SHAMANIC TRAINING
Shamanic Professional Development (2021 – 2022)
Shamanic Apprenticeship with Scott Silverston, 120 hours of training (2020-2021)
– Level 1: The Fundamentals of Shamanism
– Level 2: Shamanic Self Care, Protection & Personal Growth
– Level 3: Advanced Shamanic Practices
Reiki Level 1 (2012)
SHAMANIC EMPLOYMENT
2021 – Now Self-employed Shamanic Practitioner
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ART TUTOR & LECTURER TRAINING
Preparing to Teach in Lifelong Learning Sector (Level 3), Chichester College (2009)
ART TUTOR & LECTURER EMPLOYMENT
2020 – Now Self-employed Art Tutor to amateur and professional artists
2008 – Now Self-employed Lecturer to art groups and schools
2007 – 2010 Visiting Lecturer, City & Guilds of London Art School, London
ART EDUCATION
MA Painting – Distinction, City & Guilds of London Art School (2005-2006)
BA (Hons) Painting – First, City & Guilds of London Art School (2002-2005)
Art & Design Diploma, City & Guilds of London Art School (2001-2002)
A’Level Art & Design, York Sixth Form College (1990-1992)
GCSE Art & Design, Tadcaster Grammar School (1985-1990)
ART EMPLOYMENT
2005 – Now Professional Artist exhibiting in England
2007 – 2009 Freelance Writer, Garageland, Transition Editions, London
2006 – 2007 Director, Unity Arts Trust, Chichester
2006 – 2007 Publicity Manager, Centre 4 Recent Drawing, London
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OTHER EDUCATION
BA (Hons) Business Administration – 2:1, Northumbria University (1993-1996)
OTHER EMPLOYMENT
2020 – 2022 School Governor (voluntary)
2017 – 2019 Importer & Distributor of nutritional supplements
2011 – 2019 Admin on two natural health groups (voluntary)
2001 – 2001 Public Relations Manager, ICAEW, London
2000 – 2001 Senior Public Relations Exec, Dixons Group, London
2000 – 2000 Public Relations Manager, Orange PLC, London
1999 – 2000 Senior PR Exec (Financial) Lansons, London
1997 – 1999 Senior PR Exec (Financial & Corporate) MS&L, London
1996 – 1997 Trading Floor Assistant, SocGen Equities International, London
KEY SKILLS
- Motivated self-starter;
- Project management;
- Managing a team;
- Strong administrative and organisational skills;
- Writing press releases, articles, and publicity material;
- Briefing journalists and selling-in articles;
- Liaising with clients at a senior level;
- Working as part of a team.
BACKGROUND
After gaining a 2:1 in business administration at the Newcastle Business School, specializing in public relations and marketing communications, I moved to London where I worked my way up to manager level in two top-five public relations agencies working for International and UK public relations clients in the financial, corporate, and consumer sectors. After deciding to move in-house I went on to be a freelance consultant with long contracts at Orange, the Dixons Group, and the Institute of Chartered Accountants.
My writing experience is extensive, having spent most of my professional career writing not only press releases but articles, presentations, speeches, leaflets, brochures, and at an academic level, three 10,000-word dissertations – each graded at over 70%. Ending a successful PR career was a really difficult decision to make but I went to art school achieving a first in BA Fine Art and a distinction in MA Fine Art.
