Brooke Shelton

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**** ***** **** *****, **********, TN 37777

EDUCATION:

• M.A. Art Education (On-line Division) Expected Graduation January 2013

Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts

• M.F.A Illustration / GPA: 3.77 May 2009

Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia, USA

Scholarship: Artistic Honors Scholarship

• B.F.A Illustration / GPA: 3.49 March 2003

Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia, USA

Dean’s list

License and Qualifications:

Tennessee Transitional Teaching License. (Area of Endorsement 427, Visual Arts K-12) School Year 2009-2010

Tennessee Department of Education Highly Qualified Status.

SKILLS

• Highly motivated to exceed expectations

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Admirable inter-personal, negotiation and planning talents

• Ability to interact and build relationships with variety of people

• Possess strong management and leadership abilities

HONORS AND AWARDS

• Top Personal trainer within fourteen athletic facilities in February 2007

• Dean’s list status: awarded nine consecutive quarters

• Artistic Honors Scholarship

• Rowing team captain for four years

• Strength and Conditioning athlete of the year 2002

EXPERIENCE

SHELBY COUNTY SCHOOLS, Memphis, TN August 2009- July 2010

Visual Arts Specialist

Shadowlawn Middle School

Donelson Elementary School

• Organized projects that met the Tennessee State and Shelby County curriculum standards for teaching K-8 students.

• Teach General Art and Honors Art classes

• Managed approximately 420 students between teaching at both schools.

• Integrated specialized projects for the multi-handicapped Functional Skills class at the Elementary school level, as well as the Special Education Resource class at the Middle school level.

• Manages stress and difficult challenges by teaching at a Title 1 school. (Shadowlawn Middle School)

• Able to accommodate needs with a variety of students from inner city and diverse demographic areas.

DOWNTOWN ATHLETIC CLUB, Savannah, GA

Front desk Representative

Personal Trainer / Spin Instructor July 2007 – July 2009

• Developed sales skills by providing memberships to new clientele

• Created complete workout programs for clients based on individual ability

• Educated clients on healthy nutritional habits

• Taught a variety of spin classes for group exercise instruction

• Developed strong interpersonal skills through working with clients

THE RUSH FITNESS COMPLEX

Fitness Manager Maryville, TN March 2007 – June 2007

• Supervised a large personal training team by educating them in assisting their clients

• Hired and trained new personal trainer and orientation staff

• Assisted sales personnel with membership and personal training packages

• Developed strong team leading and persuasive presentation skills

Personal Trainer Knoxville, TN August 2003 – March 2007

• Trained a variety of clients at all fitness levels

• Responsible for meeting weekly personal training sales goals

INTERNSHIPS Product Package Designer March 2009-May 2009

Vanilla Day Spa Savannah, GA

• Redesigned the entire image of their products (soaps, creams, scrubs and lotions)

Teacher Assistant (Poster Design) June 2008 – August 2008

Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah, GA

• Assisted the professor during class teachings

• Advised students of concepts and compositions during project critiques

Teacher Assistant (Electronic Illustration II) January 2009 – March 2009

Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah, GA

• Assisted the professor by conducting a mural assignment for the Savannah Mall

• Produced assignment sheets, syllabus and grading rubric for the class

• Helped students with any software related questions

FREELANCE Portrait Artist March 2006 – present

PROJECTS • Created various portraits to extenuate the prominent details in each project

• Utilized multiple traditional mediums (pencil, pen and ink, colored pencil, water color, charcoal, and

acrylic paint)

Illustration

March 2011-present

• Custom Pet Portrait Designer for Natural Pet Supply, Knoxville, Tennessee

February 2009

• Created the spot Illustration using Adobe Illustrator for the article “Savannah Law’s, Driving While Wearing Headphones”, South Magazine, Savannah Georgia

March 2009

• Designed the spot illustration pertaining to fresh air and sunshine for the Green Issue of “What’s up, Annapolis?” Magazine, Annapolis, Maryland.

• Painted the mural for “Sgt. Phifer’s Wings and Fries”, Atlanta, GA April 2005

June 2004

• Illustrated the short story “A Gardener’s Guilt” on the Home and Garden Television (HGTV) website

• Painted the mural for the maternity store “Me and Mommy to Be”, Knoxville, TN

Designer September 2006

• Created a restaurant’s logo in Adobe Illustrator for Trio Café, voted “Best new restaurant in 2007” Knoxville, TN

• The logo was used for total representation of the restaurant (uniforms, interior design, and sales

merchandise)

March 2005

• Created the logo for the City of Knoxville’s “Knox County Countdown” which was a promotional contest between the employees for the City of Knoxville (Knoxville, TN)

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