Pat Guizzetti

Patricia Guizzetti teaches art (sculpture) at the Walter Payton College Preparatory High School. Guizzetti has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Hartford, and a Master's of Fine Arts degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Before teaching, Guizzetti was a Senior Production Specialist for the Field Museum of Natural History and later ran her own diorama and model-making business.

"Guizzetti was a lead artist for Gallery 37 for several years and also taught three-dimensional media to Bachelor of Fine Arts students at The School of the Art Institute. In 2000, she began teaching art full time and was one of the founding teachers of Young Women's Leadership Charter School of Chicago. She received National Board Teaching Certification in 2004. Ms. Guizzetti continues to create and exhibit her own artwork, primarily sculptures, in local galleries and alternative spaces. She is inspired by her students and proud to teach at Payton."

"Support Bill Ayers"

In October 2008, several thousand college professors, students and academic staff signed a statement Support Bill Ayers in solidarity with former Weather Underground Organization terrorist Bill Ayers.

In the run up to the U.S. presidential elections, Ayers had come under considerable media scrutiny, sparked by his relationship to presidential candidate Barack Obama.

We write to support our colleague Professor William Ayers, Distinguished Professor of Education and Senior University Scholar at the University of Illinois at Chicago, who is currently under determined and sustained political attack...

We, the undersigned, stand on the side of education as an enterprise devoted to human inquiry, enlightenment, and liberation. We oppose the demonization of Professor William Ayers.

Pat Guizzetti of the Walter Payton College Preparatory High School signed the statement.