Education:

• BM in Music Education, The Catholic University of America (awarded May 2001)

• MPA in Arts Administration, Seton Hall University (awarded August 2006)

• NJ Supervisor Certification Program, Rutgers University School of Education (completed May 2008)

• NJEXCEL Principal Certification Program (Model 2), NJPSA/FEA (completed June 2023)

• University of California San Diego Extension, Professional Development Institute

  • Educational Technology, 18 Graduate Credits (completed August 2011)

• The Institute for Arts Integration & STEAM, Arts Integration Specialist Certification Program, Level 1 (completed June 2018)

• The Institute for Arts Integration & STEAM, Arts Integration Leadership Certification Program, Level 2 (completion June 2019)

Leadership Activities:

• NAfME Artificial Intelligence Task Force Member, March 2024 - present.

• Pilot Program Advisor for Japanese Company launching  educational program/device focusing on ELA and Mathematics, June 2022 - June 2023.

• Writing Committee, New Jersey's Arts Integration Think and Do Workbook, published July 2018 & July 2020 (Revision).

• The Smithsonian Institute, Asian Pacific American Center (APAC), Arts Integration Specialist for project, Summer-Fall 2020.

• Music for All, SEL Support Team National Member, Sept. 2020-present.

• Board of Directors, NJMEA, K-12 Educational Technology & Innovation Through Music Chair, July 2021-present

• Practice Advisory Board Member, Center for Arts Education & Social Emotional Learning (ArtsEdSEL), March 2021-present.

• Lead Consultant for Essential Elements Music Class, Hal Leonard, January 2021-present.

• Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute, RISE Collaborative, "The Educator Perspective Panelist" for STEAM on the RISE In Mississippi

• Music Education/Arts Integration Consultant for The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC

• Reviewer for Fargo Public School District, ND,  Elementary General Music & SEL Project, February 2021

• Peer Reviewer of Book Proposals & Developmental Reviewer of Book Drafts, Oxford University Press, April 2020-present.

• Ti:ME & TMEA Task Force for Music Education, May-September 2020.

• NJ State Music Education "New Reality" Task Force (K-12 General Music), May 2020-Sept 2021.

• Victoria Foundation, Arts Education Grant Panel, May 2020.

• Reviewer for NJ Arts Education & Social Emotional Learning Framework, Winter 2019.

• Published, Featured Author in the MusicFirst Shared Content Library.

• Authored courses for MusicFirst online platform.

  • • Social-Emotional Learning Course for General Music, Choir, & Instrumental Music (Summer 2020)

    • American Popular Music Course (Summer 2018)

• Co-authored online guitar curriculum (connecting guitar, composition, performance, and recording) for JamStik, Summer 2019.

• 2019 & 2020 iSTEAM Conference Executive Director, TMI Education (Ramapo College, NJ).

• Board of Education, Morris Plains School District, NJ, January 2017-present; Vice President (Jan. 2018-Dec. 2021)

GUEST LECTURER:

• Westminster Choir College in Princeton, NJ

• Montclair State University in Montclair, NJ

• Columbia University Teacher's College, NYC

• University of Northern Iowa, Graduate Music Education Course

• East Carolina University, Graduate Music Education (Technology) Course

• The Jersey City University, NJ

• University of the Arts, PA

CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, WEBINARS, & PODCASTS: 

• International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)

• The Smithsonian Institute, Asian Pacific American Center (APAC)

• National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM)

• New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE)

• New Jersey Education Association (NJEA)

• Arts Ed NJ

• Association for Popular Music Education (APME)

• New Jersey Music Educator's Association (NJMEA) Winter and Summer Conferences & Webinars

• Texas Music Educator's Association (TMEA) / Ti:ME Conference

• Georgia Music Educator's Association (GMEA) Conference

• New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA) Conference

• Indiana Music Educator's Association (IMEA) Conference

• North Carolina Music Educator's Association (NCMEA) Conference

• Florida Elementary Music Educator's Association (FEMEA)

• Virginia Music Educator's Association (VMEA)

• Ohio Music Educator's Association (OMEA)

• Kentucky Music Educator's Association (KMEA)

• Art Educator's of New Jersey (AENJ) Conference

• New Jersey School Board's Association (NJSBA) Conference

• New Jersey Principal's and Supervisor's Association (NJPSA) / Foundation for Educational Administration in Monroe, NJ

• New Jersey Alliance for Character Education and Social Emotional Development (NJASECD) at Rider University, NJ

• Wisconsin Arts Integration Symposium

• Remixing General Music Conference (Virtual)

• Humanity in Music Education Conference - Vandercook College, Chicago, IL

• National Association for Music Education (NAfME), All-Eastern Conference

• The Music Den Professional Development Day in Randolph, NJ (Keynote Speaker)

• TMI Education, Ramapo College, New Jersey - www.tmieducation.com

  • iSTEAM Conference 2019 - Organizer & Opening Keynote Speaker (sold out conference)

  • iSTEAM Conference 2020 - Executive Director & Opening Keynote Speaker

• The Institute for Arts Integration & STEAM - www.artsintegration.com

• Midnight Music (Australia) with Katie Wardrobe - www.midnightmusic.com.au

• International Music Education Summit - https://musiceducationsummit.org/

• Hal Leonard - Essential Elements Music Classroom (webinars)

• The Rock and Roll Forever Foundation - www.teachrock.org (workshops)

• Usher's New Look - Leadership Academy STEAM workshop & Career Week - www.ushersnewlook.org

• Younison - Worldwide Day of Gratitude (April 30, 2020 - provide lesson ideas and structure to plans, standards connections, SEL competency connections, instructional video) - www.younison.org 

• Various school districts across New Jersey, as well as nationally and internationally