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Art Advocacy Founder and Advising Director of RALLI (Rural Arts and Letters Leadership Initiative) created in 2009, a 501-3c non-profit. Event Coordinator, 2001 Northwest Florida Seafood Festival (sponsor: Fort Walton Beach Art Museum). Board Member, Fort Walton Beach Art Museum, 1999-2001 Founder, Association of Visual Artists (AVA), created 1997, NW FL College, served through 2001 as President. Facilitator, Glimpsing the Masters, Art Programs for the Public, NW FL College, 1998-200 Awards & Recognition 2011 Nominated and chosen for Southern Artistry Professional Artists Organization http://www.sourthernartistry.org 2009 Professional Development Grant Award, Tennessee Arts Commission 2002 Outstanding Contribution to the Arts, NW FL College 2001 Nominated for Cox/Bravo Channel’s Champion for the Arts Award Finalist 1997/98/02 Outstanding Contribution to the Arts, Okaloosa-Walton Community College Instructor of Record 2008-2010 Workshop and Art Instructor, Williamson County Parks & Recreation, Longview Campus, Spring Hill, TN 1999 – current Private Art Instructor, For Art’s Sake Studios, including homeschool groups. 1998 – 2000 Art Instructor, Bluewater Elementary School, Niceville, FL 1997 – 2002 Art Instructor, Kids on Campus, Northwest Florida State University, Niceville, FL