Curator/Photographer
Producer, curator, writer and photographer for Connecting Cultures: Kids Across the World. an exhibition of 150 photographs that links stories of nine individual children to global themes such as healthcare, education, war, landmines, HIV/AIDS, water, play and family, plus a panel of portraits, and a video by Jim Parker from the Galapagos Islands Trip.
Penn Musuem May - Nov 2006

Executive Producer/Photographer
"Exploring the World with Photojournalist Joan Sara Klatchko". A series of photo-based programs that brings standards-based international content into schools using advanced technology.In partnership with MAGPI/Penn

Awards

• Pennsylvania Council of the Arts (Visual Arts) 2003
• Pennsylvania Council of the Arts (Literature) 2002
• Leica Osckar Barnack Award finalist (Photography) 2002
• Edna Andrade Award - Leeway Foundation (Photography) 2002
• Greater London Council Arts Award (Documentary Film) 1989

Television and Radio

• Co-produced ‘Go For It’, a six-part series for – and with – disabled children (Channel Four in England).
• Researcher/Production Manager for ‘Bandung’, a weekly current affairs program produced by Tariq Ali, serving the West Indian and Asian communities. (Channel Four in England)
• Produced a childcare video with Penelope Leach, the British child-care psychologist/author. (England)
• Filmed a promotional video for the Britain/Nepal Medical Trust (about a doctor working in the Himalayas).
• Filmed footage of street children in Guatemala, for Childhope, a non-profit organization.
• Produced a radio program for the BBC World Service about children in Nicaragua.

Teaching Experience

• Developed and presents the Photography and Literacy (PAL) Program at University of the Arts (Professional Institute for Educators). Philadelphia. 2003 - present
• Developed/taught 'Personal Vison and Photojournalism' - University of the Arts. 2003
• Developed/taught the Photojournalism Program for children (8-14 years old) - Bucks County Community College. Courses covered : digital photography, creative non-fiction, graphic design and PhotoShop.1999-2001

Exhibitions

• Penn Museum - Connecting Cultures: KIds ACross the World. 150 images, plus text and video. May 6 - Nov 22, 2006, travels from 2007
• The Philly Vernacular Spectacular Extravaganza, Penn University (10 prints). Nov 06
• The Lancaster Museum of Art and the Main Line Art Center – A traveling exhibition January 2004 – 2006
• James A Michener Art Museum - Thirty-six prints plus forty-eight house pictures Doylestown, Pa. Jan – April, 2003
• State Museum of Pennsylvania: May – Aug 2002
• The Print Center: Philadelphia – Joint exhibition (six prints) Dec 2002 – Feb 2003

NPR and PBS
Programs about J. Sara and her work were broadcast on both television and radio.

Lecturer/Speaker

• Presenter on a panel entitled "Future Creative Human Captial" at the Global Creative Economy Convergence Summit in Philadelphia. June, 2006.
• Conference Speaker - Society for Photographic Education. Topic: Photography and Place. March 2004.
• Conference Presenter ­ Diversity Conference. Introducing International Content through Photography. Bucks County Intermediate Unit. April 2004
• Speaker for the Pennsylvania Council for the Humanities. 2003-2005
• Presented two lectures at the James A. Michener Art Museum,Doylestown, Pa.
• Presented a lecture at the Mercer Museum, Doylestown, Pa.