Musician / Educator

B.M.E. - instrumental music education 

M..M. - music education

Ed.S. -  educational administration 

Ed.D. - educational leadership and policy studies

Over three decades of service as a composer, pianist,

 trumpeter, vocalist, ensemble director, drill writer, 

public school administrator,  educational researcher 

and consultant, to name a few. 

Educational experience spans birth through graduate level.

...Is likely parallel to many educators who feel the need to serve students, families, and communities while bridled by 

educational bureaucracy. 

As such, I began a non-profit to help students and parents with limited resources be able to have school-choice opportunities by helping educators and parents create local learning pods and micro-schools:

Academic Collaborative for Excellence