February 2023 “Art that Made Headlines.”
Willits Art Center, Willits, CA
Summer 2021 “Grantwriting with an Artist’s Voice.”
18th Street Arts Center, Santa Monica, CA. Virtual workshop series
May 2019 “Switching Gears: Managing the Twists and Turns of a Career in Museums.”
American Alliance of Museums Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA
August 2017 “Gallery Talk: California Landscapes, Revisited.”
Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, CA
March 2017 “Leadership is Messy: Real Talk about Change Management.”
National Art Education Association Annual Conference in New York, NY
March 2017 “How Can I Relate to That? Empathy as a New Lens for Learning.”
California Association of Museums Annual Conference in Sacramento, CA
December 1, 2016 “Songs of a Pagan: Anne Brigman and the Figure in Photography.”
New Museum Los Gatos, Los Gatos, CA
September 8, 2016 “The Figure in Art on the Monterey Peninsula and Beyond.”
Monterey Museum of Art Lecture Series, Monterey, CA
Coverage in Monterey County Weekly
May 27, 2016 “Overlapping Identities: Monterey’s Homeless Women Photographers.”
Professional Network on Education Marketplace of Ideas, American Alliance of Museums Annual Conference, Washington, D.C.
April 18, 2016 “Masterpieces of the Monterey Peninsula.”
Carmel Woman’s Club, Carmel, CA
March 3, 2016 “Upending the Status Quo: A Practical Conversation on Institutional Change.”
California Association of Museums Annual Conference in Riverside, CA
March 3, 2016 “Photo Tips” Maker Station.
California Association of Museums Annual Conference in Riverside, CA
February 24, 2016 “Before You Go: Four Tips for Visiting an Art Museum.”
Monterey Museum of Art Blog
November 10, 2015 “Future Perfect: Lessons Learned after a Convening of Museum Education Leaders.”
Viewfinder: Reflecting on Museum Education: Online Journal from the National Art
Education Association’s Museum Education Division
Fall 2015 “Open Walls: You Are Here.”
WestMuse Blog, Western Museums Association
March 31, 2014 “Finding Common Ground with the Common Core: Re-Thinking Museum
Education Programs.”
National Art Education Association Annual Conference in San Diego, CA
May 25, 2011 “High Capacity, High Quality: Strategies for Meaningful School Programs.”
Session Chair
American Alliance of Museums Annual Conference, Houston, TX
May 23, 2011 “Art Together: A Getty Museum and School Multi-Visit Program Evaluation.”
Committee on Audience Research and Evaluation Marketplace of Ideas, American Alliance of Museums Annual Conference, Houston, TX
March 10, 2011 “Art in the 21st Century: Thomas Kinkade and the Case for Kitsch.”
What Is Art? Lecture Series, Art Museum of Los Gatos, CA
October 22, 2010 “Thomas Kinkade in the Classroom.”
Southeastern College Art Conference in Richmond, VA
October 17, 2010 “Make Your Mark: The Joy of Institutional Rebranding.”
Western Museum Association Annual Conference in Portland, OR
June 25, 2010 “Strategic Leadership: Building Resourceful Programming from Within.”
Museum Educators of Southern California Annual Institute, CA
April 14, 2010 “Integrated Audiences: A Synchronized Approach to Multi-Visit Programs.”
National Art Education Association Annual Conference in Baltimore, MD
Sept. 12, 2009 “Narrative in Contemporary Art.”
Art:21 Screening and Discussion, Lancaster Museum/Art Gallery, CA
June 5, 2007 “Current Issues in Contemporary Art.”
Tuesday Evening Lecture Series, Orange County Museum of Art, CA
April 5, 2007 “Art in the 21st Century: Thomas Kinkade and the Case for Kitsch.”
Popular Culture Association Annual Conference in Boston, MA
April 8, 2006 “Art in the 21st Century: Thomas Kinkade and the Case for Kitsch.”
San José State University Art History Symposium, CA