Education:
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Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Entrepreneurship concentration - Pennsylvania State University, World Campus. Cum Laude.
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Pilchuck Glass School, 1 week glass cane intensive, Dante Marioni & Ben Edols, August, 2026
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Pittsburgh Glass Center, 1 week color theory intensive, Dave Walters & Robert Lewis, Aug 2022
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Corning Museum of Glass, 1 week table ware intensive, Katherine Gray Aug 2019
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Corning Museum of Glass, 1 week glass intensive, Nadine Saylor Aug 2019
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Alfred University, Glass Techniques, 3 weeks with Angus Powers, 2019.
Exhibitions:
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Layers of Light Group Exhibition Art Design Consultants September 2026 Cincinnatti, OH
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Mooresville Arts Heaven on Earth Group Exhibition August 2026 Mooresville, NC
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Starworks Firefest Group Exhibition April 2026
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GoggleWorks 18th Annual National Juried Exhibition May 2026
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D'Art Center Glass Immersed National Juried Exhibition April 2026 Norfolk, Vargina
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Winter Show, GreenHill Center for NC Art, Dec 2025 - February 2026 - Greensboro, NC
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Art Santa Fe - July 2025 - Santa Fe, NM
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Art Design Consultants - Radiance Summer 2025 - Cincinnati, OH
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Starworks Firefest Group Exhibition April 2025
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Art Design Consultants 2024 Art Comes Alive National Juried Exhibition - Cincinnati, OH
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GoggleWorks 16th Annual National Juried Exhibition May 2024
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Berks Arts Council’s Frank Scott Memorial Art Show: The Art of Jazz 2023 - The GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, Reading, PA
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GoggleWorks 14th Annual National Juried Exhibition May 2022
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2021 - GoggleWorks Center for the Arts In-House Art Show
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Berks Arts Council’s Frank Scott Memorial Art Show: The Art of Jazz 2020 - The GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, Reading, PA
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Art Design Consultants 2020 Art Comes Alive National Juried Exhibition - Cincinnati, OH
Awards:
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Art Design Consultants 2025 Radiance Exhibition - Group Show Award
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Art Design Consultants 2024 Art Comes Alive - Glass Artist of the Year
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Art Design Consultants 2024 Art Comes Alive - RedWood Art Group Media Award
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Best in Show - Berks Arts Council’s Frank Scott Memorial Art Show: The Art of Jazz 2023
Work Experience:
Starworks, Star, NC
· Glass Studio Instructor and Gaffer: Sept 2025 - Current
Full-time position working with two other staff members to train the interns, assist the resident artists, and create Starworks production line and commissioned works.
· Glass Studio Tech Intern: Jan 2025 – May 2025
Worked alongside the amazing staff at StarWorks to assist in making seasonal production items, commissioned work, narrated demonstrations, workshops, events, alongside assisting the 3 month resident artist Esteban Salazar and 1 week resident Cedric Mitchell.
· Glass Business Analyst Intern: Jan 2025 – May 2025
Worked with studio Director Joe Grant and Manager Megan Lange to calculate production costs for products, studio operating costs, internship/residency costs, as well as market research for future projects. Worked with the accounting staff to determine the cost of goods sold for items sold. This internship was done in collaboration with Penn State to finish my bachelors degree.
Grateful Gathers Glass, Bernville, PA
· Shop Manager: December 2022 – May 2023 & April 2024 – May 2024* August – September 2024
Managed a glassblowing assistant in making seasonal production items for Grateful Gathers, as well as in the cold working studio. Maintained studio while the studio owner traveled to shows.
· Assistant and Gaffer: August 2019 – December 2022
Assisted company owner in making all his artwork that was sold at retail shows and to over 35 galleries across the country. This work included, vases, solid sculptures, and seasonal production items. Gaffed the production of acorns and Christmas trees beginning in June 2022.
*Able to work for Danny again following a shoulder surgery in Fall of 2023
GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, Reading, PA
· Instructor: May 2019 – May 2023 & January – May 2024
Taught 2-hour workshops, guiding participants through steps to create cups, pumpkins, & ornaments. Monitored Open Studio hours for current students once a week from 6-9pm. Co-taught a five-week-long introductory to glassblowing course that had eight participants.
· Shop Tech: December 2019 – March 2020
Helped to maintain equipment, changed glory hole air filters, cleaned studio, charged furnace, and was on call to make sure it stayed running.