Tia McLennan is an educator and artist based in St. John's, NL. She has over 10 years of experience teaching creative writing, visual art, and conducting workshops for children and adults. Her resume details positions instructing English, drawing, and arts and crafts courses at several universities and organizations in Canada. McLennan also has experience in freelance editing, design, and publishing work. She holds a Bachelor of Education from Memorial University and Master of Fine Arts in creative writing and visual art from UBC Okanagan.

1. Annathea (Tia) McLennan
tiamclennan(at)hotmail.com
Linkedin Profile:
https://www.linkedin.com/pub/tia- mclennan/3a/7a0/5b2
Website: http://www.tiamclennan.ca
80 Neptune Rd.
St. John’s, NL A1B 4J3
709- 690- 7707
Skills / Experience
• Teaching and preparing classes and leading workshops
• Editing, copyediting, and proofreading
• Layout and design (Adobe InDesign, Photoshop)
• Public art
• Fundraising and public relations with non-profit organizations
Select Employment History
2013 Discovery Language Centre
Employed part-time as ESL instructor.
2013 Concordia University Student Union, Montreal, QC
Creative writing and drawing instructor for the 101 course series.
Included designing course content.
2013 The Traveling Artists, Montreal, QC (based in Toronto)
Conducting creative arts & crafts workshops with groups of primary
school-aged children on a contractual basis.
2012 Concordia University Student Union, Montreal, QC
Fall Drawing Instructor for a non-credit drawing class
as part of the 101 series courses. Included designing course content.
2012 Self Employed (freelance editing), Montreal, QC
Edited and proofed text of project proposals for an urban planning firm.
Volunteer editing of documents for the humanitarian organization Potters
Without Borders.
2011 Harbour Publishing (freelance), Pender Harbour, B.C.
Freelance production work including proofing, copyediting, photo
placement, and indexing.
2009- 10 UBC Okanagan, Kelowna, B.C.

2. Teaching assistant for a 1st
year visual art overview course, and for a 2nd
year creative writing class.
2008 Harbour Publishing, Pender Harbour, B.C.
Employed in the warehouse and as a free-lance illustrator. Duties
included filling orders, packing and shipping books, familiar with various
shipping software, as well as providing illustrations for two books.
2008 Iris Grifith Centre, Sunshine Coast, B.C.
Employed as the Interim Project Coordinator. Organized and
coordinated day-to day tasks and events at the centre (including
programs for school children) and educated the general public.
Education
2015 Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John’s, NL
(current) Bachelor of Education (Intermediate-Secondary)
2011 UBC Okanagan (Kelowna, B.C.)
Masters in Fine Arts (Interdisciplinary: Creative writing, visual art)
2008 Banff Centre Writer’s Studio: Poetry
2007 Certificate in Permaculture Design, Omatepe, Nicaragua.
2004 Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (Halifax, N.S.)
Bachelors of Fine Arts (Interdisciplinary)
2003 Art Institute Program (Capilano College)
Certificate in Printmaking
2000 Capilano College (North Vancouver, B.C.)
Diploma of Fine Arts