Education

Doctor of Musical Arts in Performance and Literature (organ), January 2001. University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. Minor in Musicology. Student of Michael Farris.

Master of Music in Sacred Music (organ), May 1990. University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana. Student of Craig Cramer.

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Organ Performance, May 1988. Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, Pennsylvania. Minor in piano. Student of Carol Teti.

Teaching Experience

Adjunct Instructor of Music History and Music Theory, Marymount University, Arlington, VA, January 2009- present.

Adjunct Professor of Music and Instructor of Organ, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, Aug 2002- June 2006. Taught applied organ and courses such as music theory and sacred music through the Program in Performing Arts. Performed in the Friday Music Concert Series at the University and with various university ensembles and choirs.

Adjunct Professor of Music, Stonehill College, Easton, Massachusetts, Aug. 1994 – July 2001. Taught applied organ along with classroom courses in music history and theory/aural skills through the Fine Arts Department. Chaired and oversaw the Nakamichi Concert Series sponsored by the college.

Pipe Organ Encounter, Boston Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, Boston, Massachusetts, July 12-16, 1998. Taught organ to high school students from the New England area in a series of master classes.

Teaching Assistantship in Organ, University of Illinois, 1991-1993. Taught between 12 and 17 organ minors and students taking organ for an elective in the studio.

Teaching Scholarship, University Place Christian Church, Champaign, Illinois. 1993-94. Taught organ to high school students.