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Education
Liberty University, Lynchburg, Virginia
PhD Student of Music Education 55 credits 3.91 GPA (Distinction)
Teachers College, Columbia University, New York 2008
M.A. in Music and Music Education
State University of New York at New Paltz 2006
B.A. in Music with a concentration in Violin Performance
Dean’s List with Honors
Certification
New York State Music, Professional Certificate K-12 Issued 09/01/2012
No. 681215121
Teaching Experience
Bedford Central School District, Fox Lane High School
Bedford, NY October 2019-Present
Director of Orchestras- String, Chamber, Symphony, Instruction, and coaching of rotation lessons for all strings grades 9-12
Middle School String Rotations
Kingston Enlarged City School District, Kingston High School
Kingston, NY September 2009-October 2019
Director of Orchestras- String, Chamber, Symphony, Instruction, and coaching of rotation lessons for all string grades 9-12
General Music Grades 9-12
Spackenkill Union Free School District
Spackenkill, NY 2008-2009
Leave Replacement Director of Orchestras- String, Chamber, Symphony, Instruction, and coaching of rotation lessons for all string grades 9-12
General Music Grade 8
Ossining Central School District, Anne Dorner Middle School
Ossining, NY 2008
Leave Replacement Director of Orchestras
Orchestra grades 6–8, Rotation lessons, Beginning orchestra ensemble grade 6
Small Ensemble Performance Honors
National Orchestra Festival (NOF), San Francisco, C.A. Masterclass 2026 Fox Lane High School Brahms Quartet, in conjunction with the American String Teachers Association (ASTA) National Conference
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Regionals, Fox Lane High School 2026, 2025, 2023, 2024, 2022, 2020
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Regionals, Kingston High School 2019
Teaching Awards & Scholarly Activity
Presenter, American String Teachers Association National Conference
Atlanta, GA — 2025
PhD Research Focus
Philosophy of Music Education
Adolescent development and ensemble participation
Program-building and community-centered music education
Excellence in Everything Kingston High School February 2019
Award of Outstanding Achievement Ulster County Executive March 2017
Community Excellence Award Kingston High School May 2014
Large Ensemble Performance Honors and Ratings
NOF Fox Lane High School Chamber Orchestra, San Francisco, February 2026, in conjunction with the ASTA's National Festival
Festivals of Music Competition 2024 Fox Lane Symphony Orchestra Superior First Place AA
Festivals of Music Competition 2024 Fox Lane Cello Choir First Place Open Division
Festivals of Music Competition 2019 Kingston High School Orchestra First Place in all Divisions, First Place AAA
NYSSMA Majors
Chamber Orchestra Level VI Gold with Distinction:2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2019,
Level VI Gold: 2018, 2015,2013
Concert Orchestra 2019, 2014, 2011, Level IV Gold
High Note Festivals
Concert Orchestra 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2013, 2012 Superior
Chamber Orchestra 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2013, 2012 Superior
Guest Conducting
2025 Westchester Area All State String Orchestra Rehearsal, NY
2019 Ulster High School All County Orchestra and Concerto Competition, NY
2018 Catalyst String Quartet District Festival, Kingston, NY
2017 All County High School Symphony Orchestra, Orange County, NY
Related Experience
Presenter at ASTA National Conference, Atlanta, GA 2025
NYSSMA Zone 11 Area All-State Chair
Zone 11 Majors Chair
NYSSMA Zone 9 Solo and Small Ensemble Chair
Ulster All County General Chair
Ulster High School String Orchestra Chair
Active violinist and instructor
Memberships
Omega Nu Lambda National Honor Society
ASTA
NAfME
NYSSMA
WCSMA