Gaff-Rigged Steel Schooner, Hjørdis. Day sailing with passengers on Lake Superior, "Craft of Sail" Course Instructor, and ambassador for North House Folk School. Creator of the Youth Deckhand Program, working with Cook County middle school and high school students. Focus on character-building, development of traditional maritime skills, and deckhand training.
World Ocean School & Ocean Classroom, Atlantic Coast & Caribbean Sea
Professor of Maritime History & Literature
2015 - 2019
Creating curriculum and leading the education team on a two-month residential study abroad program for high school students. 5,000 nautical mile voyage each fall from Gloucester, MA to San Juan, PR including watch-standing, navigation, and ship maintenance.
Urban Boatbuilders, St. Paul, MN
Classroom Instructor
2016 - 2017
Working with middle school and high school students building wooden canoes and kayaks. Focus on empowering youth, building workplace readiness and investment in hands-on learning.
Call of the Sea, Sausalito, CA
Senior Deckhand, Education Coordinator
2013 - 2014
Educating 5,000 youth in the Bay Area about marine science. Maintaining and operating an 82’ Marconi-rigged schooner on charter day-sails, educational trips, and voyaging from San Francisco to Mexico.
Education
Explorers Guide Maritime Academy, Appleton, WI
2016
Master 100 Tons Inl./NC; Mate 200 Tons Inl./N.C.; Auxiliary Sailing Endorsement.
Macalester College, St. Paul, MN
2009
B.A., magna cum laude, in Studio Art GPA 3.86 Distinguished Merit Award for comprehensive achievement in art.
Sea Education Association, Woods Hole, MA
2008
Semester abroad studying Maritime History & Culture and Oceanography. Watchstanding, navigation, and sailing experience.
Skills
Significant on-deck sailing & watchstanding experience; 1,500 days of seatime
Experienced public speaker
Enthusiastic educator
Expertise in Apple Computer Technology: Final Cut Pro, Motion, Keynote, Aperture Adobe Photoshop
HD filmmaking and photography
Shanty Singer; a lover of maritime music
Optimistic and positive attitude
Media
OILS
ACRYLICS
CHARCOAL
GRAPHITE
INTAGLIO
LITHOGRAPHY
LINOLEUM
HD DIGITAL MEDIA
Experience
PHOTOSHOP
FINAL CUT PRO
DIGITAL MEDIA MANAGEMENT
PHOTOGRAPHY
VIDEOGRAPHY
PROFESSIONAL & CREATIVE WRITING
EDITING
Awards
38th Voyager with Mystic Seaport Maritime Museum: Artistic interpreter of the historic 38th Voyage of America’s last whaling ship, the Charles W. Morgan.
S.E.A. Plastics Research Expedition 2010 & 2012: Videographer and Deckhand