Education

William Paterson University, University Honors College: 2017-2020

-BM Music Education with Jazz Studies concentration

-graduated Magna Cum Laude May 26th, 2020

-3.79 cumulative GPA

Rutgers University, Mason Gross School of the Arts: 2015-2017

-Jazz Studies/Music Education major

Academic Awards/Recognition

-William Paterson University Dean’s List: Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019

-Rutgers University, New Brunswick Dean’s List: Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016

Teaching Experience

Private Drum Instruction, Wyckoff, NJ

2017-Present

5th and 6th Grade Instrumental Music Teacher, Long Hill Public Schools September 2022-2024

4th and 5th Grade Instrumental Music, 5th Grade General Music Teacher, Long Hill Public Schools 2024-Present

Drum Instructor, Paterson Music Project Jazz Division December 2023-present

Drum and Piano Instructor, Octopus Music School, South Plainfield, NJ

July 2021-July 2022

4th and 5th Grade Band/Orchestra Teacher, Livingston, NJ Public Schools

September 2020-February 2021

-Taught Zoom Band and Orchestra lessons for Riker Hill, Harrison, and Collins Elementary Schools.

-Coordinated and implemented extensive use of technology such as Google Classroom, Zoom, Flipgrid, and SmartMusic to promote student growth and achievement during the COVID-19 crisis.

-Full-Time Maternity Leave Replacement Position

Student Teacher, Passaic County Technical Institute, Wayne, NJ

January-May 2020

-High School Band, Music Theory, and Ear Training

-Passed State mandated EdTPA Assessment

Student Teacher, Albert Payson Terhune and Lafayette Elementary Schools, Wayne, NJ

September-December 2019

-4th and 5th Grade Band

Percussion Instructor, Jefferson Township High School Marching Band, Oak Ridge, NJ

July 2018-October 2019

-Taught both Battery and Front Ensemble

-Competing Tournament of Bands Ensemble

Teaching Artist, Colombo Americano Jazz Camps, Medellin/Manizales, Colombia

June 9th-24th, 2019

- Teaching artist with select group of William Paterson University jazz studies majors

- Taught students improvisation, jazz history, critical listening, and technique in large and small groups in a masterclass setting

- Students included Colombian high school students and students from surrounding Universities in Medellin and Manizales, Colombia

Performing experiences

William Paterson University Small Jazz Ensembles

2017-2019

Instruction from professors Bill Charlap, Jeremy Pelt, Aaron Goldberg, Steve LaSpina, Marcus Mclaurine, Bill Goodwin, and Pete McGuiness.
Opened for artists Barry Harris, Larry McKenna, Gene Bertoncini, and Mike Manieri as part of the Jazz Room concert series
Performance at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s “Jazz Congress 2018” event representing the university jazz program

William Paterson University Percussion Ensemble

2017-2019

Instruction from Dr. Payton MacDonald and Peter Jarvis

Percussionist, New Jersey Wind Symphony

2015-2018

Participated in performances with guest conductor Colonel Arnold Gabriel, as well as New York Philharmonic guest artists Alan Baer, Joseph Allessi, and Phil Smith
Traveled with group on tour of Europe, June-July 2018. Performances in La Croix-Valmer, France, Barcelona and Valencia, Spain

Rutgers University performing ensembles

2015-2017

Performances with:

Rutgers Percussion Ensemble, directed by Joseph Tompkins
Rutgers Afro-Cuban Percussion Ensemble, directed by Javier Diaz
Rutgers Wind Ensemble, conducted by Dr. Craig Williams
Rutgers Symphony Band, directed by Dr. William Berz and Daryl Bott
Rutgers Jazz Ensembles, directed by Victor Lewis, Mark Gross, and Joe Magnarelli