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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 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