MA,
San Francisco State University; in Humanities, cum laude.
BA,
San Francisco State University; in Humanities.
2006—current,
Vermont College/The Union Institute, Montpelier, VT. Adjunct Professor.
Faculty
in the "Virtual Vermont" online residency undergraduate program.
1988—present,
Lesley University, Cambridge, MA.
· 1994—present, School of Adult
Studies, Art Institute of Boston, The Graduate School of Arts and Social
Sciences, and The School of Management (1994-96), Adjunct Professor.
· 1997—2000, The Women's College,
Management program, Assistant Professor.
· 1994—1996, The Women's College,
Management program, Instructor.
· 1989—1993, The Women's College,
Management and Behavioral Sciences programs, Senior Lecturer.
1989—1995,
Cambridge Center for Adult Education, Cambridge, MA. Adjunct.
1986—1988,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA.
Instructor
of non-credit cartooning class for graduate students, post-docs, and visiting
professors.
Books
· The Ultimate Guide to Transforming
Anger: Dynamic Tools for Healthy Relationships, Middelton-Moz, Tener & Todd.
Cartoon illustrations by Peaco Todd.
Health Communications, Inc., 2005. (Formerly Good and Mad:
Transform Anger Using Mind, Body, Soul and Humor, 2003)
· Porkbarrel Comix, Written and illustrated by Peaco Todd;
additional writing by John Bradley; Cactus Studio Press, 2008, 2004. www.porkbarrelcomix.com
· The Girl's Guide to Football, Written and illustrated by Peaco Todd.
Cactus Studio Press, 2000.
· Frame by Frame: A Visual Guide to
College Success,
Lowenstein & Todd. Cartoon illustrations by Peaco Todd. Prentice Hall,
1999.
· Frame by
Frame: A Visual Guide to College Success: Instructor's Manual. Lowenstein & Todd. Prentice Hall, 1999.
Book & Card Illustration/Design
· Feeling Elf Cards and Games, Elizabeth Crary, character development
and cartoon illustrations by Peaco Todd. Parenting Press, 2002.
· Cartoon illustrations/cover art: Rainbow
Kids, Barbara Porro,
ASCD Books, 2002.
· Cartoon illustrations/cover art: Family
Matters: Parenting Tips from the Business World, Roni Jay, Parenting Press, 2001.
· Cartoon illustrations/cover art: Talk
It Out: Conflict Resolution in the Elementary Classroom, Barbara Porro, ASCD Books, 1996.
· Cartoon illustrations: The Joy of
Divorce, ed. Joanne
Michaels, Lone Wolf Publications, 1995.
· Carolyn Bean Publishing, San Francisco,
CA: Created, designed, and wrote a line of greeting cards ("This Card is
Beastly") sold
nationally and internationally, 1981-1985.
· Hallmark Cards. Chosen through nationwide
search to be special projects artist; reproduction of characters and logos from
television cartoons for spin-off products marketed nationally, 1983.
Magazine Design
· Art
Director: The Annals of Improbable Research, Cambridge, MA. 1998-2007.
· Lesley
College, Cambridge, MA. Design/production of Commonthought (arts magazine), 1996-2000.
Cartoons, Illustrations &
Animation
· Gag cartoons syndicated by Artizans
Syndicate (www.artizans.com), 2000-present.
· Editorial cartoons and feature "Tiffani"
syndicated by CartoonStock Syndicate (www.cartoonstock.com), 2002-present.
· Websites: www.peacotoons.com, 2000-present;
www.porkbarrelcomix.com, 2004-present.
· Cartoon feature: "Whitehead tales: Heads
or Tails?" story by Carol Morton, art by Peaco Todd; Paradigm Magazine, The Whitehead Institute of MIT, Spring
2008.
· Cartoon feature: "Whitehead tales: When
Good Proteins Go Bad," story by Carol Morton, art by Peaco Todd; Paradigm Magazine, The Whitehead Institute of MIT, Fall
2007.
