Curriculum Vitae
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2021 - Present Director of Fine Arts, Music, Round Rock ISD
2019 - 2024 Artistic Director & Conductor, Central Texas Philharmonic Youth Orchestra
2018 - 2021 Assistant Director of Fine Arts, Instrumental Music, Round Rock ISD
2015 - 2018 Director of Bands, Cedar Ridge High School, Round Rock ISD
2009 - 2015 Assistant Band Director, Westfield High School, Spring ISD
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Principal EC - 12 (TX), Texas Education Agency
Music EC - 12 (TX), Texas Education Agency
Master of Education, Educational Leadership, Stephen F. Austin University, Nacogdoches, Tx.
Bachelor of Music Education, University of North Texas, Denton, Tx., - Cum Laude
Honor Graduate, Westfield High School, Houston, Tx.
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2023 Harvard GSE School Leaders of Color Organizational Development Collaborative
2022 Bands of America Honor Band in the Rose Parade, Faculty
2019 Guest Conductor, Round Rock Symphony Orchestra, Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic
2019 Grammy Music Educator Award Quarter-finalist
2018 Sudler Shield Nominee, Cedar Ridge High School, Round Rock ISD
2017 - 2020 TMEA All State Adjudicator and Instructor
2010 Spring Education Foundation Grant Recipient, Spring ISD
2009 Rookie Teacher of the Year, Westfield High School, Spring ISD
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Texas Music Educators Association
Texas Bandmasters Association
Texas Future Music Educators
Texas Fine Arts Administrators
Council of the Arts, Round Rock ISD
Conn Selmer Institute Faculty
Music For All Clinician & Adjudicator
Drum Corps International (DCI)
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Music For All Educational Advisory Team
Drum Corps International - Judge Administration Team
Round Rock Creates - Arts and Culture Steering Committee
Equity of Resources, Fine Arts Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Task Force, Round Rock ISD
Safety and Facilities Planning Committee - COVID 19 Response, Round Rock ISD
Facility Use Sustainability Energy Committee, Round Rock ISD
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Advisory Council, Bocal Majority Double Reed Camp
Liaison, Band Concessions Operating Board of Round Rock Area Schools
Texas Music Friendly City Advisory Board, Round Rock - Texas Music Office
UIL/TMEA Region 26 Steering Committee
UIL Music Technical Advisory Committee
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2024 Playing Through the Changes, Music For All Symposium
2024 Examining the Culture of Excellence, Music For All Symposium
2024 Developing Ensemble Musicality Through Fundamentals, Music For All Symposium
2023 Midwest Clinic and Convention - Leadership in the Age of Change
2023 Texas Fine Arts Administrators Convention - Building Sustainable Instrumental Music Programs
2022 Indiana Public Schools - Grand Nationals Student Leadership Summit
2022 St. Louis Public Schools Fine Arts - Where Do We Grow From Here?
2021 Advocacy Now! Open Door, Find Kiddos, Repeat, Texas Bandmasters Association Conference
2021 What Directors Need From Their Administrators, Art of Teaching Music, Sam Houston State University
2021 A Tale of Two Bands - Developing Discovery Mindset Beyond COVID, Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic
2021 Navigating Burnout, BAND App Webinar
2020 Where Do We Go From Here, Round Rock ISD Bands
2020 Student Day Keynote, Texas Bandmasters Association Conference
2020 Inclusion, Awareness, and Social Justice in Music Education, Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic & TBA
2020 Let’s Do This, Conn Selmer Institute Connect
2020 Leadership and Sustainability, Missouri Music Educators Conference
2019 Responsive Education, McNeil High School
2019 Micromessaging: What are you really teaching students?, Music For All Symposium
2019 Avoiding Burnout and Improving Your Work Environment, Music For All Symposium
2019 Student Leadership: Leadership Opportunities That Improve Student Engagement, Music For All Symposium
2018 Interviewing: What Interviewers and Potential Co-Workers Want to Hear, Music For All Symposium
2018 Teaching Students How to Practice, Music For All Symposium
2018 Program Sustainability, Music For All Symposium
2018 What I Wish I'd Known (Head Director Edition), Music For All Symposium
2017 Music in the Mundane: Building Musicality Through Basic Fundamentals, Music For All Symposium
2017 Room to Grow: Fostering Leadership Capacity Within Your Staff, Music For All Symposium
2017 Electronics and Marching Band: Methods for Integrating 21st Century Technology, Music For All Symposium
2012 What I Wish I’d Known, Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic
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2024 Clearing the Path: Leadership in the Age of Change, MakeMusic Blog
2021 Profiles in Teaching with Technology, MusicFirst S4 E5
2020 The Understanding Leader, Not Your Forte Podcast (University of Kansas)
2020 The Power of Inclusion, Texas Bandmasters Review, Educational Journal
2019 Ignite a Passion for Practice, Yamaha SupportED Magazine
2019 Reignite Your Spark, Yamaha SupportED Magazine