A. Mimi Blanch
Visual Arts Teacher at Jeffco Public Schools - Colorado
A creative and innovative individual with management ability and dedication to meet and exceed expectations.
Jeffco Public Schools - Colorado
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Teacher	
• Created sequential instruction that used real-world skills and scenarios that were engaging, innovative and supported STEAM curriculum. 
• Taught all visual art subjects in middle and high school levels. Specializing in Photography and Ceramics. 
• Implemented individual teaching strategies that are high-level learning and success driven for students with different educational needs; Mainstream, Gifted and Talented, ESL, and Special Education.
• Designed and executed a product based design lesson in which 62 students managed an application used by leading-edge companies. Within this lesson, students learned to manage the process of product research, design proposal, prototype creation and the presentation of the final product.
• Successfully designed and constructed sceneries for two school musicals.  

Extra Curriculum
• Acted as the school's diversity and equality liaison for three years, participated in district's professional development and Colorado's annual Teachers of Color and Allies (TOCA) Summit. 
• Collaborated with 30 Visual Arts and Performing Arts educators in conduction with Jeffco Public Schools Superintendent, and Chief Academic Officer to discuss, support and develop equity challenges to the Jeffco Arts programs.
• Co-founded an environmental and sustainability club, which created a recycling program, with 46 active participants, collaborated with entire staff to implement environmental education and increased consciousness within school culture. 
• Coordinated and executed Relief Drive to support victims from Puerto Rico of Hurricanes Maria & Irma in conjunction with Commuter Rail Maintenance Facility with a total of 150 pounds of food perishable and first necessities aid delivered.
• Successfully hosted and partnered with 12 regional teachers to execute annual community event.  Designed promotional material and marketed the event.  Fundraised an average of $5,000 annually for the Arvada Food Bank.
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Visual Arts Teacher
Self Employed
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• Photographed homes, to be published in Multiple Listing Services and the company's website. In addition, photographed business headshots for company'marketing material and social media
• Created customized graphic design for promotional brochures, business cards, and social media advertisement.
• Managed and updated a database of sales for a real estate company as well as created and maintained the company's website.

Performed general receptionist duties, accurately entered clients information into database and organized systems to improve office and agents communication.
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Contract & Freelance
Phoenix Union High School District
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• Developed and implemented innovative instructional methods to engage high school students and build life-long learning skills.
• Foster effective ongoing communication with parents by providing verbal and written student reports.
• Collaborated with co-workers and administrators to maintained a positive higher educational environment in an inner city school environment.
• Taught new incoming freshman course which involved freshman orientations; basic skills and art courses that would help students have a successful freshman year.
• Served as advisor to Unitown, providing high school-age youth with educational experiences in leadership development, diversity appreciation, and human relations skills.
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Teacher
Master of Art Education & Curriculum Instruction
Assistant Professor/ Workshop Coordinator
• Administered registration and ongoing communication with parents for Children’s Art Workshop. 
• Designed and created Children’s Art Workshop Website.
• Assisted Dr. Bernard Young with research for academic publications.    
• Designed and taught sculpture lessons for elementary school age children.
• Assisted Dr.Young with administrative duties and coordinated the final art exhibition.
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Arizona State University
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Museum Intership
Curator Assistant
• Researched and interpreted documents for Hispanic Folklore Art Exhibition. 
• Assisted Curator and Director with the preparation of new exhibitions.
• Packaged outgoing pieces for safe transport.
• Maintained mailing lists and client database.
Castellanie Museum
Double Bachelor of Arts & Art History- BA 
Studio Arts & Art History
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State University of New York College at Buffalo
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Poverty Alleviation
Food Bank of the Rockies
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Volunteer
Poverty Alleviation
St. Francis House temporary emergency homeless shelter
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Assisted guests with their postal correspondence and distributed necessities. Escorted guests to their storage space and helped sort personal belonging into an organizational system.
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Volunteer
Arts and Culture
Museo de las Americas
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Conducted, promoted and hosted Spanish speaking group at the Museo improved attendance in two years 3 to 20 participants.
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Host
Poverty Alleviation
Arvada Community Food Bank
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Successfully hosted and teamed with Arvada area feeder schools of 12 elementary and middle school teachers to execute community annual event.  Designed promotional material and marketed the event.  Fundraised an average of $5,000 annually for the Arvada Food Bank.
Host Empty Bowls Fundraiser
Arts and Culture
Jeffco Public Schools - Colorado
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• Matted and framed students’ artworks for Jeffco annual middle school and high school exhibits. 
• Assisted exhibition judges with tracking, sorting, and movement of artworks.
• Prepared and photographed artworks for publishing materials.
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Volunteer
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Denver, CO
Chrisanthi Klissiaris
Eligibility Quality Reviewer at State of Colorado
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United States
Jorge Zapata
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Puerto Rico
Pedro Silva
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Madison, AL
Tamarie Hernandez
Administrative&Computer
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Puerto Rico
Jorge Zapata
Engineer
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Canada
Joseph Hewlett
Simulations and Applied Dynamics
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Madison, AL
Mario Espinosa
Sr. Software Engineer at Phased n Research, Inc
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Atlanta Metropolitan Area
Joey Hewlett
Project Manager  L&H Sheet Metal Company
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Greater Philadelphia
Stevan Overby, CHA
Task Force General Manager
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Puerto Rico
Carla G. Campos
Travel and Tourism Executive l Head of ESG l Chief Sustainability Officer l Chief of Strategy
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Mayaguez
Danelson Maldonado González
A High Consultant, Creative Manager and C.E.O of The High Consultants Group, LLC | C.E.O. @ Project Vanguard | Founder of High Stakes PR
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Puerto Rico
Víctor De Santiago, CISR
Víctor De Santiago
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Albuquerque, NM
Veronica Vigil
Director of Curriculum and Instruction at Christine Duncan Heritage Academy
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Carolina
Javier A. Cruz Aponte, JD
Registered Representative focus in helping families, business owners and professionals achieve their goals.
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Brookline, MA
Ricardo Rivera
Solutions Architect and Integration expert. 15x Certified | Configure Price Quote(CPQ), Order to Cash (OTC) | Configure to Order (CTO) | Engineered to Order (ETO) | Quote to Cash (QTO) | Service | Field Service
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Denver, CO
Don Bishop
Principal Consultant at Don's Computer Tuneup
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Newark, NJ
Ajae Caine
Carpenter  at Finish wood inc.
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Xiamen
Rain Sun
展示架结构设计成本分析
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Providence County, RI
Dr. Marcos Sastre-Córdova
Sr. Principal Engineer at Raytheon
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        Teaching is not simply a science, because humans are too unique from one another to instruct with calculative methods.  Teaching is the art of cultivating discipline, passion, and engagement in someone other than yourself – an art done with grace by Ana Blanch. 

