PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS

  • 2019 ongoing: Member, Posthumanism Research Institute, Brock University https://brocku.ca/pri/

  • 2016 ongoing: Steering Committee: The Arts Education Research Institute https://www.aerinstitute.org/

  • 2015 to 2019: The Examining Board, International Baccalaureate Organization: www.ibo.org 

  • 2015 to 2019: Chief Examiner, Visual Arts, International Baccalaureate Organization: www.ibo.org

  • 2014: External Reviewer (team of four) for all programs in the Faculty of Education at Memorial University, Newfoundland.  

  • 2014: External Reviewer (team of three) for the PhD Program in Education, Faculty of Education, University of Manitoba.

  • 2014: ARTS Graduate Research Award Masters degree; Review Committee for Canadian Society for Education through Art.

  • 2013 to 2018: The Policy Committee, The Learning Partnership: Policy and Knowledge Mobilization Advisory Council, Toronto, Ontario. 

  • 2013-2015: Chair, the Ontario Association of Deans of Education.

  • 2010-2015: The Ontario Association of Deans of Education.

  • 2010-2015: The Association of Canadian Deans of Education.

  • 2010-2017: World Councilor (elected) International Society for Education through Art.

  • 2008-2010: President of the Canadian Society for Education through Art; Chair of the CSEA Executive Committee.

  • 2007-2009: Board of Directors, Canadian National Arts and Learning Symposium/Symposium Canadien sur les Arts et l’Apprentissage, chaired by UNESCO Chair in Arts and Learning, Dr. Larry O’Farrell, Queens University.

  • 2006-2008: Vice President of CSEA and Director of Publications including Canadian Art Teacher and The Canadian Review of Art Education: Issues and Research  www.csea.ca

  • 2005-2010: Deputy Chief Examiner, Visual Arts, International Baccaluareate Organization (curriculum development and assessment/examination worldwide) www.ibo.org

  • 2002-2005: Founding Chair, Board of Directors, Community Arts and Heritage Education Project (CAHEP) (www.cahep.ca)

  • 2003 – 2005: Examiner of studio art portfolios for International Baccaluareate candidates.

  • 1999-2003: Committee member (voting) Arts and Heritage Thunder Bay; Chair, member of the Art Education Sub-Committee (for the Arts and Heritage Committee)

  • 1996: Editor, Journal of the Ontario Society for Education through Art

  • 1994-1996: Executive committee, Ontario Society for Education through Art

  • 1993: Adjudicator, The Annual Juried Exhibition of work by Fine Arts Students, Department of Visual Arts, Lakehead University, April

  • 1992: Member, Transition Years Team for the Ontario Ministry of Education and Training, Thunder Bay region