SHARON M.
COUGHRAN
4880 Sullivan Street • Unit 4 • Ventura • California • 93003 • 805.390.1263 • [email protected]
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EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL
College and High School Instruction • Administration • Fund-raising • Gallery Management
Dynamic, self-driven, and goal oreiented education professional with years of progressive success in high
school and college settings. Experienced as an astute analyst, marketing strategist, and creative problem
solver for educational and cultural institutions. Skilled lecturer in contemporary art, as well as, western art
history with an emphasis on student success in the classroom. Articulate and persuasive in funding programs
for secondary and higher education settings. Able to formulate instructional materials, improve bottom line
profitability, and cultivate alumni and donor loyalty. A dynamic public speaker, skilled relationship builder, and
committed team player.
CAREER TRACK
I. CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION 1999-Present
Ventura Community College District, Ventura, CA
•Ventura College - Drawing I & II, (Graphic) Design & Color Theory I &II, Painting I, Western Art
History I & II, Art Appreciation and Gallery Management
•Oxnard College - PACE program at CSUCI, High School Outreach Program at: Santa Clara High
School, Channel Islands High School, Oxnard High School, Camarillo High School
• Preferred Part-Time Status
II. GALLERY MANAGEMENT 2005-2007
Ventura College, Ventura, CA
•Implemented gallery screening & scheduling for annual exhibition schedule
•Installed 12 shows annually for Gallery 2 and New Media Gallery
•Wrote curatorial statements & press releases
•Managed 6 student workers
•Collaborated campus wide planning for the annual One Book One Campus Project
III. DEVELOPMENT & ADMINISTRATION 2007-2010
Director of Institutional Advancement, Santa Clara High School, Oxnard, CA
A. Provided exceptional leadership and expertise raising $80,000 annually through the following programs:
•Community and alumni outreach and relationship building
•Grant writing and Scholarship Management
•Event planning: golf tournaments, dinner auctions, parades, alumni functions, and reunions
•Alumni and parent giving: Annual Giving Campaign
•Corporate giving: Matching Gift Programs
•Individual giving: Adopt-a-Student
•Government programs: Title I & Title II
B. Copy writer and graphic designer
•Brochures •Print Ads •E-Newsletter
•Skilled in Adobe In-Design, Photoshop, Illustrator, Microsoft Suite
IV. BUSINESS OWNER 1991-1999
Co-owner and Creative Director of Zelo Group, Inc, Design & Document Imaging Ventura, CA
•Developed marketing materials: brochures, catalogs, print ads, package design, and mailers
•Created and implemented department budgets
•Managed public relations and customer service
•Managed a staff of 15 coworkers
V. GALLERY DIRECTOR 1988-1991
Museum of Tolerance, Los Angeles, CA
•Art Gallery Director: exhibition selection and installation of 5 shows annually
DEGREES: B.F.A., UCSB • M.F.A., UCSB • Certificate in Graphic Communications, UCSB Extension