 The interpersonal intelligence required to recognize potential in another human being is a quality possessed by Ana.  The ability to inspire students to create stellar results is her rare talent.  Ana is an austere role model able to coax reflective pieces from even the rowdiest of students.  She has the tactful social skills to know how to command attention in a classroom with a firm voice.  Ana is able to accomplish this feat while pushing teenagers to work towards remarkable paintings/sculptures/prints/etc. rather than pieces that are simply passable. I know these facts to be true through my rewarding experience as one of her past students. 

The amount of history and techniques Ana knows at her expert level prepares students to obtain empirical knowledge that can be utilized across art schools at major universities.  Having Ana as a teacher at my lower income high school, Arvada Senior High School, was an opportunity not a lot of students like me had the privilege to know. During the time I had been an art major at the University of Colorado in Boulder, I went into the studio with more skills under my belt than many of my colleagues. I was able to practice pastel, water color, acrylic, woodblock printing, ink, graphite, and many other mediums due to Ana’s teachings. The skills and lessons Ana gave were truly a gift to be able express myself and to compete with those raised with societal privileges. I have been able to sell art and attend art shows due to the care and attention she gave to my art journey. Ana gives people a fighting chance in the competitive and fierce world of art. She also gives students techniques to create works that can fully encompass what their heart wants to show visually. Not once did she ever allow me to be satisfied with a piece that was not both quality and soulful. Even now, she is still supportive of her past students that have made art a permanent fixture in their life. 

Ana Blanch is, without a doubt, an influential member You want for your team and staff. Please contact me for any additional information, for it would be my pleasure to advocate for my mentor, Ana Blanch.
 Kate Simone
      
          



            
              
        
              
  

    
        I had the pleasure of working directly with Mimi in Jeffco Public Schools.  She is one of the most hardworking and dedicated individuals I have ever worked with.  Her commitment to her students and the school community is undeniable. As a colleague, Mimi is incredibly supportive and helped me grow as an art educator.  She is always available for collaboration or to act as a sounding board.  She has enriched my professional life and I would recommend her to any potential employer.  Mimi also took photos of my newborn daughter that are beautiful and we will treasure forever.  
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