Don Werthmann | Digital Photography Instructor

May 2004	Master of Arts — Photography

The College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
May 1986	Bachelor of Fine Arts — Photography
The College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
January 2000 to present	Full-Time Professional Faculty: Digital Photography Instructor
Washtenaw Community College, Ann Arbor, Michigan Rosemary Wilson, Dean of Computer and Business Technology Two-year occupational program that provides students with a strong technical foundation to enable transfer to four-year art schools or entry-level employment. Nine years experience teaching digital photography and related media exclusively on the Mac platform. Courses taught are inclusive of Studio Portraits, Introduction to the Studio, Digital Photo Imaging, Special Topics, Color Photo Design, Environmental Portraiture, Advanced Studio Techniques, Portfolio Projects, Portfolio Seminar, & Study Abroad to Japan.
May 2004	Primary Education Coordinator
Great Lakes Digital Conference Ruth Summers-Knoll, Director A special collaborative, fund-raising event to benefit scholarships of WCC and Summers-Knoll School. Seminar presenters contacted and scheduled included nationally recognized photographic artisans Jerry Uelsmann, Maggie Taylor, Bruce Fraser, Dan Burkholder, and Michael Grecco.
2003 to present	Special Events Coordinator
Coordination of several special guest presentation events for WCC visual arts students. Elizabeth Opalenik: Alternative Processes — spring 2003 Jeff Schewe: Digital Workflow and Inkjet Printmaking — winter 2004 Cameron Davidson: The Business Behind the Image Making — spring 2004 vJohn Paul Caponigro: The Creative Process — fall 2004 Eddie Soloway: The Natural World & Photogravure; an EMU Art Dept. collaborative — winter 2006 Yoshimitsu Nagasaka at Osaka University of Arts, Japan: Ernst Haas Creation Portfolio — spring 2006
May 2006 & 2008	Visiting Scholar
The Japan Center for Michigan Universities, Hikone, Shiga, Japan Kate Simon, Education Coordinator — Michigan State University, East Lansing Two-week course where students activate a personal plan for an immersion experience in international living, and produce images with digital SLR cameras and portable computers. Students produce a handmade book with inkjet print media prior to departure. JCMU Web site http://www.isp.msu.edu/JCMU
Jan 1994 to Dec 1999	Operations Director
The Santa Fe Photographic Workshops, Santa Fe, New Mexico Reid Callanan, Director Coordinator of photographic workshop support systems; inclusive of hiring, scheduling, budgeting, facilities, equipment sponsorships, and film processing logistics for participants.
July 1996 to Sept 1999	Workshop Instructor
Each one-week workshop, averaging 43 contact hours, is a hands-on learning instructional model providing beginning to advanced assignments, critiques, and demonstrations. Each workshop was location intensive and required field session management of participants on assignment. The New Mexico Journey — July 1996, Feb. & July 1997, Feb. & July 1998, Feb. & July 1999. Color Fundamentals — September 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999.
June 1993 to Oct 1993	Course Assistant
Produced and coordinated materials for a specific workshop each week. Assisted instructor with class sessions, critiques, and image presentations. Provided technical assistance, explained workshop support systems to participants, and performed field session management. See Vitae Page 3 for details.

Don Werthmann

digital photography instructor

The School of Visual Arts

washtenaw community college