Academia

Director of Bands                                                                                 

Present

Dutchtown High School

Hampton, GA

Henry County School District

­Executive Director of Bands                                                               

5/2022 – 7/2023

Student Activities

Mississippi Valley State University

Itta Bena, MS

Assistant Director of Bands/Instructor                                              

8/2015 – 5/2023

Fine Arts; School of Arts and Sciences

Alcorn State University

Head Band Director                                                                            

7/2010 – 7/2015

Jefferson County High School

Jefferson County Public School District

2024 Doctor of Music Education LIBERTY UNIVERSITY, Lynchburg, VA      

Doctoral Thesis: Keeping the Beat: A Comprehensive Analysis of Retention Strategies and their Impact on HBCU Band Student and Alumni Success

2018 Masters of Music Education   JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY, Jackson, MS

                                                         Music Education: Hours Track

2015 Masters of Science              WALDEN UNIVERSITY, Minneapolis, MN

                                                         Higher Education; Teaching and Learning

Capstone: “Retention Initiatives for Music Education Majors at a Historically Black College and University: Master’s Project”

2013 Graduate Coursework         UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI

                                                         Music Education

2010 Bachelor of Music              ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY

                                                         Major: Music Education

                                                         Honors: Cum Laude