2010 @ Carnegie Hall
A native of Bozeman, Montana I moved to San Antonio in 1993. Before coming to Hidden Forest, I taught music at Bulverde Creek and Longs Creek Elementary with NEISD and at Concordia Lutheran School. I graduated from The University of Texas at San Antonio with a K-12 Music Education Degree. In May of 2003 I completed a Master's in Music Education from UTSA with a specialization in Elementary Music and Assessment Strategies for the Elementary Music Classroom. I hold all three levels of Orff Schulwerk certification from Trinity University and am a certified Orff teacher trainer with the American Orff Schulwerk Association. In December of 2009 I completed a Master's in Educational Administration and passed my Texas principal certification test. I am currently working on a DMA through Boston University. I was honored to be the 2018 NEISD Elementary of the Year and a 2017-2018 KENS 5/Credit Human Excel Award winner.
I love sharing musical experiences and teach at several summer music camps for kids throughout the San Antonio area and serve on the summer staff at Trinity Universities Orff Schulwerk Teacher Education Course. I also present 'teacher' workshops throughout the United States. I have served on the Board of Directors of the Central Texas Orff Chapter a division of the American Orff Schulwerk Association and as the immediate past-president of the National Association for Music Educators- Texas. I serve as an adjunct professor at both Trinity University and the University of Texas at San Antonio teaching, Music for Diverse Learners, Music and Related Arts and Technology for Music Education Majors. In July of 2014 I finished up my term on the editorial review board of General Music Today, a NAfME publication and as the K-12 General Music Chair for the Texas Music Educators Conference. In March of 2010 I had the honor of performing with the UTSA Women's Alumni Choir at Carnegie Hall under the direction of Dr. Gary Mabry. When I am not making music I enjoy quilting, reading and traveling with my wonderful husband Don!
I love sharing musical experiences and teach at several summer music camps for kids throughout the San Antonio area and serve on the summer staff at Trinity Universities Orff Schulwerk Teacher Education Course. I also present 'teacher' workshops throughout the United States. I have served on the Board of Directors of the Central Texas Orff Chapter a division of the American Orff Schulwerk Association and as the immediate past-president of the National Association for Music Educators- Texas. I serve as an adjunct professor at both Trinity University and the University of Texas at San Antonio teaching, Music for Diverse Learners, Music and Related Arts and Technology for Music Education Majors. In July of 2014 I finished up my term on the editorial review board of General Music Today, a NAfME publication and as the K-12 General Music Chair for the Texas Music Educators Conference. In March of 2010 I had the honor of performing with the UTSA Women's Alumni Choir at Carnegie Hall under the direction of Dr. Gary Mabry. When I am not making music I enjoy quilting, reading and traveling with my wonderful husband Don!