Resume & Bio

From there, I taught at both public and independent elementary schools in diverse communities, including an inclusion school where each class included both neurodivergent and neurotypical students. In these schools, in addition to teaching general music classes, I led many after-school programs, including Lower and Middle School Chorus, African Drumming Ensemble, Recorder Ensemble, and the musical Annie. I also brought external partnerships to the schools, including Carnegie Hall’s Musical Explorers and Link Up, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Third Street Music School, and Inside Broadway.

Along the way, I returned to Teachers College and earned my Ed.M., focusing my research on strategies for teaching improvisation in music classrooms. In 2018, I began a seasonal summer position at the Lucy Moses School at Kaufman Center, where I composed and performed children’s musicals while serving as a musical director (these can be viewed on the media page).

In 2023, I returned to The New School’s College of Performing Arts to pursue an M.M. in the Performer-Composer program.

Throughout all of this, I have loved teaching. I have worked with students from nursery through 8th grade, continued my professional development, and collaborated with many inspiring educators. I deeply value the relationships I have built—with students, families, and colleagues—and the memories I have made along the way.