Jen B.

Jen B.

Children's Art Program Manager

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Studio Management and Development for Small Art & Craft Businesses

  • Education

    • Mills College

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      Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Art History, Criticism and Conservation

      Art History Major

  • Experience

    • Museum of Children's Arts

      Jan 2005 - Aug 2011
      Children's Art Program Manager

      Developed and facilitated MOCHA's art integration programs found in the museum’s gallery and studios. Grew their hands-on arts instruction program through a variety of outreach settings, including in-school, after-school and community events. Developed and managed curriculum, planning and preparing lessons, completing evaluations and attending meetings. These included workshops, field trips, open studio, and art parties. Lead Oakland USD teacher support meetings in order to promote arts integration in the public school system. Show less

    • TechShop, Inc.

      Feb 2012 - May 2014
      Education/ Events Change Agent

      Actively and tirelessly coordinated TechShop's members and maker community. Curated and managed a comprehensive set of program resources with hand selected educators. Curated and Managed the scheduling of more than 100 classes per month. Managed the resources of the Education programs in order to deliver and excel revenue goals each month. Increased offerings and monthly revenue goals by 40% over a span of two years.Successfully implemented sustainable improvements to existing curricula as well as developed new and custom programming for special workshops and powerful corporate and philanthropic clients and organizations. Show less

    • Intrepid Museum

      Sept 2014 - Apr 2017
      Group Sales Administrative Coordinator

      Facilitated inter-department communication guaranteeing multi-department buy-in and quantifiable improvements in group sales events.

    • Design Atelier

      May 2018 - now
      Studio Operations

      Administrative Studio & Project Support Specialist ; Industry and Community outreach ; Textile Library Management; Finder of Solutions

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Event Assistant

      Issued by Art With Impact
      Art With ImpactAssociated with Jen B.
    • Volunteer

      Issued by The Milo Foundation on Jul 2022
      The Milo FoundationAssociated with Jen B.
    • Volunteer

      Issued by Surfrider Foundation San Francisco on Oct 2019
      Surfrider Foundation San FranciscoAssociated with Jen B.
    • Driver

      Issued by Fairfax Foodbank on Jun 2018
      Fairfax FoodbankAssociated with Jen B.
    • Dog walker and care giver

      Issued by Baroo Dog Care on Nov 2017
      Baroo Dog CareAssociated with Jen B.
    • Gardener

      Issued by Narrows Botanical Garden on Mar 2015
      Narrows Botanical GardenAssociated with Jen B.