Education and Degrees:
-B.A. in Music and Theology - Benedictine College

Teaching Experience:
-Private instructor – Wichita Music Academy – Wichita, KS for 1 year
-Music Ministry – Benedictine College – Atchison, KS for 1 year
Second prize in University of Notre Dame’s national composition contest (2022)

Philosophy of Education:
As a teacher in a Catholic school, I believe that all of my students are called to be saints. While parents are the primary educators of their children, I have been entrusted with a particular mission of exposing the youth to treasures of the Catholic musical repertoire, helping them to grow in their abilities, and witnessing to the Catholic Faith by example. I hope to nurture in them a deep love for God and Our Lady as well as assist them as they grow into the ladies and gentlemen of virtue whom they are called to be. I look forward to helping lay the foundations for the love of liturgical music in our young students, as well as continuing to build our choir program at St. Clare of Assisi Catholic School this upcoming academic year!

Message to parents:
I would like to remind parents that all children have received the ability to make music as a gift from God, and with the gift comes a calling to sing the praise of His Glory. No one is ever too old or too young to sing, and I encourage you to sing with and for your child often if you do not do so already, regardless of how good of a singer you think you are! I am praying for your children, and I am excited about finally meeting them and helping them unleash their God-given potential. Of course, I invite you to reach out to me if you have any questions or would like to discuss the music program at St. Clare!

Extracurricular Activities:
I play the piano and violin, and I greatly enjoy singing in liturgical choirs. I have been playing the organ for about a year, and I am working on several compositional projects of my own, which I look forward to sharing with the students to sign during Mass. Some of my other hobbies include baking, learning new languages, folk dancing, and spending quality time with cats.