Welcome to the Adlyea Learning Center for Art
- A Place to Explore Your Creativity -
I moved to Calvert County from western New York in 2003. After working for the Niagara Falls Gazette for five years as a photojournalist, I was encouraged to pursue a Master’s Degree by the teachers I had met on the job. I returned to Rochester Institute of Technology to earn a Master of Science in Teaching. My first teaching job was at Northern High School in 2003, where I taught Photography and Art & Design for five years. This was a great opportunity because I also hold a Bachelor’s in Photography from Rochester Institute of Technology.
To pursue my passion for Art and Technology, I transferred to the Career & Technology Academy in 2008 to teach Graphic Communications. I taught students the Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and how to prepare the files for a variety of print outputs. My students earned Print Education certifications from SkillsUSA and went on to pursue post-secondary education at two- and four-year schools.
In the fall of 2016, I was hired at Leonardtown High School to teach Crafts 1, Crafts 2, Digital Art (Adobe Creative Suite), and Fine Arts to high school students. In 2023, I pursued a career change and worked at the College of Southern Maryland as an Instructional Specialist and an adjunct professor in Graphic Design. I currently work as a Graphic Designer and Instructional Designer on a training, design, and development team.
In my free time, my favorite subjects to photograph are people and nature. Postcards are my favorite way to share my images and continue blending graphic design work with my photography. I also like spending time cooking, knitting, participating in classes at the local gym, reading fiction novels, and traveling with my husband.
