Elizabeth Braden

Denver, Colorado 720-***-****

adw4du@r.postjobfree.com

Passionate fine arts professional with over ten years of experience serving artists and the community-at-large. Adept at building lasting relationships with diverse populations, focusing on each individual while establishing strong connections. Knowledgeable in all aspects of non-profit management, research, and community engagement. Skilled executive director; capable of assessing and implementing strategies to help organizations achieve short and long-term goals with exceptional project management abilities. Extremely well-traveled, having lived in several US states and abroad.

Education and Credentials

Master of Arts in Education, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island 4.0

Bachelor of Arts in Art History, Franklin College w/one year at the University of Florence, Italy, 3.8

Teacher Certification:

NTE Certification, K-1-K12 - Lifetime Certification, K-12 in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire

Many Continuing Education Courses:

University of Colorado at Denver -recertification courses

Maryland Institute of Art - Darkroom photography, Story Telling

Professional Experience

DUE TO COVID- 19, VARIOUS TEMPORARY POSITIONS, Denver, Colorado

Aqua Pro, Sonlight Windows, August 2020 - October 2022

Responsible for Denver Water’s Janitorial Duties at: Gross Resevoir, Waterton Reservoir, Decker’s, Cheesman Lake and Cherry Creek.

Duties included: driving a 4x4 truck equipped with power washer, PTE and up to the Reservoirs, power washing all park and city toilet stalls (approximately 12 per Reservoir), scrubbing, drying, mopping floors and replenishing toilet paper. This job required withstanding rugged weather patterns, tough terrain, ability to repair power washers, faulty hoses and make minor truck repairs.

Sonlight Windows, a subsidiary business of Aqua Pro where I worked during the extreme winter months and spring, requires washing windows for a broad clientele - corporate 12 story windows, store front businesses, and homeowners/last minute realtors. Duties and requirements included: climbing and working on 4ft to 18 ft ladders. Buying and keeping track of your own supplies: at least 3 sizes of squeegees, window washing utility belt, towels, scrapers and blades, buckets. Primary must: ability to wash windows with accuracy - no lines, bubbles or drips. Using a aqua machine for high windows, ability to accurately clean windows using a 6 to 8 foot extension rod, climbing on roof tops and cleaning sky lights, washing and scraping down windows at construction sights. Agility, focus, foresight, strength, endurance, reliability, tenacity, business etiquette.

Federal Express Health Screener, March - July 2020

Responsible for delivering exceptional customer service to all FedEx employees and visitors while asking important symptom questions and performing temperature screenings on all individuals entering the facility. Advising anyone with symptoms and recording information.

Sam’s Club, Cafe Associate, October 2019 - January 2020

Basic job duties consised of measuring, portioning, cutting, slicing, heating, mixing, and assembling ingredients to create menu items. As a Front End Associate my job included excellent customer service; greeting customers, ringing up purchases, and answering questions about products and merchandise. As an Opening/Closing Associate my job included making pizzas and preparing everything needed to start business including cash drawer and/or washing down the kitchen and closing down/turning in all cash for the day. All Cafe work required stocking merchandise, packing and unpacking refrigerators and freezers and expertise in warehouse logistics.

ProFlowers, Warehouse Professional, - May 2019 - October 2019

Disciplined warehouse professional knowledgeable about site analysis, general logistics. Retail sales professional versed in inventory management and shipment processing. Unpacked flowers, cut, tied into bouquets, repacked in water, loaded into boxes. Managed group of 6 employees in producing bouquets, readying for shipment during high volume holiday seasons. Supported chief operating officer with daily operational functions.

DD’s Discounts, Store Protection Specialist, December 2018 - April 2019

As a Store Protection Specialist, I provided a visible presence at the Store entrances/exits, mitigating theft and fraud and maintaining a safe and secure environment for Associates and Customers. The store protection specialist also monitors the Code 50 package inspection policy, walks the sales floor to identify and address potential theft indicators, ensuring compliance with Loss Prevention directives and minimization of operational shortage.

COLORADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Denver, Colorado

Online Art History Instructor, 2009 to 2018

Taught Art History students utilizing online platforms such as D2L and eCollege LMS. Facilitate regular contact and discussion sessions among students through regular posts within online class units. Summarized and clarified course and lesson information and execute closing online course remarks. Offered in-person assistance to students to help achieve successful course completion and higher learning principles.

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT DENVER, Denver, Colorado

Professor of Art History, 2003 to July 2010

Taught Freshman Art Seminar and Art Survey classes to students enrolled both online and on campus. Created women in the arts course titled “Images in Identity,” a community outreach course designed to educate women on lesson plan creation, provide assistance to women artists in the community, and provide students with the opportunity to create response art in a variety of mediums. Utilized Blackboard to facilitate class lectures. Created online and in-person course presentations.

●Designed, developed curriculum, and taught women in the arts course for five years through collaboration with the college and a local nonprofit.

●Won $10K award for developing course with extensive inclusion of community outreach.

●Effectively promoted long-term sustainment of art education, guiding artists to create engaging lesson plans, speak passionately about their craft, and teach students to utilize their own personal techniques.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN WOMEN’S INSTITUTE, Denver, Colorado

Executive Director/Project Manager 2001 to 2009

Spearheaded all aspects of strategic planning for day-to-day operations and strategic goals. Designed community art projects utilizing critical chain project management techniques. Conducted quantitative and qualitative even chain analysis and project tracking for events. Implemented public relations materials, including online and print materials. Managed social media accounts and maintained digital presence. Identified areas for improvement within database and implemented new structure designed to meet organizational needs. Coordinated volunteers for projects and special events. Delivered motivational speeches at events. Collaborated with community-at-large to meet organizational goals and objectives. Managed board of eleven, running meetings, deliveries and follow-up.

●Promoted women artists and their work through curating two exhibitions per year.

●Served approximately 180 artists during tenure .

●Utilized vast experience in computer graphics to design and execute all collateral

●Tripled

Additional Experience:

Marketing Director / Volunteer Coordinator – Art Students League of Denver – Denver, CO

Department Head, Studio Arts / Computer Graphics – New England and Colorado

Art Director – Gilbert Public High School – Winstead, CT

Art Director – The Bromfield School – Harvard, MA

Art Director – Humanex Academy – Englewood, CO

Museum Exhibition Contractor / Project Manager – Smithsonian Institute – Washington, DC

Museum Conservation, Packing, and Shipping – Air and Space Museum – Washington, DC

Memberships

American Society of Appraisers

RISD Alumni Community

Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers

Exhibitions

Next Gallery: “Macro into Micro Exhibition,” 6x6 portrait –Susan, 2014

Woodbridge Arts Gallery: “Life as I See It,” 10 landscapes and portraits, oil on canvas, 2002

Rhode Island School of Design: “Faces in Time,” 20 portraits of women, oil on canvas, 2001

Technology

Adobe Photoshop Quickbooks Desire to Learn (D2L) eCollege LMS Microsoft Office Suite

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