Resume
CERTIFICATION
Massachusetts Certification: Professional License, Music 5-12,1998; renewed 2004, renewed 2009.
EDUCATION
Master of Music (Music Education): Boston University, May 1998 (Honors: Music Education Honors Award for Outstanding Achievement)
Bachelor of Arts (Journalistic Studies): University of Massachusetts at Amherst, May 1988 (Concentration: Music)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Uxbridge (MA) Public Schools: Music Teacher (K-12), 1999 – present (high school music program director, 1999-2008)
Sudbury (MA) United Methodist Church: Sanctuary Choir Director, 2001 – present; Co-Director, Youth Choir, 1994-1998
College of the Holy Cross (Worcester, MA): Director of Crusader Bands, 2002-2006
North Reading (MA) High School: Music Teacher, 1998-1999
George N. Parks Drum Major Academy: Instructional Staff, 1999 – present
City of Boston: Instructor, Crosstown Marching Band, summer 1998 - spring 1999
Algonquin Regional High School (Northborough, MA): Student Teacher, 1998 (Cooperating Teacher: Dennis Wrenn)
Boston University: Graduate Assistant for Bands, 1995-1998
Charles River Creative Arts Program (Dover, MA): Music Instructional Staff, 1982-1987
RELATED EXPERIENCE
Manager, MMEA All-State Symphonic Band, 2008
Assistant Manager, MMEA All-State Symphonic Band, 2007
Grader, MTEL Music Educator Tests, 2010
Musical Arranger: University of Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hen Marching Band (1995 – present); University of Massachusetts Minuteman Bands (1990 – 2000, 2009); University of Arkansas Athletic Bands (2009); Towson University (MD) Tiger Marching Band (2008) … … and others
Bellingham (MA) Children’s Theatre: Music Staff Accompanist (1999 – present) … original musical, “Reality Check”, premiered in June 2009 … original musical, “Pecking Order”, to be premiered in June 2011
MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS
Pi Kappa Lambda (Boston University chapter); Music Educators National Conference (MENC); Massachusetts Music Educators Association (MMEA); New Hampshire Band Directors Association (NHBDA); American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) (Massachusetts chapter); Kappa Kappa Psi (UMass-Amherst and BU chapters): honorary brother; Tau Beta Sigma (UMass-Amherst and BU chapters): honorary sister
