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I attended New York State Schools of Excellence my entire life save for briefly in High School. I started at Buffalo Native American Magnet School PS 019 after Head Start with Mrs. M and Mrs. W. Following this, I attended Oliver Wendell Holmes Elementary near Praxair. I recall my school being closed down briefly for nuclear waste remnants under our playground from the Manhattan Project. I had the pleasure of attending Kenmore Middle School prior to its closing under the incredible staff there. I studied German language for 2 years there and then Italian and Spanish in college. I have a rudimentary understanding of Spanish, Italian and German and can understand them read or spoken.

I started my freshman year of High School in Palmetto High School, Greenville SC in a college course for English and then graduated with a Regents Diploma from Wellsville NY in 2010 with the top 3 most scholarships. I filed my own FAFSA and moved 2 hours away from home to my own apartment at 17 to attend University at Buffalo, SUNY in the undergraduate Anthropology and Sociology department for two years. It was here I was introduced to Anthropology through the lens of Dr. Warren Barbour, a brilliant mind and former Civil Rights Activist. I worked full time in a bakery with full credit hours until I left to raise a family; devoting time to concentrate on my health.

 

My favorite areas of informal study include:

The South American Tribes 

North American NorthEastern Tribes

European Mysticism and Alchemical Encyclopedic Knowledge

Mesopotamian/Sumerian History

Inuktitut Mythos & Storytelling

Egyptian History of the later periods/Ptolemaic Egypt

Geology and it's affect on history & maritime shipping

Polish History

Buddhist History (Zen & Mahayana)

Mongolian History

Japanese History

Christian & Biblical theology

Knights Templar

Nabatean Culture

Origins of formal science

European History (late 19th Century to early 20th)

Revolutionary War Congressional Documents

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I was requested to be a keynote student speaker at the Innovative Teacher's Conference at Holiday Valley in Ellicottville, NY in July 2010 sponsored by WNY BOCES collaborative
(Cattaraugus-Allegany, Erie 1 and 2, Orleans County/Niagara County BOCES).
I was requested to speak alongside students, teachers, and distinguished professor Yong Zhao on integrating technology into the classroom; to help teachers learn how to better reach students in the classroom with emerging technology such as Smart Boards. 

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-Nominated for Sage Arts Award by Russell Sage College in 2009

-Nominated to be featured in the Congressional Art Show for the U.S. House of Reps. in 2009

-Nominated for Woman of Promise in the Creative Arts by Pitt-Bradford College in 2010

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I was the recipient of three scholarships in 2010:

-The David's Song scholarship

-The Patricia Pickut Memorial scholarship

-The Dawn Palmatier Farrell Memorial scholarship

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Thank you.

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Featured in the following galleries:

-Houghton Ortlip Gallery: May 2009-June 2009

-The Regina A. Quick Center at St. Bonaventure: May 2010-June 2010

-El Buen Amigo/LACA: Jan. 2012-Feb. 2012