Education
2009
University of Missouri, B.S. in Music Education, Cum Laude -Columbia, MO
2016
University of Washington, M.A. in Music Education, emphasis in wind conducting, Seattle, WA
University of Missouri, B.S. in Music Education, Cum Laude -Columbia, MO
2016
University of Washington, M.A. in Music Education, emphasis in wind conducting, Seattle, WA
Employment
2020 - present
The Northwest School , Director of Bands - Seattle, Wa
2019 - present
North Seattle College, Symphonic Band Director - Seattle, Wa
2018 - 2020
Inglewood Middle School , Director of Bands - Sammamish, Wa
2016 - 2018
Granite Falls School District , Director of Bands - Granite Falls, Wa
2014 - 2016
University of Washington, Graduate Teaching Assistant - Seattle, Wa
Ballard Academy of Music & Dance, Private Teacher - Seattle, Wa
2010 - 2014
Yeokum Middle School , Director of Bands - Belton, Mo
Belton High School , Band Director - Belton, Mo
Keys to the Music, Private Teacher - Harrisonville, Mo
2009 - 2010
St. Angela Merici School , Band Director - Florrissant, Mo
J. Oscar School of Music, Private Teacher - Florrissant, Mo
2005-2009
Mid Rivers Music, Private Teacher - St. Charles, Mo
2003 - 2005
JM Music Studio, Private Teacher - St. Charles, Mo
The Northwest School , Director of Bands - Seattle, Wa
2019 - present
North Seattle College, Symphonic Band Director - Seattle, Wa
2018 - 2020
Inglewood Middle School , Director of Bands - Sammamish, Wa
2016 - 2018
Granite Falls School District , Director of Bands - Granite Falls, Wa
2014 - 2016
University of Washington, Graduate Teaching Assistant - Seattle, Wa
Ballard Academy of Music & Dance, Private Teacher - Seattle, Wa
2010 - 2014
Yeokum Middle School , Director of Bands - Belton, Mo
Belton High School , Band Director - Belton, Mo
Keys to the Music, Private Teacher - Harrisonville, Mo
2009 - 2010
St. Angela Merici School , Band Director - Florrissant, Mo
J. Oscar School of Music, Private Teacher - Florrissant, Mo
2005-2009
Mid Rivers Music, Private Teacher - St. Charles, Mo
2003 - 2005
JM Music Studio, Private Teacher - St. Charles, Mo
Education Experience
2023
Green River Music Educators Association Middle School Band Festival, Adjudicator/Clinician- Federal Way, Wa
SnoKing Music Educators Association Middle School Band Festival, Adjudicator/Clinician- Edmonds, Wa
Eastshore High School Band II Festival, Adjudicator/Clinician- Bellevue, Wa
SnoKing Music Educators Association Middle School Solo & Ensemble Festival, Adjudicator/Clinician- Mukilteo, Wa
2022
Skagit Valley Middle School Band Camp, Guest Composer/Clinician- Mount Vernon, Wa
Klohowya Secondary School, Guest Clinician- Silverdale, Wa
Commencement Bay Music Educators Association Middle School Solo & Ensemble Festival, Adjudicator/Clinician- Seattle, Wa
Green River Music Educators Association Solo & Ensemble Contest, Adjudicator/Clinician- Auburn, Wa
Olympic Music Educators Association Large Ensemble Festival, Adjudicator/Clinician- Silverdale, Wa
Commencement Bay Music Educators Association High School Solo & Ensemble Contest, Adjudicator/Clinician- Gig Harbor, Wa
2021
Collegiate- WMEA (Washington Music Educators Association), Guest Speaker- Seattle. Wa
2020
University of Washington Society for Music Education, Guest Speaker- Seattle, Wa
Commencement Bay Middle School Solo & Ensemble Festival, Adjudicator/Clinician - Tacoma, Wa
Bellevue School District High School Band Festival, Adjudicator/Clinician & Clinician- Bellevue, Wa
Elliot Bay Region High School Band Festival, Adjudicator/Clinician- Seattle, Wa
2019
