Education
- MME, Choral Music, Wichita State University
- BME, Vocal/General Music, Northwestern Oklahoma State University
- BA, Music, Friends University
Professional Background
- Teacher, HS Choral Music, USD 394 Rose Hill HS
- Chorus Master, Wichita Grand Opera
- MS/HS Vocal Music, Teacher, USD 394 Douglass
- HS Vocal Music, Teacher, USD 259 Wichita Northwest
Certifications
- PK-12 General, Instrumental and Vocal Music, KS State License
Recognitions & Awards
- Outstanding Secondary Educator, 2017, South Central Kansas Music Educators Association
- Outstanding HS Music Educator, 2016, South Central Kansas Music Educators Association
Tabor Courses Taught
- Methods and Materials 6-12
- Vocal Pedagogyand Diction
- Chamber Voices
- Private Voice
Service
- Choral Chair, South Central Kansas Music Educators Association
- Repertoire and Standards Multi-Cultural Ethnic Music Chair, Kansas Choral Directors Association
Other
- Ensembles selected to perform at Kansas Music Educators Association In-Service:
- 2012 Douglass High School “Madrigals”
- 2016 Rose Hill High School “Rocketaires”
- 2019 Rose Hill High School “Rocketaires”
- 2013 Soloist for Manhattan Concert Productions, Inc, NYC, Handel “Messiah” Dr. Don Nuen, Conductor, Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, NYC
- 2019 Soloist for Manhattan Concert Productions, Inc, NYC, Mozart “Coronation Mass” Dr. Craig Arnold, Conductor, Carnegie Hall, NYC
- Reno Choral Society, Hutchinson, KS
- Wichita Choral Society , Wichita, KS
- Bethany College “Messiah” Festival, Lindsborg, KS
- Lawrence Choral Society, Lawrence, KS
- Lawrence Community Children’s Chorus, Lawrence, KS
- Allegro Children’s Chorus, Overland Park, KS