RESUME

EDUCATION

· Master of Fine Arts - Scenic Design - 1982 - Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois.
· Master of Science in Theatre - 1976 - Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois.
· Bachelor of Science in Education - 1972 - Concordia Teachers College, Seward, Nebraska. Major: Speech & Drama, Second Major: Geography.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia.
Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts, 1986-1992,
Associate Professor of Theatre Arts, 1992-Present:
Courses Taught: Stagecraft: Introduction to Scenery and Lighting, Introduction to Stage Costumes, Stage Make-Up, The Theatre Experience, Public Speaking, Sceneographic Design , Stage Lighting Design, Scene Design , Summer Theatre Workshop, Advanced Technical Production, Stage Combat, Scene Painting, Costume Crafts, Script Analysis, Advanced Performance Workshop, The Video Project, The Video Documentary I & II, Stage Management, The Moving Image, and Advanced Video Projects, Cinematography, Sound Design for Stage and Camera, Television Production.

· Adjunct Instructor, 1989-90, Governor's School of the Arts - Theatre Division, Norfolk, Virginia. (High School for the Performing Arts).
· Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts, 1983-6, Univ. of Houston-Clear Lake, Houston, Texas.
· Instructor of Theatre Arts, 1982-3, Mankato State University, Mankato, Minnesota.
· Instructor of Speech and Drama, 1976-9, Chadron State College, Chadron, Nebraska.

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE

  • Director of Film & Theatre Production at Old Dominion University
  • Member: United States Institute for Theatre Technology National Conference Committee.
    · Director of Film and Video Studies (2000-2007) at Old Dominion University,
    · Director of 2001 ODU Film Festival,
    · Director of Technical Production (1995-2008) for the Theatre Program at Old Dominion University,
    · Director at Large (1997-2000) of the National Board of Directors for the United States Institute for Theatre Technology,
    · National Commissioner for Education (1992-95) for the United States Institute for Theatre Technology,
    · Editor and Publisher (1988-93) of "In The Wings" a regional journal for the United States Institute for Theatre Technology - Chesapeake Section,
    · Treasurer for USITT-Chesapeake Section (1988-90),
    · Producing Director (1984-86) Houston Shaw Festival, Houston, Texas,
    · Theatre Convenor (Director of Theatre 1984-85) for the Theatre Program at the University of Houston-Clear Lake.

RESEACH DESIGN AND PRODUCTION
DIGITAL FILMMAKING
Theatre Advertising Shorts: Brave New World, I Hate Hamlet, Little Shop of Horrors, Women of Lockerbie, Persephone Wept., Hansel & Gretel, aDreamPlay

The Driving Test (short film, 2006), Brothers (short film, 2006), Bert Wall and the Long Gray Tunnel (documentary film 2005), The Travel Writer (short film 2005)
Campfire Stories (short film, summer 2003), Doc Kennedy: In Memory (documentary film, summer 2003), Dennis Morgan: A Memorial (documentary film, summer 2003)
(Student Films) DIEner: A Moving Image Production, White Room, Myth and Lore of the Dismal Swamp, American Born Desi, Deep Thoughts, For Joan, Mack the Knife, The Loser, Blind Date, Sucks to be You, Self Defense Strategies, What's He Building in There, Pazzoli, Tractor Gone Home.

THEATRICAL DESIGN & PRODUCTION

Theatrical productions designed and developed while working as the resident designer and director of technical production at Old Dominion University: The Rocky Horror Show, Jamestown, MacBeth, Mourning Becomes Electra, Noise of the Street Penetrates the House, Big Love, Venus, Cyrano de'Bergerac, Manifest, Saint Joan, Lysistrada, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Laramie Project, Antigone, Moby Dick, Dracula, Medea, MacBeth, The Time of Your Life, The Hairy Ape, Angels in America: Millennium Approaches, In the Land of the Adagahi, The Good Times Are Killing Me, Tartuffe, The Grapes of Wrath, Roosters, Cock Lane, Romeo and Juliet, The Nutcracker, Our Town, Laura: Remembrances of a Young Woman, Burning Azaleas, As You Like It, Cloud Nine, Orestes, The Matchmaker, The Imaginary Invalide, No Mercy, Balm in Gilead, Alphatricity, Execution of Justice, Hadrian VII, The Playboy of the Western World, The Lover, A Slight Ache, The Cherry Orchard, Agnes of God, Museum, On the Verge, It's Only A Play, The Bundle, The Real Inspector Hound.

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS

All professional presentations were developed for regional and national conferences of USITT. "Online Teaching Resources", "Digital Swag in the Classroom", "Multimedia in the Classroom", "Digital Swag 2.0",
"Technical Directors in Education at the end of the Millennium", "The Virtual Portfolio", "Preparing Technical Directors for the Professional Stage", "Computer Aided Sound Editing and Design", "Creative Teaching Workshop: "Exploring the Creative Process with in-class Scenic Model Projects", " Five Steps to Drawing the Human Figure for the Costume Design Student", "Design and Construction of Period Swords", "Exploring the Paradigm: New Directions in Teaching Design and Technical Production", "Gender Issues in the Theatre Workplace", Workshop on "Photography for the Stage", "Stage Combat-Safe Illusion", "Breaking the Cycle-Teaching the Way We Were Taught", "Introduction to Scenic Painting", "Drawing Methods-The Human Figure", "Survey of Entrance Standards for Graduate Schools of Theatre in Design and Technology", "Innovative Teaching Methodologies-Drawing the Human Figure", "Plaster Casting and Mold Making as a technical alternative", "Problems in Scenic Models and Design", "Scenic Model Photography".

CONSULTING AND PLANNING

· Project Consultant for Stables Theatre and University Theatre renovations at Old Dominion University,
· Project Consultant for Ted Constant Convocation Center at ODU,
· Member of USITT National Strategic Planning Committee (1997-2000)
· Member of College of Arts and Letters Long-Range Planning Committee (1997-2006), Computer Technology Committee for The College of Arts & Letters.
· Project Consultant for WVEC-TV13, Norfolk, Va.
· Project Consultant for Va. Governor's School for the Arts-Theatre renovation.
· Strategic Planning and Curriculum Development for Department of Communication and Theatre Arts at Old Dominion University (1986-Present).

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

United States Institute for Theatre Technology, National
United States Institute for Theatre Technology - Chesapeake Section.

REFERENCES
Available upon request.