Commencement Bay Middle School Solo & Ensemble Festival, Adjudicator/Clinician - Tacoma, Wa
Northlake Region High School Solo & Ensemble Festival, Adjudicator/Clinician - Sammamish, Wa
Bellevue School District Middle School Band Festival, Adjudicator/Clinician- Bellevue, Wa
Soundview League High School Band Festival,Adjudicator/Clinician - Renton, Wa
2018
Northlake Band II Festival, Adjudicator/Clinician - Woodinville, Wa
Voyager Middle School, Guest Clinician - Everett, Wa
Voyager Middle School, Marching Band Technician- Everett, Wa
2016
Voyager Middle School, Marching Band Technician- Everett, Wa
2015
San Juan Music Educators Assoc. Jr. Honor Band, Clinician - Mount Vernon, Wa
2007-2009
Northwest High School, Marching Band Technician- St. Louis, Mo
2005 - 2007
Francis Howell Central High School, Marching Band Technician- St. Charles, Mo
Green River Music Educators Association Middle School Band Festival, Adjudicator/Clinician- Federal Way, Wa
SnoKing Music Educators Association Middle School Band Festival, Adjudicator/Clinician- Edmonds, Wa
Eastshore High School Band II Festival, Adjudicator/Clinician- Bellevue, Wa
SnoKing Music Educators Association Middle School Solo & Ensemble Festival, Adjudicator/Clinician- Mukilteo, Wa
2022
Skagit Valley Middle School Band Camp, Guest Composer/Clinician- Mount Vernon, Wa
Klohowya Secondary School, Guest Clinician- Silverdale, Wa
Commencement Bay Music Educators Association Middle School Solo & Ensemble Festival, Adjudicator/Clinician- Seattle, Wa
Green River Music Educators Association Solo & Ensemble Contest, Adjudicator/Clinician- Auburn, Wa
Olympic Music Educators Association Large Ensemble Festival, Adjudicator/Clinician- Silverdale, Wa
Commencement Bay Music Educators Association High School Solo & Ensemble Contest, Adjudicator/Clinician- Gig Harbor, Wa
2021
Collegiate- WMEA (Washington Music Educators Association), Guest Speaker- Seattle. Wa
2020
University of Washington Society for Music Education, Guest Speaker- Seattle, Wa
Commencement Bay Middle School Solo & Ensemble Festival, Adjudicator/Clinician - Tacoma, Wa
Bellevue School District High School Band Festival, Adjudicator/Clinician & Clinician- Bellevue, Wa
Elliot Bay Region High School Band Festival, Adjudicator/Clinician- Seattle, Wa
2019
Commencement Bay Middle School Solo & Ensemble Festival, Adjudicator/Clinician - Tacoma, Wa
Northlake Region High School Solo & Ensemble Festival, Adjudicator/Clinician - Sammamish, Wa
Bellevue School District Middle School Band Festival, Adjudicator/Clinician- Bellevue, Wa
Soundview League High School Band Festival,Adjudicator/Clinician - Renton, Wa
2018
Northlake Band II Festival, Adjudicator/Clinician - Woodinville, Wa
Voyager Middle School, Guest Clinician - Everett, Wa
Voyager Middle School, Marching Band Technician- Everett, Wa
2016
Voyager Middle School, Marching Band Technician- Everett, Wa
2015
San Juan Music Educators Assoc. Jr. Honor Band, Clinician - Mount Vernon, Wa
2007-2009
Northwest High School, Marching Band Technician- St. Louis, Mo
2005 - 2007
Francis Howell Central High School, Marching Band Technician- St. Charles, Mo
Conducting Experience
2023
Slippery Rock University, Guest Artist Residency- Slippery Rock, PA
Puget Brass Youth Academy, Guest Conductor- Seattle, Wa
Everett School District High School Honor Band, Guest Conductor- Everett, Wa
2019 - present
Formation Wind Band, Founder & Conductor - Seattle, Wa
North Seattle College, Seattle Symphonic Band Director - Seattle, Wa
2019
Tuba Christmas, Guest Conductor - Seattle, Wa
2017