· Panel cartoons published in the following
magazines, 1992-present:
Bostonia, Saturday Evening Post, Employment Weekly,
Editorial Humor, Career Woman, Communication World, Management Review, Cats
USA, Cat Fancy, MetroSports, Horse Illustrated, Environment, Iowa Woman,
Earthwatch, Et Cetera, Otherwise, and Berkeley Monthly.
· Lesley College, 1996-1999: poster and
program design for the Oxford Street Players' productions of Shakespeare's Twelth
Night, The Comedy of Errors, Two Gentlemen of Verona, and All's Well That Ends Well; The Comedy of Eros (Rizley & Pluto).
· Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
1999: design of poster, portrait and collateral pieces for "Advances in System
Theory" national symposium.
· Cartoon strip Tiffani syndicated by Singer Media Corporation,
1993-1996.
· Logo for William Least Heat-Moon's Nikawa:
Boat Across America,
1995.
· Breaking Ground: Illustrations and animation stills for
television program, 1994.
Articles, Short Fiction &
Commentary
· Female Entrepreneur Magazine, "Anger in the Workplace: Can It be Good
to be Mad?" including illustration, May 2004.
· "Navidad," Anthology, International
Society of Poetry, 2004.
· "The Misguided Gardener," regular
commentator on NPR's "The Cultivated Gardener."
· Australian College of Journalism, "The
Business of Cartooning," course material for Freelance Cartoon and Illustration
certificate, 2002.
· Proceedings: Institute for Behavioral and Applied
Management (IBAM) 7th Annual Conference,
"Using Cartoons as a Communications Strategy for Creating Community: A Case
Study," November 1999.
· Richmond Times-Dispatch, "A Woman's Guide
to the Superbowl," January 1998.
· State of New Hampshire Tourist Guide,
"Winter," Summer 1997.
· Lesley Magazine, "Immortal Longing: Staging Shakespeare
at Lesley," Summer 1997.
· Proceedings: New England Environmental Expo, "Using
Humor As Part of Your ISO 14000 Strategy," April 1996.
· Poetry Forum Short Stories, "The Ghost," March 1995.
· Communication World Magazine, "Laughing Till It Bytes: The Role of
Humor in Technical Documentation," with b&w and color cartoon
illustrations, November 1991.
· Proceedings: InterChange Conference, University of
Lowell: "The Role of Humor in Technical Documentation." March 1991.
· Sailing Magazine,
"No Sails in the Sunset," with b&w illustration, 1985.
· Physicians and Computers Magazine, "Through a Glass Brightly: Micro
Computer Diagnoses Infant Vision," 1984.
Technical Publications
· SpecWriter¨ User's Manual for PRC Incorporated, 1993.
· SyTOS Plus¨ User's Manual for Sytron Corporation, 1989.
· F-Chart¨ User's Manual for California Micro Utility, 1984.
· Autocode¨ User's Manual for Axel Johnson Engineering Corporation,
1981.
1989—present,
Bradley/Todd Incorporated, Somerville, MA and Chocorua, NH. CEO.
Provider
of writing, editing, graphic design, cartoon, illustration, training,
speechwriting and video script services. Clients include: MBTA, Harvard Medical
School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, East African Alliance,
Self-Esteem Boston, Altron Incorporated, New York State Bankers Association,
Safeway Incorporated, Aetna/Canada, Lesley University, State of New Hampshire,
Tech-Comm Partners, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, New Balance Athletic
Footware, and MCI Telecommunications, among others. (Firm also provides
consulting on environmental engineering and regulatory compliance, and was
incorporated in 1997.)
2000—present,
Cactus Studio Press, Boston, MA. Publisher.
Small
press and communications subsidiary of Bradley/Todd, Incorporated. Current list includes Porkbarrel
Comix, The
Girl's Guide to Football and Twenty Years at Duxbury (an
anthology).
1988—89,
Sytron Inc.,
Westborough, MA. Manager, Product Marketing and Technical Publications.
