Teacher Profile
Fashion Merchandising/Retail Management
Judy Hicks

Experience in the industry:
More than 30 years' experience sewing (learned to sew from Singer Sewing Company); 25+ years' experience designing and sewing clothes, including design of own wedding gown; 5 years' experience managing a fabric store; 4 years' experience teaching arts and crafts; 10 years' experience in professional interior design; 10 years'  teaching business courses on the college level,  7 years at a vocational high school and 3 ½ years at a high school level.

Professional certifications and licenses:
NYS permanent certification as Business and Distributive Education teacher;
NYS permanent add-on certification as Diversified Cooperative Work Experience Coordinator

Education:
AAS in Travel and Tourism, Herkimer County Community College, 1978;
BS in Business Management and Economics, Russell Sage College 1980:
MS in Vocational Technical Education, SUNY College of Technology at Utica, 1983;
12 additional graduate level credits above MS degree.

Professional, civic, community organizations:
Active member of Capital District Business Teachers Association

Advice for students:
Quotes to live by:
"It's not done until it is perfect !!!!
Take it to the maximum not the minimum.
A seam ripper is your key to perfection.
If you don't know where you are going, how will you get there?

Utilize these years to develop your skills to the maximum. Remember, your payment for hard work will be the experience and wisdom that you gain."