I am Masters in Music and Music Education student, violin instructor, and graduate teaching assistant at the Teachers College, Columbia University. I am also a violin student of Chloe Kiffer at the Manhattan School of Music.

I am the Crescendo Orchestra Manager with the GRAMMY Award-Winning New York Youth Symphony and Finance and Operations Intern at the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. In my graduate coursework, I have become increasingly interested in how the intersection of business, marketing, and culture can strengthen arts organizations and expand access to high-quality educational initiatives.

My research and advocacy have been featured at leading national and state conferences, including the American String Teachers Association (ASTA) Conference, Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) Conference, and Indiana Music Educators Association (IMEA) Conference. I’m also a Diverse String Teachers Fellow by the Foundation for the Advancement of String Education.

Before moving to New York City, I earned my dual Bachelor’s of Violin Performance and Music Education in Instrumental-String from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. I was the former Associate Orchestra Director at Centennial High School in Frisco, Texas, where I co-taught a program of 6 orchestras with over 200 students, and music theory. During this time, I also served on the Texas Orchestra Directors Association IDEA Committee and the American String Teachers Association Eclectic Styles Committee.