Supervision
of: writing/design/graphics/production of documentation; writing of all
on-screen language and help files; design of cover and packaging; development
of national print advertising campaign, including concept, creative, and copy;
writing of press releases; speech writing; market research, and media planning.
1986—88,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA. Technical Illustrator.
For
RLE and LIDS laboratories: production of graphics, charts, and other
illustrations for papers, texts, and journal entries; design work and
illustration for lecture aids and books.
1984—85,
Member of four-person crew of yacht Rogue Wave on delivery from Spain
to the Persian Gulf; with Captain Tom Follette wrote and illustrated The
Rogue Wave Cookbook (publication pending).
1976—84,
San Francisco, CA. Freelance technical writer and illustrator.
Editing/proofreading
and illustration of technical journals, user's guides, advertising, and texts.
1971—73,
Miller & Rhoads Department Store, Richmond, VA. Copywriter.
Writing
of all print advertisements for three Virginia cities; writing/design of store
holiday and institutional ads.
"Using
Cartoons as a Communications Strategy for Creating Community: A Case Study,"
Institute for Behavioral and Applied Management (IBAM) 7th Annual Conference, Annapolis, MD, November 1999.
Featured
speaker: "Cartoons as Narrative: How Creating Cartoons Can Develop Writing
Skills;" NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English) Conference: Stories in
the Classroom: Narration as Knowledge, Tucson, AZ, May 1999.
"Using
Humor to Manage Change;" 5th
Annual National Conference on New Ways of Leading and Learning in the
Classroom, the Workplace, and the Community; Center for Inclusive Leadership
and Social Responsibility, Pine Manor College, Chestnut Hill, April 1999.
"Using
Cartoons and Other Visuals to Assess Students' Skills, Attitudes, and
Conceptual Development," with Sharyn Lowenstein; 10th Annual Teaching Academic Survival Skills
Conference, Northern Essex Community College, Haverhill, MA, March 1999.
"Using
Cartoons to Teach Academic Survival Skills," with Sharyn Lowenstein; 9th Annual Teaching Academic
Survival Skills Conference, Northern Essex Community College, Haverhill, MA,
June 1998.
"Using
Humor As Part of Your ISO 14000 Strategy;" 8th
Annual New England Environmental Expo, Boston, MA, April 1996.
"The
Role of Humor in Technical Documentation;" 3rd
Annual InterChange Conference, University of Lowell, Lowell, MA, March 1991.
· 2002—present: Media appearances and
interviews include CNN Headline News, "What's the Alternative?" Dish Network,
WCVB-Boston Channel 5 "Healthbeat" and "Chronicle" (television), Seattle
Post-Intelligencer, the Indianapolis Star, and USA Today (print) and various
radio programs including ESPN's "Chuck Wilson on Sports," "The Laura Ingraham
Show," NPR, Sirius Satellite radio, and numerous others.
· Editor's Choice Award, International
Library of Poetry, 2004.
· American Scholastic Press Association: 1st
place with special merit for design for Commonthought, magazine of the arts of
Lesley College, 1996-2000.
· NPR's Only a Game essay contest finalist, 1996.
· Editorial Humor magazine's international cartoon
contest: finalist in panel category, 1994.
· Who's Who (in Communications and the
Media, of American Women, in the World, in the East) 1994-present.
· Record Factory, San Francisco, CA:
citywide display contest winner, 1978.
·
National Cartoonists
Society
·
The Authors Guild
·
New England Science Writers
·
Interlock Media, Inc., Cambridge, MA: Advisory Board
Emeritus Member; Board of Directors (1994-2005)
·
Chocorua, NH, Public Library, Board of Trustees
Vice-Chairperson.
·
African Television Network of New England, Inc. Board
member.
·
Pro Bono clients include The Barnstable Land Trust, the
Wonalancet Outdoor Mountain Club, Food for Free, the Sierra Club of
Massachusetts, Interlock Media, The Elizabeth Stone House, African Community
Economic Development of New England, Chocorua Public Library, and Self Esteem
Boston.
