Hello! I am a soprano, voice educator, and stage director that teaches at the Appalachian State University Hayes School of Music. I recently received my doctorate from the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University while studying with Carol Vaness. I decided to pursue a doctorate because of the ever-changing and evolving world of vocal technique, and to experience new and different directors, teachers, and conductors. I've participated in a number of workshops and conferences all over the US; I am a 2025 National Association of Teachers of Singing Intern - an early career internship which I was selected for from voice teachers across the country. I participated in the Bel Canto/Can Belto Workshop at Penn State with Mary Saunders-Barton, was a presenter at the New Voice Educators Symposium, and recently attended the Oklahoma City University Vocal Pedagogy and Vocology Intensive.

Since developing an interest in vocal pedagogy in my undergraduate studies, I have been teaching voice. I taught for two years in Boston, MA, four years in the metro-Atlanta, GA area, two years in Memphis, TN, six years in Bloomington, IN, 3 years in Hampton Roads, VA, 3 years in Weatherford, OK,and I am now based in the NC High Country - Boone, NC. I teach classical and musical theatre voice to students of all ages and levels. My students have successfully placed in NATS student auditions and other competitions, secured scholarships and graduate assistantships, secured a seat in All-State choirs, and been seen on stage in recitals, concerts, musicals, plays, and operas. You can check out my operatic bio in other areas of this site, so I thought I'd highlight my theatre experience here.

Not only is my doctoral research in the field of music theatre repertoire and pedagogy, but musical theatre has been a passion of mine since receiving a recording of Showboat in middle school. Besides singing dozens of classic favorites at concerts and galas, I've performed a number of roles including The Witch in Sondheim's Into the Woods, Joy in Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella, Aunt Eller in Oklahoma!, Peep Bo in Gilbert & Sullivan's The Mikado, Glinda in The Wizard of Oz, and Mrs. Bobby Child in The Gershwin's Crazy for You.