Wilde Lake High School, Columbia, Maryland  2006-2011

• Acted as Choral Music Director for seven ensembles including Men’s and Women’s A Cappella, Mixed, Chamber Madrigal
• Audio recorded performances to create a CD recording of each year’s musical highlights
• Composed musical arrangements, filmed and recorded annual collaborative video showcases of all Fine Arts students
• Consistently received top marks at county and festival adjudications
• Created a structured, positively motivated classroom atmosphere in which diligence and excellence were the daily norm
• Facilitated ensemble unification through team contests, social activities, student leadership
• Hosted Chamber Ensemble Festival for Howard County Public High Schools
• Initiated parent volunteer groups to assist fundraising, concert production
• Planned overnight trips for up to 90 students, coordinated fundraisers, managed finances
• Prepared ensemble for clinic presentation at MENC Eastern Conference in 2011
• Rehearsed, directed up to 120 singers in a wide variety of choral literature
• Successfully prepared students for Maryland All State, Eastern Regional and National Honors Choirs auditions
• Taught basic through advanced music reading, proper vocal technique, musical historical context

F. W. Holbein Middle School, Mount Holly, New Jersey 2004-2006

• Directed music, acting, choreography, scenery for musical theater productions
• Prepared students to audition, participate in the 2006 American Choral Directors Association Eastern Regional Children’s Chorus which performed in Carnegie Hall
• Taught general music to grades 5-8 developing performance, literacy skills using Kodály methods
• Rehearsed, conducted three choral ensembles, applied vocal technique, tackled diverse repertoire