Education:

  • Masters of Music from the Lamont School of Music at the University of Denver -- majoring in Vocal Performance.
  • Bachelor of Music from the University of North Texas -- majoring in Vocal Performance with a minor in music theory.
  • International Institute of Vocal Arts in Chiari, Italy -- summer studies.
  • Crested Butte Mountain Music Institute in Crested Butte, CO -- summer studies.
  • Additional studies at the Chicago College for the Performing Arts at Roosevelt University (Downtown Chicago). 
  • Amarillo College Theater School for Children, under the direction of Linda Dee Hughes (9 years). 

Teaching and administrative experience:

  • Administrative Assistant and Artist-in-Residence for the Taos Opera Institute, June 2008.
  • University of Denver, Graduate Vocal Teaching Assistant; 2 years teaching at the college level.
  • Co-director of the 2007 and 2008 Amarillo Opera Camps, in association with Amarillo Opera.
  • University of North Texas "preferred" student teacher, 3 years.
  • Over 8 years of experience holding private studios in Amarillo and Denton, TX, as well as Denver, CO.  All ages, all levels, all styles.
  • National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) full membership. 

Studies under:

  • International Opera Professional, Soprano Mary Jane Johnson.
  • Director of the Lamont Opera and International Opera Professional, Bass Kenneth Cox.
  • Master Teacher Dr. Linda DiFiore.
  • Master Teacher Dr. JoeElla Cansler 
  • Additional studies, coachings, and Master Classes with:  Soprano Patricia Racette (Metropolitan Opera, Houston Grand Opera), Maestro Maurizio Barbacini (Metropolitan Opera), Maestro Bruno Rigacci (La Scala, Milan), Maestro Stephen Dubberly, Maestro Simeone Tartaglione, Ruth "Sissy" Baker, Kevin Kennedy, Harold Heiberg, Paula Homer, Judith Haddon, Michael Best, William Woodruff, Jane Steele, and Cynthia Hoffman.

Roles Performed (highlights):

  • Mary Willis Tweedy in Carlisle Floyd's Cold Sassy Tree, Amarillo Opera.
  • Adina in Donizetti's L'Elisir d'Amore, Lamont Opera.
  • Abigail in Ward's The Crucible, North Texas Opera.
  • Gretel in Humperdink's Hansel and Gretel, North Texas Opera.
  • Sister Constance in Poulenc's Dialogues of the Carmelites, North Texas Opera.
  • Elsie in Gilbert and Sullivan's Yeoman of the Guard, Denton Light Opera Company.
  • Sally in Thomas Arne's Thomas and Sally, North Texas Baroque Ensemble.

 Ensemble and Other Credits:

  • The appointed soprano section leader for the award-winning UNT A Cappella Choir, UNT Grand Chorus, and the Lamont Chorale.
  • Featured soloist with the Richardson Symphony Orchestra, the Dallas / Fort Worth Ballet, and the Castelfranco-Veneto Conservatory Chamber Orchestra in Italy.
  • A paid soprano section leader in numerous church choirs.
  • A member of several local civic and semi-professional choruses in Amarillo, Denton, Dallas and Austin, TX, and Denver, CO.
  • TMEA All-State (mixed) Choir member, Soprano I.
  • 3-Time NATS Texhoma Regional Finalist
  • 5-Time NATS Texhoma Regional Semi-finalist 
  • Member of numerous operatic choruses, both large and small scale.