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K-12 Education
K-12 Education
State-Level Leadership
Education Program Consultant (Fine Arts), Iowa Department of Education, 2026-present
District-Level Leadership
Instructional Design Strategist/Lead Support Teacher, Access & Inclusion, Iowa City Community School District, 2023-2026
K-12 Music Curriculum Coordinator, Iowa City Community School District, 2022-2023
Instructional Design Strategist, Innovation, Iowa City Community School District, 2017-2023
Music Teaching
Elementary Music Teacher, Iowa City Community School District, 2009-2023
Elementary Music Teacher, International School Bangkok, 2004-2009
K-8 Music Teacher, Achieve Language Academy, 2000-2004
Music Teacher Education
Music Teacher Education
University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN
Adjunct Faculty, Department of Music, Film & Creative Enterprise (2017–Present)
Orff Curriculum Development, 2026
Orff Curriculum Development, 2025
Orff Curriculum Development, 2024
Orff Curriculum Development, 2022
Orff Curriculum Development (directed study), 2021
Artful-Playful-Mindful in Action (online), 2020
Orff Curriculum Development, 2019
Orff Curriculum Development, assisting Jay Broeker, 2017
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Adjunct Faculty, School of Music (2019–Present)
Orff Schulwerk, Level I Basic Ensemble & Pedagogy, 2025
Orff Schulwerk, Level I Basic Ensemble & Pedagogy, 2024
Orff Schulwerk, Level I Basic Ensemble & Pedagogy, 2023
Orff Schulwerk, Level I Basic Ensemble & Pedagogy, 2022
Artful-Playful-Mindful in Action (online), 2022
Orff Schulwerk, Level I Basic Ensemble & Pedagogy, 2021
Artful-Playful-Mindful in Action (online), 2020
Orff Schulwerk, Level I Basic Ensemble & Pedagogy, 2019
George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
Adjunct Faculty, Mason Community Arts Academy (2023–Present)
Orff Schulwerk, Level II Basic Ensemble & Pedagogy, 2026
Orff Schulwerk, Level II Basic Ensemble & Pedagogy, 2025
Orff Schulwerk, Level II Basic Ensemble & Pedagogy, 2024
Orff Schulwerk, Level II Basic Ensemble & Pedagogy, 2023
Metropolitan State University of Denver, CO
Adjunct Instructor
Orff Curriculum Development, 2025
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Adjunct Instructor
Teaching Strategies for the Responsive Music Educator, 2023
co-taught with Dr. Beth Brown
Colorado State University, Pueblo, CO
Adjunct Instructor
Teaching Strategies for the Responsive Music Educator, 2022
co-taught with Dr. Beth Brown
University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Adjunct Instructor
Curriculum Development in Orff Schulwerk (online), 2021
Curriculum Development in Orff Schulwerk, 2018
Curriculum Development in Orff Schulwerk, 2017
University of Missouri – St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
Adjunct Instructor
Orff Curriculum Development, 2017
co-taught with BethAnn Hepburn
Roles & ReCognitions
Roles & ReCognitions
Associate Editorial Board, International Journal of Education & the Arts (2024-2028)
Advisory Committee, Music Educators Journal (2024-2028)
Editorial Board, The Orff Echo, the national, peer-reviewed journal and philosophical voice of the American Orff-Schulwerk Association (2021-2025; 2025-2029)
Impact Award (with ICCSD Innovation Team), Iowa City Area Business Partnership & Iowa City Area Development Group, 2019
President, First Iowa Orff Chapter, 2016-2018
Spotlight Award, The American Center for Elemental Music and Movement, 2015
Barbara Potter Scholarship, American Orff-Schulwerk Association, 2014
Shine Award, Iowa City Community School District, 2013
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