Higher Education

December 1989  MFA  Theatre Design, Costume and Scenic Emphasis
University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI

May 1987  BA  Theatre Major, Music & English Minors
Concordia College, Moorhead MN
Magna Cum Laude, Omicron Delta Kappa

Academic Employment

2015 – Present, Associate Professor of Costume Production, Carnegie Mellon University
College of Fine Arts–School of Drama, Peter Cooke, Head (2015-2020), Megan Rivas, Interim
Head (2020-2021), Anne Mundell, Interim Head (2021-2022)

Spring 1995, Interim Professor of Design, Fairfield University
Department of Performing Arts, Marti LoMonaco, Chair

Teaching: Courses

Carnegie Mellon University, School of Drama

Understanding Textiles Fall 2021, Spring 2021 – 2018 Drama 54-486/54-886
Grad & Undergrad, 8-14 students, annual half-semester course

Tailoring II Spring 2020, 2018, 2016 Drama 54-850
Grad, 3-6 students, semester course/alternate years

Advanced Designer Draping Spring 2022 Drama 54-444/54-844
Grad & Undergrad, 4 students, annual semester course

Draping for the Costume Designer II Spring 2021 – 2015 Drama 54-444/54-844
Grad & Undergrad, 8-12 students, annual semester course

Advanced Artisan Draping Spring 2022 Drama 54-813
Grad, 6 students, annual semester course

Draping II for the Costume Artisan Spring 2021 – 2015 Drama 54-813
Grad, 3-6 students, annual semester course

Tailoring I Fall 2020, 2018, 2016 Drama 54-829
Grad, 2-4 students, semester course/alternate years

Draping Fundamentals Fall 2021 Drama 54-373/54-814
Grad & Undergrad, 14 students, annual half-semester course

Draping for the Costume Designer I Fall 2020 – 2015 Drama 54-373/54-814
Grad & Undergrad, 8-12 students, annual semester course

Draping Fundamentals with Lab Fall 2021 Drama 54-814
Grad, 5 students, annual half-semester course

Draping for the Costume Artisan I Fall 2020 – 2015 Drama 54-814
Grad, 2-4 students, annual semester course

Patterning Fundamentals Fall 2021 Drama 54-848
Grad, 6 students, annual half-semester course

Flat Patterning Fall 2020 – 2015 Drama 54-848
Grad & Undergrad, 3-7 students, annual half-semester course

Stretchwear Techniques Spring 2021, 2019 Drama 54-938
Grad, 4-6 students, semester course/alternate years

Specialty Draping I: Stretchwear Techniques Fall 2017, 2015 Drama 54-938
Grad, 2-4 students, semester course/alternate years

Dancewear Techniques Fall 2022, 2020 Drama 54-779
Grad, 4-6 students, semester course/alternate years

Specialty Draping II: Dancewear Techniques Spring 2020, 2018, 2016 Drama 54-779
Grad, 2-4 students, semester course/alternate years

Fairfield University, Department of Theatre, Martha LoMonaco, Chair

Design for the Theatre Spring 1995 TA 151
Undergrad, 3 students, semester course

Teaching: Lectures, Seminars, Presentations and Workshops

2019
Shakespeare Theatre of NJ, Introduction to Ballet and Its Costume

2018
Shakespeare Theatre of NJ, Introduction to Historical Tailoring

2013
Shakespeare Theatre of  NJ, ProTraining Program, Bonnie Monte, Director
The Daunting Project.  Lecture/demo for graduate and undergrad costume interns breaking down the construction process of five highly complicated costumes.

2013
Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Production Intern Company, Tim Orr, Director
Craft Presentation: Armor for Movement.  Lecture/demo for production interns illustrating techniques developed by me for armor in Broadway’s Cinderella. The shop was using the techniques to build armor for my design of Henry Four Part One. A fitting on Michael Winters as Falstaff was integrated into the lecture.

2012
University of Colorado Boulder, Intro to Theatre, Jane Page, Professor
Costume Design in Practice.   Lecture on the basics of costume design, for undergad non-majors, using my current design of MacBeth at Colorado Shakespeare Festival as example. A fitting on Geoffrey Kent as a witch was integrated into the lecture.

2003
Indiana University, Dept. of Theatre and Drama, Linda Pisano, Professor
Millinery Workshop.  Taught graduate level advanced millinery techniques, focusing on design interpretations, pattern making and construction in felt, fabric and straw, utilizing my millinery textbook draft as lecture substance.

2000
Diamond Head Theatre, Costume Studio, Karen Wolfe, Manager
Millinery Workshop.  Led an continuing education, hands-on seminar, focused on achieving a design selected by the participants.

Teaching: Guests/Tours

Carnegie Mellon University

Spring 2022, 2020 – 2016
Cynthia Settje, Owner and Draper of Redthreaded
Corset Making. Invited Settje to be a virtual guest to discuss her corset making work during the
corset portion of Advanced Artisan Draping, Advanced Designer Draping, Draping for
the Designer II and Draping for the Artisan II

Spring 2022 – 2016
Kim Buetzow, Draper at The Julliard School
The Cutting Checklist. Invited Buetzow to be a virtual guest while students learned the
particular methods for draping, fitting, marking out and cutting garments during the
planning portion of Advanced Artisan Draping, Advanced Designer Draping, Draping
for the Designer II and Draping for the Artisan II.