Lesbian Gay Band Association Annual Conference, Guest Conductor - Kansas City, Mo
2016
Rainbow City Performing Arts, Rainbow City Band Assistant Conductor - Seattle, Wa
Rainbow City Performing Arts, Queen City Corps Director - Seattle, Wa
2015
San Juan Music Educators Assoc. Jr. Honor Band, Guest Conductor - Mount Vernon, Wa
2014-2016
University of Washington Concert Band, Conductor - Seattle, Wa
Slippery Rock University, Guest Artist Residency- Slippery Rock, PA
Puget Brass Youth Academy, Guest Conductor- Seattle, Wa
Everett School District High School Honor Band, Guest Conductor- Everett, Wa
2019 - present
Formation Wind Band, Founder & Conductor - Seattle, Wa
North Seattle College, Seattle Symphonic Band Director - Seattle, Wa
2019
Tuba Christmas, Guest Conductor - Seattle, Wa
2017
Lesbian Gay Band Association Annual Conference, Guest Conductor - Kansas City, Mo
2016
Rainbow City Performing Arts, Rainbow City Band Assistant Conductor - Seattle, Wa
Rainbow City Performing Arts, Queen City Corps Director - Seattle, Wa
2015
San Juan Music Educators Assoc. Jr. Honor Band, Guest Conductor - Mount Vernon, Wa
2014-2016
University of Washington Concert Band, Conductor - Seattle, Wa
Composing Experience
2024
Puget Brass, Commissioned Composer- Seattle, Wa
2023
Eisenhower Middle School, Commissioned Composer- Everett, Wa
Auburn High School, Guest Composer/Clinician- Auburn, Wa
Elkhorn Area Middle School, Guest Composer/Clinician- Elkhorn, WI
Curtis Junior High, Guest Composer/Clinician- University Place, Wa
Bellevue SD Middle School Bands, Commissioned Composer- Bellevue, Wa
Whitman Middle School, Commissioned Composer- Seattle, Wa
2022
Heatherwood Middle School, Guest Composer/Clinician- Mill Creek, Wa
Auburn High School, Guest Composer/Clinician- Auburn, Wa
Eisenhower Middle School, Guest Composer/Clinician- Everett, Wa
Francis Howell Central High School, Guest Composer/Clinician- St. Charles, Mo
Puget Brass, Commissioned Composer- Seattle, Wa
2023
Eisenhower Middle School, Commissioned Composer- Everett, Wa
Auburn High School, Guest Composer/Clinician- Auburn, Wa
Elkhorn Area Middle School, Guest Composer/Clinician- Elkhorn, WI
Curtis Junior High, Guest Composer/Clinician- University Place, Wa
Bellevue SD Middle School Bands, Commissioned Composer- Bellevue, Wa
Whitman Middle School, Commissioned Composer- Seattle, Wa
2022
Heatherwood Middle School, Guest Composer/Clinician- Mill Creek, Wa
Auburn High School, Guest Composer/Clinician- Auburn, Wa
Eisenhower Middle School, Guest Composer/Clinician- Everett, Wa
Francis Howell Central High School, Guest Composer/Clinician- St. Charles, Mo
Arts Advocacy
2018 - present
Formation Wind Band, Founder, Seattle, Wa
2018
Shoreline Music School, Director of Education - Shoreline, Wa
2016 - present
Give Back Brass Band, Founder - Seattle, Wa
2016
International Society of Music Education World Conference, Research Presenter- Glasgow, Scotland, UK
National Association for Music Education National Conference , Research Presenter- Atlanta, Ga
2014-2016
UW Laboratory for Music Cognition, Culture, & Learning, Researcher- Seattle, Wa
Formation Wind Band, Founder, Seattle, Wa
2018
Shoreline Music School, Director of Education - Shoreline, Wa
2016 - present
Give Back Brass Band, Founder - Seattle, Wa
2016
International Society of Music Education World Conference, Research Presenter- Glasgow, Scotland, UK
National Association for Music Education National Conference , Research Presenter- Atlanta, Ga
2014-2016
UW Laboratory for Music Cognition, Culture, & Learning, Researcher- Seattle, Wa