B.S. Music Education Duquesne University; M.M. Music Education Northwestern University; former director of choirs at Penn Hills High School (concert choir, women’s choir, piano lab, music appreciation, music for life skills courses) and leadership roles within the district (Marching Band Director; Assistant Director, Music Director and Stage Manager for the musicals; Secondary Music Department Chair); 2014 Penn Hills Teacher of the Year; currently 4-12 choral educator and elementary band educator in the Burrell School District; secondary choral methods