Professional Summary

Performing arts professional fuses an academic background in non-profit administration with hands on experience to offer efficient, organized program support, professional development training, and music education in face-to-face, hybrid, and entirely on-line environments.

Skills

Proficient in the use of a variety of software applications including:

Experience

Coastal Bend College

Music Instructor and Title III Media Specialist | Beeville Campus

• Instruct MUSI 1306 Music Appreciation in face-to-face, hybrid, and entirely online environments

• Works with instructors and the Cougar Innovation Team to create highly interactive and engaging learning experiences

• Responsible for the analysis, design, and best-practice development and implementation of online and distance education courses, video production and video software editing and web-based training

• Develops training materials including self-help documents, online tutorials, and other multimedia materials to assist both faculty and students with the use of course management tools and other technologies

• Support and facilitate Quality Matters workshops and training for faculty

• Support and facilitate faculty in online course design and development

Blinn College

Adjunct Faculty | Bryan Campus

• MUSI 1306 Music Appreciation in blended environments

Alamo Colleges District | District Support Office

Faculty Fellow Faculty Development | San Antonio College

• Provide professional development for full-time and adjunct faculty in higher education

• Track and maintain records of faculty professional development

• Collaborate with district level and college specific colleagues to design and provide workshops for faculty development in technology, diversity, equity, and inclusion, best practices, and well-being

• Communicate upcoming and current professional development opportunities for faculty through website maintenance, email newsletters, and digital calendars

San Antonio Wolf Trap

Teaching Artist

• Provide professional development in the use of performing arts strategies for teaching to San Antonio educators working with students in PreK4SA and San Antonio area independent school districts

• Design Wolf Trap Teacher and Parent Involvement Workshops and Webinars in close collaboration with Wolf Trap San Antonio Teaching Artist Team; mentor new teaching artists in workshop creation

• Cultivate relationships with teachers and school principals to educate about Wolf Trap

Alamo Colleges | San Antoni, Northwest Vista College, and St. Philips College

Adjunct Faculty

• MUSI 1306 Music Appreciation in face-to-face, hybrid, and entirely online environments

• Teach MUSI 1311 Music Theory in face-to-face environments

• Teach MUAP 1209, 2209, and 2210 Applied Cello

• Teach MUEN 1132 San Antonio Chamber Ensemble

The Tobin Center for the Performing Arts

Generation NEXT Education Initiative | Teaching Artist

• Orchestra director for SAISD schools

• Applied instrument instruction for K-12 learners

• Content creation for digital learning environments, including videos and online instruction

Children’s Chorus of San Antonio

Operations Director

• Provide general program support, including stage management and production, for CCSA ensembles

• Timely and consistent communication with all singers, families, and others through weekly emails

• Maintain and update database of singers and their families, and volunteers with Salesforce

• Development assistance writing donor letters and database maintenance in Salesforce

• Oversee student interns and provide training and guidance throughout internship cycle

Youth Orchestras of San Antonio

YOSA MÁS Director/Operations Coordinator

• Developed a new working relationship with Edgewood ISD and planned an after-school strings music education program which continues as YOSA Music At School

• Supervised a staff of music educators to teach beginning strings

• Oversaw program budget and curriculum and benchmark development for beginning musicians

• Organized monthly YOSA MÁS concerts at Edgewood ISD which educated parents and others in the community about the importance of arts and how arts aids in the development of their child or student

• Increased and developed working relationships between YOSA and local musicians

• Utilizing regular site visits, email, and phone communication, maintained and developed relationships with local orchestra and band directors

Education

Texas Tech University

Ph. D. in Fine Arts: Music and Arts Administration

University of Texas at San Antonio

Master of Arts in Adult and Higher Education

Master of Music in Cello Performance

University of Texas at Austin

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Cello Performance

Community Work and Organizations

City of San Antonio Review Panel

Department of Arts and Culture

Reviewed grants application for Base Operational support

Excel Beyond the Bell San Antonio OST Collective|
Engagement Committee

• Develop committee budgets, events planning, social media planning, and hiring an intern which helped to increased meeting and events attendance

• As past co-chair planned discussions and meeting agendas which helped to create greater accountability in meeting participants which resulted in an increase in committee member retention

• Assist in annual EBBSA Summit Planning and monthly social events

El Sistema USA (ESUSA)

Board of Directors, Executive Committee & Engagement Committee

• Developed guidelines and content for revised website which resulted in increased web traffic to ESUSA web offerings

• Contributed to strategic planning for an integration of resources between ESUSA and Duke University

• Contributed information to the El Sistema database of national programs which helped to build a list of programs, their size, and details which allows others to gather information about El Sistema in the U.S.

Professional Development

Alamo Colleges District

Master Teacher Certification

Completed Master Teacher Certification Program through Alamo Colleges

Adjunct Faculty Certification

Completed Adjunct Faculty Certification program at Alamo Colleges which includes classes in curriculum development, rubric building, and online course design

Quality Matters Certification

Completed Quality Matters training in online course development

Badges earned include:

Texas Success Center Leadership Academy Fellow

In progress fellows program through the Texas Success Center. Fellows in the Academy, will leave with a foundation in student success through Pathways and change management concepts.

Association of College and University Educators (ACUE)

Full credential for ACUE earned

Microcredentials Earned

Yoga Alliance

RYS 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Certification

Certified through LifePower Yoga Teacher Training