I have a Bachelor's degree in music education with an emphasis in piano and a Master's degree in counseling psychology. I have taught music in elementary, middle and high schools and have been an elementary school counselor.

Prior to teaching Suzuki piano during the past 12 years, I studied Suzuki piano with teacher trainers at the Suzuki Institute in Denver, Colorado and also with a renowned teacher trainer in Cincinnati, Ohio. I have also taught privately in New Mexico, Colorado and Kentucky. For the past 7 years I have been teaching with the Lexington Talent Education Association. In 2002, I joined Nazareth Arts in Bardstown, Kentucky as a piano teacher. In 2005, they moved to a different location and became known as Bardstown Suzuki Music Academy.