About Me

I am an elementary music specialist in the Dallas, TX area. Before moving to Texas, I taught middle school band (5-8th grade) in the Vandalia-Butler City School District in Vandalia, Ohio. I also directed a handbell choir. From 2005-2012, I taught at K-4 general music at Helke Elementary, where I built a strong Kodály-inspired program for my students.

I received my Bachelor's Degrees from The Ohio State University in Music Education (BME) and Orchestral Performance - Flute (BM). In 2014, I graduated from Silver Lake College in Manitowoc, WI with my Master's Degree in Kodály Music Education where I studied with Sr. Lorna Zemke, DMA. I also completed my Kodály Certificate at Silver Lake in 2011.

I am an active member of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME), Texas Music Education Association (TMEA), and Organization of American Kodály Educators (OAKE).

I am a former member of the Ohio Music Education Association (OMEA). As a member of OMEA, I served on the General Music Committee. I look to actively integrate educational technology resources into my classes and at OMEA in January 2011 presented on the use of Interactive Response Systems (clickers) in the general music classroom.