Musician, Cat Mom, Volunteer, Nerd
Musician
For as long as I can remember, I've been involved in music-making. Growing up, most knew me as a flute player but by the end of college I was playing percussion full-time, mostly mallets/keyboard.
Currently, I perform with the Santa Fe Concert Band and High Desert Winds Santa Fe. Both groups are challenging and a lot of fun!
Other groups I have performed with in the past:
Pantasia Steel Band, Carolina Wind Symphony, Columbia Community Concert Band, Lake Murray Symphony Orchestra, Columbia College Wind Ensemble
Volunteer
Like you, I want to make this world a better place!
Santa Fe Animal Shelter: In July of 2022 I began volunteering as a Cat Socializer. I work with many kitty purr-sonalities (friendly, shy and "spicey"!) to help prepare them for their future furever home.
Santa Fe Concert Band and High Desert Winds: In addition to being a performer, I currently sit on the HDW Advisory Board as Secretary.
World Central Kitchen: During the COVID-19 pandemic, Santa Fe Community College was a distribution site for WCK. I volunteered that summer handing out prepared meals to community families in need.
Richland Library: From October 2014 to March 2017 I volunteered at my local library assisting the lead instructor in teaching patrons Basic, Intermediate and Advanced computer skills, such as Microsoft Office products and navigating the Internet.
Clean of Heart: From January 2015 to March 2017 I volunteered at a ministry for the homeless, assisting folks with laundering their clothes, often chatting with them and generally making them feel at home while their clothes were spinning.
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Cat Mom
My husband, Scott, and I have a sassy, four-legged furchild, Carly.
Nerd
I'm very talented at squandering a few perfectly good hours on YouTube or Spotify. But all (well, okay - *most*) of it is super-nerdy stuff! Here are some of my favorite channels and podcasts.